Sunday, March 8, 2020

Google Cloud sharpens focus on telco opportunity

Google Cloud is refocusing its effort to become a strategic technology provider for telecom operators. Highlights of the announcement include:

  • Anthos for Telecom, a cloud application platform to the network edge that is based on Kubernetes.
  • a collaboration with AT&T to test 5G edge computing for retail, manufacturing, transportation, etc. 
  • a partnership with Amdocs to enable communications service providers to run Amdocs’ on Google Cloud, and to deliver new data analytics, site reliability engineering, and 5G edge solutions to enterprise customers
  • a new partnership with Netcracker to deploy its entire Digital BSS/OSS and Orchestration stack on Google Cloud.

In a blog post, Thomas Kurian, CEO, Google Cloud, writes: "We’re committed to partnering with the telecommunications industry, providing partners, solutions, and cloud and open source technologies to accelerate digital transformation.

https://cloud.google.com/blog/topics/inside-google-cloud/google-cloud-unveils-strategy-telecommunications-industry