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.