At this time, Google Cloud made an announcement that signifies it’s advancing its aim to work with telcos on their 5G and edge methods. It mentioned it was working with Intel to collectively develop telco cloud reference architectures for wi-fi carriers to deploy 5G throughout a number of clouds and edge areas.
The businesses are engaged on reference architectures to deploy virtualized RAN and open RAN options. Google Cloud and Intel additionally plan to supply software program and {hardware} to assist telcos migrate to containerized environments.
Google Cloud first indicated it wished to work with telcos in March 2020 when Thomas Kurian,
CEO of Google Cloud, unveiled Google’s International Cell Edge Cloud for 5G. And on the identical time, Google introduced a collaboration with AT&T to work collectively on 5G and edge.
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At this time, Shailesh Shukla, basic supervisor of networking for Google Cloud, mentioned, “We imagine that by partnering throughout the telecommunications stack — with software suppliers, carriers and communications service suppliers, {hardware} suppliers, and international telecoms — we are able to lower the fee and time-to-market wanted for the telecommunications business to shift to cloud-native 5G, and open new strains of enterprise.”
A few of the present applied sciences Google and Intel will convey to the desk embrace Google Cloud’s Anthos for Telecom; Intel’s FlexRAN reference software program; Intel’s Information Airplane Growth Package (DPDK); and Intel’s Xeon processors.
Earlier this month, Google Cloud added one other telco to its buyer roster with the addition of Canadian service supplier Telus. It has signed a 10-year collaboration deal to assist fuel Telus’ internal digital transformation whereas additionally collectively growing new services and products.
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Google Cloud additionally has offers in place with Orange, AT&T and Telefónica, amongst others, to develop 5G companies and functions utilizing edge compute. Google Cloud is competing for telco prospects in opposition to Microsoft Azure, Amazon Internet Companies, IBM and Oracle.
