Samsung and Microsoft have been long-time partners on various projects and technologies, including cloud services , Office 365, and Xbox. The two tech giants have now announced that they have joined hands to offer end-to-end, cloud-based private 5G network solutions.
The South Korean firm will deploy its 5GvRAN (Virtualized Radio Access Network), multi-access edge computing technologies, and virtualized core on Microsoft’s Azure cloud platform.
Samsung said, “The collaboration highlights key benefits of cloud networks, which can accelerate 5G expansion for enterprises and help them deploy private 5G networks faster. Implementing fully-virtualized 5G solutions on a cloud platform also enables vast improvements in the scalability and flexibility of networks for mobile operators and enterprises.”
