May 11, 2021 4:22pm
Telefónica’s decision to tap it for private wireless notably follows Microsoft’s acquisitions of Affirmed Networks and Metaswitch last year, which bolstered its telco chops. (Getty Images)
Telefonica tapped longtime strategic partner Microsoft to strengthen its private 5G network product with integrated edge compute capabilities, in a move meant to boost industrial deployments.
Gonzalo Martín-Villa, CEO of IoT and Big Data at Telefónica Tech, said in a statement combining the capabilities of both companies will allow it to offer customers “a framework for the creation, deployment and operation of industrial solutions and their private communications in an integrated way inside and outside the factory.”