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them into the future with plenty of capacity “We are happy to see that the Cisco 8000 Networking, Microsoft
and performance to outpace demand.” router series powered by Silicon One “As a Cisco partner, Edge relies on Cisco’s
— Ray Mota, CEO and Principal Analyst, supports SONiC. The combination of 800G technologies for its performance and
ACG Research port throughput, architectural flexibility, reliability. So when it came time for Edge
“We applaud Cisco on its commitment to integrated security, and SONiC support on to scale its network to handle massive
open computing with the versatility of its Cisco platforms provide the community traffic growth and 400Gbe connectivity
Silicon One architecture that can support with new choices to build scalable, high- at mass scale, we turned to Cisco 8000
high-bandwidth applications like AI/ML. performing solutions based on open Series. Through these solutions, we can
The OCP community can significantly networking innovations. SAI on Silicon One effectively serve as a major network and
benefit from such disaggregated, open, enables SONiC users to adopt with a short cloud provider to our nationally renowned
efficient, and sustainable fabrics.” onboarding time." R1 institutions, as well as our growing R2
Draft
— Omar Baldonado, Director, DC — Dave Maltz, Technical Fellow and and R3 institutions."
Networking, Meta Corporate Vice President, Azure

Reimagine Growth With 5G -Ready Comviva
Digital Business Solutions Powered by The

Microsoft Cloud

Comviva, the global leader in mobility
solutions, announced BlueMarble
“Compact BSS”, a comprehensive, cloud-
native, 5G-ready solution, that leverages
Microsoft Azure, Dynamics 365 and
TM Forum’s Open Digital Architecture
(ODA). BlueMarble Compact BSS will
bring CSPs to the forefront of platform
economy – building services for a larger
ecosystem faster and efficiently, making
them available to enterprise customers as
cloud applications and generate additional
revenues for CSPs. Comviva BlueMarble’s
speed and modularity, coupled with
Microsoft Azure’s security and scalability,
will enable CSPs to quickly transition to a
modern, open, and secured software-based
technology architecture, that they can
leverage to bring new channels and services
to the market. Comviva’s Compact BSS is
a comprehensive, modular, secured, and
future-ready solution that will enable CSPs
to accelerate innovation, increase agility,
rationalize costs, drive the digitization of
adjacent industries, and create sustainable
impact. Commenting on the partnership,
Jason Zander, Executive Vice President, the Microsoft Cloud to deliver innovative innovation, and compete more effectively.
Strategic Missions and Technologies, new experiences for the customers.” By integrating Microsoft Azure’s capabilities
Microsoft said: “The Microsoft Cloud is Manoranjan (Mao) Mohapatra, Chief into our BlueMarble BSS solution, we’re
playing an increasingly vital role in CSP Executive Officer at Comviva said, “At empowering operators with an integrated,
infrastructure and operations, especially Comviva, we are passionately committed highly configurable monetization platform
with 5G. This requires significant flexibility to jointly creating a new digital future for future innovation and commerce. We
and agility in the BSS layer, to truly monetize for CSPs. The new BlueMarble Compact are delighted to build this new platform for
the 5G opportunity. We are pleased to see BSS on Cloud is a great forward step to growth and progress with Microsoft Azure
that Comviva is harnessing the power of help telcos engage digitally, accelerate cloud.”

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