MONTREAL and SUNNYVALE, Calif. — Marking “a significant milestone” in their strategic partnership, Bell Canada and Google Cloud announced today Bell is deploying Google Distributed Cloud Edge for core network functions.
“This is the world’s first implementation of core network functions on Google Distributed Cloud Edge, a fully managed product that brings Google Cloud’s infrastructure and services closer to where the data is being generated and consumed,” explains a press release.
With this solution, “Bell is able to reimagine its network to drive several key outcomes”, including greater scalability, efficiency, innovation and flexibility, according to the press release.
Bell is transforming to a multi-cloud network “with Google Distributed Cloud as one of the key components in this transformation,” the release says.
“By combining both Google Cloud’s and Bell’s expertise in data analytics, artificial intelligence, and machine learning, Bell is able to better automate and orchestrate its workflows and networks, running at higher capacity with less effort and more locations than ever before,” the release reads.
In addition, “with an open hardware and software approach, flexible cloud native network, and API-driven environment, this partnership allows Bell to drive new business opportunities and bring the solutions to market faster.”
Deploying Google Distributed Cloud Edge provides Bell with “the flexibility to deploy core network functions like 5G and others, in a variety of different architectures, while optimizing for cost and performance.”
“Bell is building a network of the future that will scale up to embrace the demands of 5G-enabled applications, and additionally enable us to offer these capabilities to innovative 3rd party application providers who want to tap into 5G networks,” said Petri Lyytikainen, vice-president, network, at Bell Canada, in the press release. “Our partnership with Google Cloud and our work with Google Distributed Cloud Edge will help us accelerate our Cloud transformation journey.”
“Network data traffic is higher than ever and communication service providers are increasingly looking for new ways to achieve scale, efficiency, and reliability while also discovering new business opportunities,” said Amol Phadke, managing director, telecom industry solutions, Google Cloud.
“By successfully deploying Google Distributed Cloud Edge in their networks, Bell is able to reimagine its infrastructure management while serving differentiated network experiences to both public and enterprise customers.”
This announcement builds on Bell and Google Cloud’s strategic partnership announced in July 2021, “to combine Bell’s 5G network leadership with Google Cloud’s expertise in multi-cloud, data analytics and Artificial Intelligence (AI), and to enable Bell to drive operational efficiencies, and deliver richer customer experiences,” the press release says.
“In addition, Bell and Google Cloud are working together to explore how 5G and mobile edge computing can power new opportunities across industries including manufacturing, healthcare, retail and government.”
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