The Microsoft Worldwide Telecommunications Industry team is pleased to share with you the October 2018 Telecommunications Industry newsletter, available to both internal and external audiences. We encourage you to share it with your colleagues and distribute it to your customers and partners as appropriate. As always, we welcome your input, feedback and suggestions!

1. Telecommunications Industry Newsletter
October 2018
The Microsoft Worldwide Telecommunications Industry team is pleased to share
with you the October 2018 Telecommunications Industry newsletter, available to
both internal and external audiences. We encourage you to share it with your
colleagues and distribute it to your customers and partners as appropriate. As
always, we welcome your input, feedback and suggestions!
Transforming to a digital business is a key theme across global communications
service providers and many industry leaders are pursuing a new paradigm by
leveraging agile new technologies, systems, and services to enable this
transformation. This newsletter showcases how the telecommunications industry
leverages Microsoft and partner technologies like cloud, artificial intelligence, big
data, and blockchain to accelerate the transformation to digital services.
Microsoft in the News
Telecom industry news featuring Microsoft and our partners.
Winning Catalyst unleashes blockchain
for the greater telco good
Five hot uses cases for using blockchain in telco are
featured in TM Forum Catalyst.
Ofcom comms market report 2018
How does telco regulator Ofcom analyze, slice,
dice, visualize, and share statistical data on the UK
communications sector? With beautiful Microsoft
Power BI dashboards, of course!
Addressing the skills gap – Are telcos AI
ready?
For telcos to get the most out of artificial
intelligence (AI), they must not only find the
necessary technical skills but also ensure that the
entire company understands the value of the
technolog…

2. Tech Mahindra, Microsoft bank on
blockchain to put an end to pesky calls
IT solutions provider Tech Mahindra has joined
hands with tech giant Microsoft to develop a
blockchain-based solution for curbing the
menace of spam calls in India. Tech Mahindra said
in a statement that the distributed ledger
technology-based solut…
New whitepaper from our friends at
LinkedIn on how telcos can reboot their
B2B marketing strategy
Learn 6 winning strategies to build trust and
relevance with B2B Telco customers. Winning
over digital natives who are looking for the right
service provider is all about working smarter, not
harder. We know how to help you stay ahead of
the curve a…
Forrester - How AI Will Transform
Customer Service
Key takeaways: AI Is Transforming Customer
Service - AI will make traditional customer service
organizations more customer-centric and
effective. It will transform business models and
uncover new revenue streams. Pragmatic AI Is
Not A Single Technol…
AT&T: 5G and edge compute are a
match made for AR, VR gaming
AT&T sees the future of gaming, and it's where
5G networks and edge compute meet to
provision augmented reality and virtual reality.
AT&T showcased the power of 5G and edge
compute during its Spark conference in San
Francisco with a demo.

3. Openet surpasses over one trillion
telecoms events a day using Microsoft’s
cloud
Telecom mediation leader Openet is ready to
meet the increased demand with Microsoft Azure.
Cloud is integral to ensure real-time data growth
for 5G and IoT Openet ready to meet increased
telecoms network demand for security, privacy, AI
integration…
AT&T Announces Suite of Blockchain
Solutions on Microsoft and IBM
With help from IBM and Microsoft, AT&T has
combined their edge-to-edge capabilities with
blockchain technology to help automate business
processes.
Under the sea, Microsoft tests a
datacenter that’s quick to deploy, could
provide internet connectivity for ye
Colocation with marine renewable energy is a
step toward realizing Microsoft’s vision of
datacenters with their own sustainable power
supply, explained Christian Belady, general
manager of cloud infrastructure strategy and
architecture in Microsoft’s…
The Tablet Market Gets Ready for eSIM
and a Better Consumer Experience
G+D Mobile Security provides the eSIM
management solution and the RSP (Remote SIM
Provisioning) phase 2 compliant SIM, enabling the
launch of the world’s first Android tablet with an
eSIM management enabled SIM for consumers.
Network Business Systems and
Microsoft announce agreement to
deliver broadband internet to rural
communities
The partnership will benefit hundreds of
thousands of unserved and underserved people.
On Thursday, Network Business Systems Inc., an

4. Illinois-based wireless internet provider, and
Microsoft Corp. announced a new agr…
Simplifying cloud networking with
Microsoft Azure
This article goes in-depth on how Silver Peak's
Unity EdgeConnect™ SD-WAN solution works
with Microsoft's Azure Virtual WAN to optimize
the cloud experience for users.
How #1 Microsoft Is Beating Amazon,
Google And Everyone
Particularly true for media & #telco. We're not
deploying last mile networks or 4/5G, don't have
our own media network or content, don't "own"
YOUR data, and make hybrid the cornerstone of
our cloud strategy. Cloud in your own terms with
Azure.
Xiaomi moves to store India data locally
- Mobile World Live
China-based device maker Xiaomi announced it is
migrating all customer data in India to cloud
service providers with infrastructure in the
country. The company said the migration will
cover user data across all of its services, including
its e-commer…
WDMCS Partnership with Microsoft, T-
Mobile Provides Free Internet To
Students
West Des Moines Community School District is
gearing up to distribute WIFI hot spots to 200
Hillside Elementary students.

5. Announcing: 100 Gbps, fastest
connectivity in public cloud and
availability of branch connectivity, new
cloud
Microsoft Azure Stack is an extension of Azure—
bringing the agility and innovation of cloud
computing to your on-premises environment and
enabling the only hybrid cloud that allows you to
build and deploy hybrid applications anywhere.
Why the race to deploy 5G networks
matters to Microsoft
5G, in simplest terms, is the fifth generation of
wireless technology. 1G was the voice-focused
generation which supported phone use from
anywhere. 2G brought messaging or short text
capabilities ...
Business Leaders Must Rethink
Networking For The Microsoft Cloud
Business leaders today know that customer
satisfaction can only skyrocket when their
organization adopts the cloud, and implements
and executes on a successful digital
transformation strategy. After all, according to the
Riverbed Digital Performance…
Microsoft’s AI technology is helping
pay-TV companies learn how you love
to watch
A UK company that helps digital media firms such
as ITV and BT to attract subscribers in the fiercely
competitive pay-TV market is developing a
revolutionary new platform using Microsoft
technology.
Microsoft HoloLens: Virtual Reality That
an Adult Would Actually Want to Use
The second application, Dynamics 365 Layout, is
designed for space planners who work in
manufacturing, retail, and intelligent
warehousing, and need to design factory floors,
storefronts and ...

6. Azure Sphere | A solution for creating
highly secured, connected MCU-
powered devices
Get to market faster. Streamline the development
and maintenance of your products. Azure Sphere
is designed for efficiency and comes with a set of
Visual Studio tools that will completely change
how you create and manage MCU powered
experiences.
Intelligent Computing Supernova,
Huawei Azure Stack Hybrid Cloud
Solution
As digital transformation pushes into greater
depths, enterprises will further use agile IT
systems to improve customer experience, share
the benefits brought by the digital transformation
with stakeholders, and explore and utilize the
development op…
AT&T Unveils Blockchain Solutions
DALLAS -- AT&T has created a suite of blockchain
solutions designed to work with technology from
IBM and Microsoft. Enterprise customers can use
these solutions as they automate and digitalize ...
Educating 400,000 people and creating
3,000 new jobs: Microsoft accelerates
the deployment of its AI Plan
Microsoft France has revealed the next steps in its
AI Plan during its Back to School conference, held
at its Paris headquarters. The company’s AI Plan,
which launched last March, is based on three core
pillars which are designed to accelerate the de…

7. 3 Takeaways From Microsoft Ignite |
Light Reading
Microsoft is striving to win cloud customers with
a new telco strategic focus, HoloLens augmented
reality, and by forswearing competing with
customers – unlike, Microsoft says, its crosstown...
Could TV Whitespace Get Real With
Microsoft Initiative? - Daily Yonder
We’ve been hearing about TV whitespace
technology for years. A Microsoft project to jump
start the use of the technology shows some early
signs of progress.
Analysys Mason | Operator
opportunities in cloud enterprise
services
Cloud services continue to proliferate, with multi-
cloud solutions becoming commonplace. This has
led to greater potential for cost savings and
improved business capabilities for enterprises, but
also to increasingly complex deployments and
more reli…
Microsoft’s fixed wireless Airband
program gains momentum with new
operator, vendor partners
Microsoft’s Airband effort appears to be gaining
steam through the company’s steady
announcements of additional carrier and vendor
participants. The effort is noteworthy in that it is a
...

8. Global Carrier Awards 2018 - Shortlist
Announced
The Telxius, Microsoft, and Facebook project
MAREA has been shortlisted at Capacity Media's
awards for the 'Subsea project of the year'
category.
Microsoft Strengthens Airband Initiative
With Redline Tie-Up
Microsoft (MSFT) will enable its Airband Initiative
partners leverage Redline Communications'
Virtual Fiber radio technology capabilities with
the new alliance.
Partner News
Telecommunications partner stories, solutions, and more.
Attunity Wins $750,000 Deal with Large
Telecommunications Company to
Enable Strategic Azure Data Lake
Attunity Replicate selected to facilitate data
ingestion and consolidation into cloud-based
solution for advanced real-time analytics.
Choose simplicity, global reach, & cost
efficiency with Tata Communications
Direct Routing for Microsoft Teams
Enable full phone system capabilities for
Microsoft Teams and Office 365 on a global scale
with direct routing from Tata Communications.
With our simple calling offer, you can enable your
users with seamless collaboration capabilities
easily unleashi…

9. Vancouver's Mojio tech company to
connect cars for MetroPCS in U.S.
Mojio, the Vancouver-based provider of
connected-car technology and services, is
partnering with MetroPCS to power the U.S.
wireless provider’s MetroSMART Ride app, which
tracks a vehicle’s health, performance and more.
Openet surpasses over one trillion
telecoms events a day using Microsoft’s
cloud | Press Release | Openet
Cloud is integral to ensure real-time data growth
for 5G and IoT Openet ready to meet increased
telecoms network demand for security, privacy, AI
integration, and automation as smart connected
devices will exceed 50 billion globally in five years
Infosys Recognized as a Microsoft Azure
Expert Managed Services Provider; to
Establish Global Azure
Partner @Infosys has invested in building and
harnessing deep @Azure knowledge and service
capabilities that can help our shared #telco
customers move to the cloud. We are excited to
expand our collaboration for the success of our
customers!
NetFoundry Provides Secure and
Integrated Connectivity to Microsoft
Azure Virtual WAN
NetFoundry Provides Secure and Integrated
Connectivity to Microsoft Azure Virtual WAN .
CHARLOTTE, NC - Sept. 26, 2018-- NetFoundry
today announced its NetFoundry AppWANs is
available as an integrated on-ramp to Microsoft
Azure. The NetFoundry AppWAN…

10. Openet uses Microsoft Azure to meet
increased telecoms demand
Openet has announced that its Openet Data
Fabric (ODF) has processed over one trillion
events per day on the Microsoft Azure cloud,
demonstrating increased efficiency, security, and
readiness for real-time data growth for telecom
networks.
Smaller Telcos Can Connect to Public
Clouds Via Tata Communications
Transformation Services
Tata Communications Transformation Services is
helping smaller Tier 2 and Tier 3 telcos connect to
public clouds via its Cloud Exchange.
Mixed Reality App for Microsoft
HoloLens from Comarch
As enabling a hands-free and very realistic
experience for technicians utilizing positional
tracking is crucial, we enhanced our Comarch
Field Service Management with an application for
the Microsoft HoloLens device.
Customer Stories & Case Studies
New telecommunications case studies, stories, and more.
Myanmar’s leading telecom operator
deploys Office 365 to encourage
innovation and collaboration
Microsoft customer stories. See how Microsoft
tools help companies run their business.
AT&T Announces Suite of Blockchain
Solutions on Microsoft and IBM
With help from IBM and Microsoft, AT&T has
combined their edge-to-edge capabilities with
blockchain technology to help automate business
processes.

11. Kordia takes Microsoft Teams to next
level through direct routing
“The challenge organizations face today is how to
implement new ways to foster a modern culture
of work to better empower workers, enable
secure remote access across multiple devices, fuel
team work and unlock employees’ creativity.
Telstra transforms collaboration with
Microsoft Office 365
To empower its global workforce, it uses
Microsoft Office 365—a universal toolkit with
modern, mobile productivity tools. With apps
such as Microsoft Teams, Telstra employees can
come together instantly and easily to brainstorm
new product and servic…
Vodafone Leverages Microsoft HoloLens
for Holographic 5G Calls
Microsoft has often sold us a vision of the cool
things mixed reality (MR)through HoloLens can
achieve. From integrating applications into the
real-world environment, to fully immersive
experiences.
CenturyLink Achieves Microsoft Azure
Expert MSP Status
You need a secure, scalable, and agile hybrid
cloud foundation to compete, transform, and
evolve your business in the constantly changing
world. Microsoft delivers a comprehensive, highly
interoperable portfolio of cloud technologies for
businesses o…
MTS partners with Microsoft to launch
Azure-based cloud services in Russia
MTS, systems integrator NVision Group and
Microsoft have jointly launched cloud services
based on the Microsoft Azure Stack in Russia.
Corporate clients of CloudMTS will be able to
reduce costs of developing their own solutions as
well as accelerate…

12. C Spire becomes a mobile partner with
Microsoft to use eSIM for enterprise
devices
The announcement was made Wednesday during
a panel discussion at the week-long Microsoft
Ignite conference here, which brings together
over 26,000 IT, data and enterprise development
professionals ...
Deutsche Telekom: IoT bundle for smart
facility management
Deutsche Telekom's new Azure cloud based IoT
solution "Building Monitoring & Analytics"
provides companies with important information
on the best possible utilization of building space
to optimize energy efficiency.
Modern Workplace brings KPN
employees closer together
Working at KPN makes you feel freer. KPN
optimizes the working environment for its
employees and the outside world by deploying
Microsoft Office 365. This implementation has
come about by the KPN team con…
Etisalat UAE starts carrier billing for
Xbox
Microsoft and Etisalat have announced that Xbox
gamers in the UAE can now pay for content
through their Etisalat mobile account, without the
need for a credit card.
Events & Webcasts
Telecommunications industry events and webcasts featuring Microsoft.

13. Pipeline Webinars - The Impact of
Transformation
The technical landscape is changing, and systems
are struggling to keep up. Networks are rapidly
becoming software defined, hybrid cloud
deployments are becoming commonplace,
billions of IoT devices are coming online, and
emerging technologies, such…
Can AI Make TV Better? With Microsoft |
Edinburgh TV Festival 2018
Amazon, Netflix, and Endemol Shine all use
Artificial Intelligence. And where they go – the
rest of us will follow: AI is about to transform how
we all make and consume TV. But – Is AI key to ...
Microsoft Envision - Transforming into
the intelligent telco
Accelerate your business transformation with
telecom industry solutions that exploit the
Microsoft intelligent cloud and intelligent edge.
The telco of tomorrow is rapidly moving towards
network virtualization, cloud-native BSS, and
hyperscale applic…
Reality Check: How Mixed Reality
Enhances Telecom Field Work
Management
The telecom industry faces the rising expectations
related to the effective service of clients’ requests
and at the same time constantly shrinking
number of experienced workers to manage these
work orders. New technology in the form of
Mixed Reality
Microsoft CityNext at Smart City Expo
World Congress 2018
Microsoft CityNext at Smart City Expo World
Congress 2018 Microsoft CityNext at Smart City
Expo World Congress 2018. We invite you to join
Microsoft CityNext at the Intelligent Cities Forum

14. at Smart City Expo, hosted in the East Agora on
Tuesday, Nov…
Catalog-Driven Approach to Transform
Your Digital Core in the Business 4.0 Era
Learn how the TCS catalog-driven platform
powered by Microsoft Azure is key to helping
CSPs transform and achieve their goals in the
Business 4.0 era.
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