Microsoft is actively transforming the telecommunications industry by leading the transition to cloud-based and software-driven mobile networks, leveraging its Azure platform. This newsletter highlights successful partnerships with telcos for cloud migration, innovative revenue-generating solutions, and the introduction of new private network offerings. Additionally, it welcomes Francesco Venturini as the new executive leader for media and communications at Microsoft.

1. NEWSLETTER Microsoft in Telecom Customers Partners Events
Rick Lievano
CTO, WW Telecommunications
Industry at Microsoft
Across industries, organizations are venturing deeper into their digital transformation journeys every day, and the telco
industry is no exception. Microsoft is front-and-center helping to lead the transition of mobile networks to an open,
disaggregated, and software-based model, leveraging Azure for Operators as the platform of choice. In this edition, you’ll
find numerous stories about telcos transitioning IT, BSS, OSS, and their most critical network workloads to the cloud—and
how Microsoft and partner solutions are key to those efforts.
This transformation doesn’t stop with core services, but it extends to innovative solutions that generate new revenue
streams for operators. In this place where cloud meets the edge, compute meets mobile, and 5G trends continue to drive
innovation, customer demand for advanced network capabilities is surging. Azure Edge Zones with AT&T is a great example
of how Microsoft partners with operators to dramatically improve an application’s performance while reducing overhead
and complexity for enterprise customers. And our extensive portfolio of private network offerings, cited as the most
innovative globally in a recent Omnia report, provide operators new private LTE/5G solutions to bring to market.
Finally, we’d like to welcome Francesco Venturini to the Microsoft family as the executive leader for Media &
Communications, and we look forward to working alongside him. Wishing you all a safe and happy holiday season.

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Microsoft named world’s most
innovative private network provider
Exciting announcements about
Azure Percept from Microsoft Ignite
New out-of-this-world capabilities
with Azure Space
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3 ways to support frontline workers
in a hybrid world
Making Microsoft Teams calls on
compatible legacy SIP phones
IoT and OT innovations are critical
to business but come with
significant risks, research shows
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ADDITIONAL NEWS

4. ▪ Affirmed Private Network Service revolutionizes private enterprise 5G networks for
Operators with a fully automated, integrated solution on Azure
▪ Microsoft reorgs its cloud business, creates new Strategic Missions and Technologies
team | ZDNet
▪ 5G and LoRaWAN® - Connecting the Next Billion IoT Devices | Telecoms.com
▪ Microsoft Ignite: three takeaways for telcos | TelcoDR
▪ AT&T and Microsoft launches Azure Edge Zone in Atlanta | CapacityMedia
▪ Protecting people from recent cyberattacks | Microsoft On the Issues
▪ Microsoft opens its sustainable datacenter region in Sweden, creating new
opportunities for a cloud-first Sweden
▪ 5G’s untapped climate action potential | Fierce Wireless
▪ Affirmed UnityCloud Ranked Leader in GlobalData 5G Mobile Core Disruptors
Report
▪ Top 10 Edge Computing Companies of 2022 | eWEEK
▪ Microsoft announces “Digital AmBEtion” plan to accelerate growth and innovation in
Belgium, including its intent to establish a datacenter region in the country
▪ Bringing commercial innovations in chip design to national security | Microsoft Azure
▪ Microsoft Bumps Up Teams Plans SLAs, Adds Operator Connect Conferencing Partner
Support | Redmondmag
▪ Azure Edge Zones for 5G Hits Preview | Redmond Channel Partner
▪ Armchair Architects: An Introduction to Resiliency in the Cloud | Microsoft Tech
Community
▪ IBM Divorcee Kyndryl Inks Microsoft Partnership | SDxCentral
▪ Microsoft and KPMG will put quantum computing to real-world tests | Geekwire
▪ Operators can partner with hyperscalers for capex efficiency | Analysys Mason
▪ Supporting hybrid work: Optimizing your environment for great Microsoft Teams
meetings | Telecoms Channel
CUSTOMERS
AT&T and Microsoft Launch Azure
Edge Zone in Atlanta
T-Mobile adopts Microsoft Power
Platform for fast and powerful
low-code development
Xbox partners with Singtel to launch
Xbox All Access exclusively
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ADDITIONAL NEWS
▪ Macquarie Cloud Services makes Aussie first with new Azure portal ▪ Windstream Wholesale connects to EdgeConneX Data Center in Tempe, Arizona

5. ▪ CTTI transforms the attention to the departments and agencies of the Generalitat de
Catalunya with Microsoft Dynamics 365
▪ Celcom acquires specialist Microsoft MSP Infront, targets cloud growth in Malaysia
▪ MCM Telecom joins forces with Telia Carrier in Mexico
▪ Vodafone Business and Microsoft collaborate to help boost digital transformation for
businesses in Europe
PARTNERS
Kyndryl and Microsoft team up to
accelerate digital transformation
across industries
Tanla and Vodafone Idea sign
partnership to deploy patented
block-chain enabled Wisely Platform
Microsoft, KPMG collaborate to
build industry optimization solutions
using Azure Quantum
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ADDITIONAL NEWS
▪ Microsoft Teams + NetSapiens + Service Provider = Unlimited Opportunities
▪ DataBank Selects Carma for Network & Digital Infrastructure (NDI) Platform
▪ Video: Microsoft Azure Percept Demo by Cognizant - Fruit detection
▪ Security Is the Foundation for Durable IoT Innovation | NXP Semiconductors
▪ New Cerillion release puts CSPs on the fast track to success
▪ Evolving Systems Collaborates with Amdocs to Provide Loyalty and Campaign
Capabilities for New Amdocs Digital Brands SaaS Suite
EVENTS

6. Azure Edge Zones with AT&T: Delivering innovative new services and experiences
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MS US Partners: Updates on the
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the Hyperscalers
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7. Getting from here to there with 5G,
edge and AI
Microsoft and Nokia collaborating
to help industries digitally transform
Comex 2022 Technology Show:
Sponsored by Microsoft, AI in
Operations & Telecom
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Mobile World Congress 2021: Every
cloud has a silver lining
Azure Percept: IoT and AI at the
Edge
ACT on ESG Masterclass: Building
Environmentally Sustainable
Operations
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8. ▪ Build Intelligent Video Solutions with Axis Cameras and Azure Video Analyzer
▪ Extract Data from SAP to Get Insights | Microsoft Azure
▪ Ask the product experts live: Azure Stack HCI | Inside Azure for IT - Microsoft Tech
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