Nokia Announces Strategic Collaboration with Amazon Web Services to Enable Easier Transition to the Cloud
- Nokia will support service providers in their migration to AWS with a complete suite of services
- Nokia and AWS to collaborate on 5G use cases for service providers
- Nokia to bring disruptive IoT applications for large enterprise customers using AWS services
- Nokia and AWS to bring Nuage Networks SD-WAN services to AWS enterprise customers
Nokia today announced a strategic collaboration with Amazon
Web Services, Inc. (AWS) that will accelerate the migration of service
provider applications to the cloud and drive digital innovation for
large enterprise customers.
On their journey to
achieve the performance and flexibility brought by cloud technologies,
Communication Service Providers (CSPs) and Enterprises need solutions to
address the connectivity needs of cloud-based applications such as
optimizing latency, virtualized network and routing services, and
solutions for the Internet of Things (IoT). Nokia and AWS are working
together to bring a unique and powerful set of solutions that will
enable service providers to implement cloud strategies faster leveraging
Nokia's expertise in wireless, wireline and 5G technologies. Large
enterprises require fully managed connectivity to access cloud
infrastructure, and fully integrated IoT and analytics solutions to
enhance their productivity and ease of digitalization. The two companies
will work to deliver differentiated solutions using Nokia SD-WAN and
its IMPACT IoT platform in combination with AWS Greengrass, machine
learning and artificial intelligence services.
The scope of the agreement announced today covers four areas of collaboration:
- Nokia will support service
providers in their AWS implementation strategy with a complete suite of
services including consulting, design, integration, migration and
operation for infrastructure and applications.
- Nokia and AWS will work
together to generate new 5G and Edge Cloud strategies and guidance for
customers including reference architectures that enable both service
providers and enterprises to benefit.
- Nokia and AWS are working to
bring an improved user experience for Nuage Networks SD-WAN customers
who use AWS. Enterprises can benefit from this seamless integration with
AWS and launch secure branch connectivity in hybrid environments with
"Single Pane of Glass" capabilities.
- Finally, the companies are commercializing IoT use caseswith AWS Greengrass, Amazon Machine Learning, Nokia Multi-access Edge Computing (MEC) and Nokia IMPACT platform.
Kathrin Buvac, Nokia's Chief Strategy Officer, said:
"The 4th Industrial Revolution requires a tighter integration between
the IT and networking infrastructure worlds. Our collaboration with AWS
will accelerate the migration of service provider applications to the
cloud and enable us to forge new opportunities together by delivering on
next-generation connectivity and cloud services. This is a wide-ranging
collaboration, spanning our services capabilities in application
migration, SD-WAN from Nuage Networks, 5G, and IoT, allowing new growth
opportunities for our top customers across both the service provider and
large enterprise market segments."
Terry Wise, Global Vice President of Channels and Alliances, Amazon Web Services, Inc., said:
"Service providers are accelerating their migration to AWS in order to
drive innovation for their customers and deliver lower total cost of IT
to their organizations. We are excited to partner with Nokia to
accelerate cloud transformation for service providers, and enable the
digital transformation journey for our mutual large enterprise
customers."
Source: Nokia media announcement