As part of its efforts to gain an edge in Spain’s enterprise services sector, MásMóvil has partnered with Singtel on the Singapore-based telco’s all-in-one platform for 5G multi-access edge computing (MEC) and cloud orchestration. I have introduced a certain Paragon.
singtel Paragon announced in February 2022: Enables enterprises to leverage telcos’ 5G networks to activate network slices on demand, deploy applications to edge computing resources, and access third-party applications on an as-a-service basis. It can also act as a single orchestration platform for the edge. And cloud services.
Masmobile, which plans to merge with Orange Spain (subject to regulatory approval from the European Commission), said the development would allow the company toIt is the most advanced Spanish operator in 5G solutions, in addition to its existing enterprise offerings: “cloud services, digital transformation processes for business growth, AI and personalized support.”
According to the Spanish carrier, the Paragon platform will enable Spanish business users and public bodies, such as municipalities and government departments, to deploy applications to edge servers and public clouds running on Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Microsoft Azure. Now you can safely deploy it. This will “significantly streamline innovation and digitalization processes, reduce time to market” and keep costs low. Additionally, “unique 5G capabilities such as slicing, which typically take weeks to deploy and configure, can now be performed almost instantly, autonomously, and as often as needed. 4G and Compared to current public cloud-enabled edge computing solutions, Paragon offers significant improvements in latency and speed. massmobile5G network,” the carrier claimed. “This enables better and faster decision-making, which is essential for powerful use cases based on robotics, drones, autonomous vehicles, rich video experiences, and real-time edge AI applications.” added.
Más Móvil has teamed up with Singtel to launch the Paragon application marketplace, which functions like an app store and works with enterprise customers to develop and use apps that need to be used on the platform through standardized APIs. Integrate. Spanish operatorThrough our partner program, [enterprises] We develop solutions needed in various industries and validate them from commercial structures and market entry support. massmobile‘s 5G platform into applications in the market,” it said in an announcement about the rollout.
MásMóvil is planning an initial test of the platform in collaboration with one of its subsidiaries, Galician cable operator R Cable, and the Galician City Council. Vila García de Arousa, A municipality in the province of Pontevedra, Galicia. This trial will enable you to record and stream sporting events live using local 5G networks, edge, and cloud resources, and manage your streams remotely.
“At Grupo” massmobile We continue to strive to differentiate ourselves in providing our clients and partners with a network ecosystem and cloud services with unlimited capacity, minimal latency, and controlled security perimeters.” said CTO Miguel Santos. “By partnering with Singtel, we choose to leverage our successful experience in the most mature 5G market and offer great opportunities to our business clients and partners through an easier-to-use, more digital, more dynamic and open ecosystem. ” I did,” he added.
Singtel is understandably very happy to have international telco customers on its platform. Bill Chang, CEO of Digital InfraCo, the Singtel division established last year. The company said it is comprised of regional data center businesses and submarine cable and satellite carriers, as well as Paragon. “From Singapore to Spain, businesses around the world are racing to harness the power of 5G and edge computing to accelerate their digital transformation. Our Paragon platform allows them to quickly deploy these innovative technologies. and can be efficiently deployed and managed. massmobile To share this important benefit with our customers.We are committed to cooperating massmobile and other major carriers around the world aim to expand Paragon’s reach to more diverse markets so that more businesses can benefit from Paragon. ”
However, Massmobile faces a lot of stiff competition to win the hearts and budgets of Spanish companies. Telefónica, a domestic incumbent, has a strong focus on the corporate customer sector. Telefonica Tech DepartmentMeanwhile, Vodafone, which is also involved in M&A processes in Spain, is making great strides in the enterprise services it offers through its Vodafone Business division – see Vodafone means business in 2024 .
The company does not break down sales to corporations. financial reportbut overall, in the first nine months of 2023 service revenue increased by 3% year-on-year to reach €2.05 billion, with a total of 12.4 million mobile and 3.4 million fixed users at the end of September last year. We had broadband customers.
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