Lumen Technologies announced a strategic partnership today with Microsoft involving Microsoft Azure cloud services. Microsoft Azure capabilities will be extended into Lumen’s edge computing infrastructure and each company will become a preferred partner of the other. The Lumen Microsoft Azure…
AT&T and Microsoft announced a deal today that will be a big one for both companies. AT&T said it will run its 5G core network on the Microsoft Azure for Operators cloud. In addition, Microsoft will acquire the AT&T Network…
DENVER, June 22, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Over the past year, businesses and government agencies have become much more aware of the importance of remote collaboration, business continuity, and the unified communication technologies that enable both. They also realized the need…
Gigabit service provider Starry Inc., working with Microsoft through the Airband Initiative, will provide broadband to underserved communities in Detroit. The agreement will bring the low-cost Starry Connect digital equity program to all serviceable addresses in zip codes in the…
ATLANTA, GA – May 3, 2021: Microsoft partnered with ETI Software Solutions to expand its Common Data Model to include new industry-specific attributes based on the TM Forum Open Digital Framework. The collaboration extends the capabilities of Microsoft solutions for…
E-rate schools and libraries program funding should be used toward the cost of wireless or wireline connectivity for home broadband for students and teachers, said Microsoft in a video meeting with FCC officials last week. Microsoft estimates that over 19…
Regional wireless and broadband provider C Spire will begin offering the Microsoft Office 365 business package, which includes Microsoft Teams. The cloud-based office suite is enjoying a surge in subscriptions, thanks in part to the pandemic. C Spire says it…
Wisper Internet and Microsoft have broadened the companies’ relationship in the Airband initiative to include the latter’s global skills initiaitive, which offers curated learning for subscribers in the wireless ISP’s six state footprint. Microsoft’s global skills initiative has elements from…
Verizon said it will partner with Microsoft to integrate its 5G Edge network with Microsoft Azure edge services, a move designed to support private 5G networks for enterprise customers. The Verizon news was released around the same time that rival…
MATTOON, Ill. – Oct. 8, 2020 – Consolidated Communications (NASDAQ: CNSL) a leading broadband and business communications provider, today expanded the availability of its Microsoft 365 suite of services that offer businesses an affordable, cloud-based platform, enabling easy collaboration and on-the-go productivity with advanced…
Microsoft Azure yesterday announced Azure for Operators, which the company defined as a “carrier-grade cloud” that will bring Microsoft technology to the operator’s edge. According to Microsoft, “this, in combination with our developer ecosystem, will help operators to future proof…
Enterprises will be able to connect machines and equipment securely to the cloud worldwide and accelerate IoT deployment via a platform being developed as part of the AT&T Microsoft IoT partnership announced last year. The integrated IoT solution features an…
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