5G Factor: OCI, AWS, Google Cloud Make Major Telco Moves

In this episode of The 5G Factor, our series that focuses on all things across the 5G ecosystem, we review the recent key 5G-related moves made by the hyperscale cloud providers including Google Cloud and Motorola announcing a new multi-year relationship to bring GenAI to Motorola phones, AWS works with SK Telecom to test outbound roaming across its global infrastructure, and Oracle debuts Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) Telco Landing Zone aimed at optimizing telco workloads.

Our analytical review drilled down on:

Google Cloud and Motorola Bring GenAI to Razr Smartphones. Google Cloud and Motorola announced a new multi-year relationship to bring GenAI to Motorola phones, including the brand-new series of Razr smartphones, starting with the brand-new flagship Motorola Razr+ and Motorola Razr 50 Ultra. Moto ai technology, built using Google Cloud Vertex AI, Gemini, and Imagen models, is now integrated across native smartphone applications and prioritizes bringing users an elevated smartphone experience, including the ability to complete tasks, provide relevant suggestions, summarize information, plus more. We examine why Moto ai can augment the smartphone experience by becoming context-aware, personal, and collaborative throughout the phone and ecosystem through main features such as Magic Canvas to create on-device images and Style Sync, to align the customer’s device to their personal style.

AWS Prepares Outbound Roaming Across its Global Infrastructure. AWS is hosting a network function for outbound roaming subscribers, using AWS’s global infrastructure and enabling enhanced user experience. We assess how the use of a reference architecture, including IP Exchange (IPX) connectivity options, can allow integration with existing roaming networks without changes. We review how the test results from SK Telecom’s proof-of-concept deployment of User Plane Function (UPF) and Packet Data Network Gateway User Plane (PGW-U) on AWS global Regions, help demonstrate the practicality and benefits of this approach.

OCI Telco Landing Zone Targets Accelerating Time to Value. Oracle announced the availability of OCI Telco Landing Zone, a deployment tool designed to establish a scalable and secure foundation for telco workloads. We assess why installing OCI services and telco-specific components can catalyze the setup and operation of all telco workloads, including 5G core cloud native functions (CNFs) and virtual network functions (VNFs). This can result in speeding up project timelines and time to value deployments that improve business outcomes.