Targeting to increase connection and lower running costs, Comcast (CMCSA, Financials) migrated its 5G core network from on-site infrastructure to Amazon Web Services, the cloud division of tech behemoth Amazon (AMZN, Financials). The transfer is intended to improve next-generation 5G offerings for United States Xfinity Mobile and Comcast Business Mobile consumers.
Comcast can raise the cost-effectiveness, security, and scalability of its cellular services by using AWS's telecom automation architecture, according to a statement. AWS's analytical tools, telecom capabilities, and integration solutions will let Comcast roll out new products, increase network capacity, and more effectively manage network lifecycles. The two businesses are also looking at changes to improve customer service and automate more 5G procedures.
Executive vice president of cellular Strategy at Comcast, Tom Nagel said AWS's cloud architecture and telecom network knowledge would help Comcast to keep offering its cellular consumers premium services.
Jan Hofmeyr, vice president of Amazon EC2 Edge at AWS, said moving Comcast's 5G core to the cloud would boost dependability, inventiveness, and security, increasing Comcast's customers' experience. Additionally emphasized was AWS's dedication to assisting Comcast in fulfilling future applications operating in the new environment needs.
The alliance represents a larger industry trend of telecom firms using cloud-based technologies to increase network capability, save costs, and enhance service dependability. The Comcast and AWS partnership highlights how increasingly important cloud technologies are in telecoms, providing advantages for consumers as well as upcoming 5G projects.
Comcast stock last traded at $43.03, down 0.6% in Tuesday's morning trading. AMZN stock, meanwhile, is doing well, up modestly to open the market.
