Microsoft Doubles Down on Telco Cloud and 5G Strategy with Metaswitch Buy, Adds Voice and Unified Communications to Its Cloud-Native Communications Apps Portfolio
May 2020 | IDC Link | Doc # lcUS46377720
By:
Rajesh Ghai
Research Director, Carrier Network Infrastructure, Patrick Filkins
Senior Research Analyst, IoT and Mobile Network Infrastructure, Rich Costello
Senior Research Analyst, Enterprise Communications Infrastructure, Unified Communications & Collaboration (UC&C), Karl Whitelock
Research Vice President, Communications Service Provider Operations & Monetization, Rohit Mehra
Vice President, Network Infrastructure
Microsoft's decision to acquire Affirmed Networks and Metaswitch Networks in quick succession, demonstrates its desire to swiftly create a differentiated market position vis-à-vis its closest hyperscale competitors in the early, though fast...
