Nokia and Red Hat Announce Partnership for Telco Solutions

Nokia and open-source solution provider Red Hat have announced an agreement to tightly integrate Nokia’s core network applications with Red Hat’s OpenStack and OpenShift offerings. As part of the partnership, the two companies will support and develop existing Nokia Container Services (NCS) and Nokia CloudBand Infrastructure Software (CBIS) customers while providing a path for them to migrate to Red Hat platforms in the future. Nokia will also leverage Red Hat’s infrastructure platforms to enhance their core network portfolio.

This partnership represents Red Hat’s recognition of the potential for 5G technology, as it continues to transform the way businesses and people interact with next-generation applications and use cases across every industry. The joint cooperation of Red Hat and Nokia will enable service providers to capitalize on 5G opportunities by utilizing the Red Hat OpenStack platform and the Kubernetes-powered OpenShift hybrid cloud application platform.

As service providers explore 5G possibilities including core network, open RAN, multi-access edge computing (MEC), application modernization and others, they require greater flexibility and options to deploy applications and services on the infrastructure and location of their choice. This means integration and interoperability amongst the ecosystem is critical.

Nokia cloud infrastructure platform customers will have the full service and support of Red Hat’s open-source ecosystem and access to Red Hat’s 4G and 5G technologies and use cases. By combining Nokia’s 5G experience with Red Hat’s open hybrid cloud offerings, customers will be able to transform their core network infrastructure and applications to be fully cloud-native and future-ready.

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