Podcast

Ep 35 – Azure has private networks, too!

February 22, 2022

This week’s guest

Shriraj Gaglani

General Manager, Azure Private MEC Azure for Operators

In June 2021, Microsoft Azure was the first of the Big 3 hyperscalers to roll out a private network offering. The solution brings together 5G, edge computing, and a robust partner network to deliver private networks to enterprises. It also gives telcos an opportunity to meet enterprise customers’ demand for mission-critical, carrier-grade private networks that are essential to their businesses.

In this episode, Shriraj Gaglani, General Manager, Azure Private MEC, joins me to talk about Azure’s offering and what it means for telco. Listen now to learn:

What it is and how it’s priced [2:05];
How Azure has made it faster and easier for enterprises to get a private network deployed [5:50];
Where it’s taking off globally [6:55];
Examples of real-world deployments [8:22]; and
What telcos need to do to play a role in private networks going forward [12:10].

Links and Resources

You can find the transcript for this episode here.
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Author’s bio

Shriraj Gaglani is the General Manager at Microsoft leading the Private MEC and Carrier Voice Core product portfolios in Microsoft’s Azure for Operators group. Previously, he led Product Management, Marketing, and Business Development at Metaswitch. As a product and strategic marketing leader, Shriraj incubated and launched several new product lines during his tenures at Metaswitch, Broadcom, Intel, and Maxim Integrated.

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