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The partnership will expand Nokia’s reach to over 30 countries and strengthen its role in Microsoft’s cloud infrastructure
Nokia has extended its agreement with Microsoft for another five years to supply routers and switches for Azure data centres.
The collaboration builds on Nokia’s work with open-source SONiC software, including advancements for high-capacity data centre networks, said the companies in a press release.
As part of the deal, Nokia will provide its 7250 IXR-10e platform to boost connectivity in Microsoft’s data centres, along with its custom top-of-rack switches used across Azure. Nokia’s technology will support new sites and help Microsoft upgrade existing facilities to handle growing data traffic with improved performance. The deployments are set to begin in February next year.
Financial details of the deal have not been disclosed.
Vach Kompella, Senior Vice President and General Manager of IP Networks business at Nokia noted how the deal is the “next phase of our relationship with Microsoft” and as a result “Nokia will further increase the scalability and reliability of Microsoft Azure datacenters around the world.”
“As leaders in the advancement of cloud compute, we are continuously expanding our global footprint to support the massive growth in compute workloads. Over the past six years we have worked with Nokia’s engineers to develop their routers running SONiC to rapidly advance our expansion at the quality our customers demand,” said David Maltz, Technical Fellow and Corporate Vice President at Microsoft Azure.
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