US cloud giant Google Cloud and Nokia has inked a global strategic partnership to provide a slew of new cloud-based 5G solutions to telcos around the world.

Cloud and Enterprise Business
MATRIXX releases next generation of its cloud native platform
MATRIXX Software announces the next generation of its cloud native Digital Commerce Platform, built to support both 5G Converged Charging (CCS) and 4G Online Charging (OCS) within a single solution. Operators such as Dish and AT&T Mexico are already deploying this latest release.
Bios Middle East sets foot in Saudi Arabia with two cloud-based data centres
Bios Middle East, a Dubai-based cloud and managed IT services provider has setup two new cloud data centres in Riyadh and Jeddah in Saudi Arabia, according to the company.
Red Hat launches hybrid cloud software marketplace
Red Hat announced the general availability of Red Hat Marketplace, a one-stop-shop to find, try, buy, deploy and manage enterprise applications across an organization’s hybrid IT infrastructure, including on-premises and multicloud environments.
MYCOM OSI and stc partnership culminates in international recognition
MYCOM OSI, the Assurance Cloud Company™ and leading independent provider of Assurance, Automation and Analytics solutions to the world’s largest communications service providers (CSPs), announced that its case study with stc, unifying its performance management capabilities into a single, cloud native platform capable of automating much of stc’s network and service operations, has resulted in the partnership winning the Telecom Review Excellence Award 2020.
Cisco and Rakuten deploy highly innovative cloud-native virtualized architecture
Cisco and Rakuten have adopted the world’s first end-to-end fully virtualized cloud-native mobile network.
Tata Communications Q2 net profit jumps 613%
Tata Communications said profit after tax jumped meanwhile by a staggering 613 percent to INR 3.84 billion, while net debt reduced to 46.31 billion from 90.08 billion. Revenues rose 3 percent year-on-year to INR 44.02 billion ($599 million) in its fiscal second quarter to end June, helped especially by growth at the company’s data business.
Orange Business Services expands its footprint in the Middle East
Orange Business Services, a network-native digital services company, has announced the opening of a second office in the United Arab Emirates, Orange Business Services International Limited in Abu Dhabi. The new office will work in close cooperation with the Middle East & Africa regional headquarters in Dubai, which is also the regional center of excellence for smart cities and an innovation hub. The new Abu Dhabi office will support the full range of global services and solutions from Orange Business Services, and especially those relevant to smart cities, in support of the Abu Dhabi Vision 2030 strategy.
Accenture Cloud First launches with $3 billion investment
Accenture announced the formation of Accenture Cloud First with a $3 billion investment over three years to help clients across all industries rapidly become “cloud first” businesses and accelerate their digital transformation to realize greater value at speed and scale. Karthik Narain will lead Accenture Cloud First and join the Global Management Committee, effective October 1.
Legacy technology thwarts digital transformation in global businesses, Veeam report finds
Veeam, the global leader in data protection and cloud services, has unveiled its 2020 Data Protection Trends Report.