• Vodafone completed a trial with Nokia, using Amazon Web Services cloud infrastructure to run IoT voice and data network applications on Nokia core systems.
• The test supports a shift toward a cloud-based architecture aimed at adding network capacity in days, extending coverage through additional points of presence.
• Phase one deployed Nokia’s mobile data core, voice core on AWS infrastructure in Frankfurt, integrated with Vodafone data centers across several European countries.
• The next phase will focus on security, sovereignty ahead of commercial trials later this year.
• Vodafone’s managed IoT connectivity platform has more than 240 million connections worldwide, positioning the cloud option as a potential lever to scale capacity, automation.

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