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<p>"Telecom" is a priority. That means they want to get the same
partners as RingCentral to sell more Teams as softphone; use more
vSBC; get more Azure usage. It has nothing to do with
interconnection, TDM, residential or every telecom operator - just
about getting more enterprises on Teams</p>
<p>Let me know if there is anything I can do for you. Thank you.<br>
<br>
Regards,<br>
<br>
Peter Radizeski <br>
RAD-INFO INC<br>
Telecom Consultant<br>
Bandwidth * Voice * Cloud * Data Center * Internet * CyberSecurity<br>
(813) 963-5884<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 8/13/2024 3:40 PM, Jeff Brower via
VoiceOps wrote:<br>
</div>
<blockquote type="cite"
cite="mid:20240813194027.Horde.m0P3aq1Q8LfyZOxlSlPKGGw@webmail.signalogic.com">
<title></title>
<p>"The telecommunications industry remains a priority industry
for Microsoft"<br>
<br>
that is questionable. Like other areas getting run over by AI,
priorities are shifting. Maybe they expect that if their AI gets
smart enough, it can solve telecom use cases anyway :-)<br>
<br>
Quoting Jawaid Bazyar via VoiceOps <<a
href="mailto:voiceops@voiceops.org" moz-do-not-send="true"
class="moz-txt-link-freetext">voiceops@voiceops.org</a>>:</p>
<blockquote type="cite">
<div dir="ltr">
<p class="MsoNormal">"Azure for Operators" is what Microsoft
was calling the Metaswitch products.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">This went out a couple months ago:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">---</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">We are reaching out to customers of our
Azure for Operators portfolio, which includes products we
acquired from Affirmed Networks and <span class="gmail-il">Metaswitch</span> Networks,
to explain recent updates to our portfolio.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><u><u>In 2020, we announced our Azure for
Operators initiative. As part of this effort, we
acquired Affirmed Networks, <span class="gmail-il">Metaswitch</span> Networks,
and IP from AT&T to acquire “Telco DNA” that would
enhance our operational / technical engineering skills
for building a carrier grade platform. As these
acquisitions came together with Azure, we created Azure
Operator Nexus – a carrier grade, hybrid cloud
platform. We are moving Azure Operator Nexus into our
broader Azure Edge and Platform portfolio and continue
to service operators.</u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><u><u><u>Based on customer demand, the
Azure for Operators initiative also focused on
automation and analytics capabilities as early
products. Given the acceleration of <span
class="gmail-il">Microsoft</span>’s AI capabilities
overall, we are now aligning these early efforts with <span
class="gmail-il">Microsoft</span>’s broader
portfolio.</u></u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><u><u><u>As we advance our platform and
AI capabilities, we are shifting our focus from the
Network Function layer to partnerships with industry
leaders of these capabilities. We will fulfill all our
contractual obligations to existing customers and we
will be consistent with published end-of-life
policies. We will not expand our customer base for <span
class="gmail-il">Microsoft</span>’s Network
Functions, including the former <span class="gmail-il">Metaswitch</span> and
Affirmed Networks software products.</u></u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><u><u><span>The telecommunications
industry </span>remains a priority industry for <span
class="gmail-il">Microsoft</span>. We will continue
to empower telecommunications organizations to achieve
more through a trusted and secure platform built to
elevate customer experiences, streamline enterprise
operations and business support systems, accelerate
network transformation, reinvent product innovation and
monetization, and build a secure data-driven business.</u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><u><u><u>We appreciate the importance our
products provide in supporting your network. We also
appreciate the long-term planning that network
development requires, so we will communicate our
roadmap plans at the earliest opportunity. It is
important to note that these changes do not require
immediate action from you today, nor do they change
any agreement that you have in place with <span
class="gmail-il">Microsoft</span>. We will continue
to meet all customer contractual commitments.</u></u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><u><u><u>If you have any questions,
please contact: AFO Sales Questions <a
href="mailto:afosalesqst@microsoft.com"
target="_blank" moz-do-not-send="true">afosalesqst@<span
class="gmail-il">microsoft</span>.com</a>.</u></u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><u><u><u>Thank you.</u></u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><u><u><u><b><u> </u></b></u></u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><u><u><u><b>FAQ</b></u></u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><u><u><u><b>Q: Is there any action I
need to take today? When will you have more details
to share about retirement dates (Azure services) or
End of Life dates (<span class="gmail-il">Metaswitch</span> Networks
& Affirmed Networks products)?</b></u></u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><u><u><u>A: We will continue to meet all
customer contractual commitments and be consistent
with published end-of-life policies. We also
appreciate the long-term planning that network
development requires, so we will communicate our
roadmap plans at the earliest opportunity.</u></u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><u><u><u><b><u> </u></b></u></u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><u><u><u><b>Q: Will you still support
our cloud and AI transformation?</b></u></u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><u><u><u>A: Yes, <span class="gmail-il">Microsoft</span> is
refining the offers we provide to operators to reflect
the strong demand for cloud and AI based solutions.</u></u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><u><u><u><u> </u></u></u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><u><u><u><b>Q: If you are announcing an
End of Sale for the Affirmed Network and <span
class="gmail-il">Metaswitch</span> Network
products for new customers and net new deployments,
what does this mean for my existing service?</b></u></u></u></p>
<ul type="disc">
<li class="m_-4375673170095776189MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst"><u><u><u>We
will meet all existing customer contractual
obligations.</u></u></u></li>
<li class="m_-4375673170095776189MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle"><u><u><u>We
will continue to maintain the software to provide
security patches and bug fixes. We highly recommend
that customers follow standard security practices
and upgrade to the latest releases.</u></u></u></li>
<li class="m_-4375673170095776189MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle"><u><u><u>We
will provide support consistent with existing
contracts.</u></u></u></li>
<li class="m_-4375673170095776189MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle"><u><u><u>We
will continue to offer project level support /
maintenance services on a case-by-case basis (as we
do today).</u></u></u></li>
<li class="m_-4375673170095776189MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle"><u><u><u>We
will support the expansion of volumes of current
deployments.</u></u></u></li>
<li class="m_-4375673170095776189MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle"><u><u><u>We
will not expand the customer base / add new
customers.</u></u></u></li>
<li class="m_-4375673170095776189MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle"><u><u><u>We
will not expand to entirely new deployments for
existing customers (e.g., launching for a new OpCo
or OpCo not currently deployed) where the new
deployment is not already contractually committed.</u></u></u></li>
<li class="m_-4375673170095776189MsoListParagraphCxSpLast"><u><u><u>We
will not expand or offer new feature sets beyond
those that have already been committed.</u></u></u></li>
</ul>
<p class="MsoNormal"><u><u><u><u> </u></u></u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><u><u><u><b>Q: What Are you announcing
for the Azure for Operators products?</b></u></u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><u><u><u>A: Here is a summary of these
changes:</u></u></u></p>
<ul type="disc">
<li class="m_-4375673170095776189MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst"><u><u><u>We
promoted Azure Operator Nexus to Azure’s Edge and
Platform portfolio and will continue to sell it.</u></u></u></li>
<li class="m_-4375673170095776189MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle"><u><u><u>We
will continue to support Azure Programmable
Connectivity.</u></u></u></li>
<li class="m_-4375673170095776189MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle"><u><u><u>We
will support existing customers of Azure Operator
Insights / AIOps Copilot, but we will not accept new
customers. <span class="gmail-il">Microsoft</span> Fabric
will address this functionality.</u></u></u></li>
<li class="m_-4375673170095776189MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle"><u><u><u>We
will no longer add new customers for: Azure
Communication Gateway (ACG), Azure Operator Insights
(AOI), Azure Private 5G Core (AP5GC), Affirmed
Mobile Content Cloud (MCC), Affirmed UnityCloud
(UC), <span class="gmail-il">Metaswitch</span> Rhino
TAS, and <span class="gmail-il">Metaswitch</span> Perimeta
SBC. If you have a customer who is in the process
of onboarding, please contact the appropriate
In-flight Projects contact: <a
href="mailto:sallywathen@microsoft.com"
target="_blank" moz-do-not-send="true">sallywathen@<span
class="gmail-il">microsoft</span>.com</a> (APAC
and EMEA) or <a
href="mailto:seanjames@microsoft.com"
target="_blank" moz-do-not-send="true">seanjames@<span
class="gmail-il">microsoft</span>.com</a> (Americas).</u></u></u></li>
<li class="m_-4375673170095776189MsoListParagraphCxSpLast"><u><u><u>We
will not accept more preview candidates for: Azure
Operator Call Protection (AOCP) and Azure Operator
5G Core (AO5GC), and we will not move these services
to General Availability.</u></u></u></li>
</ul>
<p class="MsoNormal"><u><u><u><b><u> </u></b></u></u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><u><u><u><b>Q: What is next after you
stop selling a product, and how will you manage
these products?</b></u></u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><u><u><u>A: We will continue to support
these products in accordance with our existing
customer commitments. We will eventually retire these
services in accordance with our lifecycle policies.
In advance of retirement, we will provide notification
as well as details on transition recommendations. <span
class="m_-4375673170095776189ui-provider">We are
committed to supporting you through this transition.</span></u></u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><u><u><u><u> </u></u></u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><u><u><u>Here are the current plans for
each product, but plans may evolve as we work with
customers:</u></u></u></p>
<ul type="disc">
<li class="m_-4375673170095776189MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst"><u><u><u><b>Azure
Communication Gateway (ACG) </b>– We will publish
a transition roadmap to recommend options to migrate
off these services to partner solutions when the
service is retired.</u></u></u></li>
<li class="m_-4375673170095776189MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle"><u><u><u><b>Azure
Operator Insights (AOI) </b>– We will work with
customers to align this service to <span
class="gmail-il">Microsoft</span> Fabric before
the service is retired.</u></u></u></li>
<li class="m_-4375673170095776189MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle"><u><u><u><b>Azure
Operator 5G Core (AO5GC) </b> – We will not move
this product from Public Preview to GA</u></u></u></li>
<li class="m_-4375673170095776189MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle"><u><u><u><b>Azure
Private 5G Core (AP5GC)</b> – We will provide
options to adopt services using partner solutions
before the service is retired.</u></u></u></li>
<li class="m_-4375673170095776189MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle"><u><u><u><b>Azure
Operator Call Protection (AOCP)</b> – We will not
move this product from Private Preview to GA.
Operators may still use existing <span
class="gmail-il">Microsoft</span> tooling and
partner solutions to create a similar solution.</u></u></u></li>
<li class="m_-4375673170095776189MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle"><u><u><u><b>Affirmed
Mobile Content Cloud (MCC)</b> – We will meet
obligations as defined above until product End of
Life.</u></u></u></li>
<li class="m_-4375673170095776189MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle"><u><u><u><b>Affirmed
UnityCloud (UC)</b> – We will meet obligations as
defined above and move to product End of Life.</u></u></u></li>
<li class="m_-4375673170095776189MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle"><u><u><u><b><span
class="gmail-il">Metaswitch</span> Rhino TAS</b> –
We will meet obligations as defined above until
product End of Life.</u></u></u></li>
<li class="m_-4375673170095776189MsoListParagraphCxSpLast"><u><u><u><b><span
class="gmail-il">Metaswitch</span> Perimeta SBC</b> –
We will meet obligations as defined above until
product End of Life.</u></u></u></li>
</ul>
<p class="MsoNormal"><u><u><u><u> </u></u></u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><u><u><u><b>Q: Is <span class="gmail-il">Microsoft</span> exiting
the telecommunications industry?</b></u></u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><u><u><u>A: No. <span class="gmail-il">Microsoft</span> remains
fully committed to supporting the telecommunications
industry by empowering them to achieve more with the
power of Cloud and AI. The changes to the Azure for
Operator portfolio reflect customer demand and enable
us to focus on the technologies that drive the most
value for our customers and partners.</u></u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><u><u><u><b><u> </u></b></u></u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><u><u><u><b>Q: If these changes impacted
my contacts at <span class="gmail-il">Microsoft</span>,
who can I contact?</b></u></u></u></p>
<p class="m_-4375673170095776189paragraph"><u><u><u><span>A:
W<span class="m_-4375673170095776189normaltextrun">e
apologize for any inconvenience personnel changes
have caused you. Please reach out to your
assigned <span class="gmail-il">Microsoft</span> Account
Executive. For issues requiring escalation, you
may contact the following:</span><span
class="m_-4375673170095776189eop"> </span></span></u></u></u></p>
<p class="m_-4375673170095776189paragraph"><u><u><u><span
class="m_-4375673170095776189normaltextrun"><span> </span></span></u></u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><u><u><u><span
class="m_-4375673170095776189eop">Questions /
inquiries:</span><span
class="m_-4375673170095776189MsoHyperlink">
<a
href="mailto:afosalesqst@microsoft.com"
target="_blank" moz-do-not-send="true">afosalesqst@<span
class="gmail-il">microsoft</span>.com</a></span></u></u></u></p>
<p class="m_-4375673170095776189paragraph"><u><u><u><span
class="m_-4375673170095776189eop"><span>Industry
Lead Sponsor:
</span></span><a
href="mailto:silvia.candiani@microsoft.com"
target="_blank" moz-do-not-send="true"><span>silvia.candiani@<span
class="gmail-il">microsoft</span>.com</span></a></u></u></u></p>
<p class="m_-4375673170095776189paragraph"><u><u><u><span
class="m_-4375673170095776189normaltextrun"><span>Support
Issues: </span></span><span>
</span><a
href="mailto:mhenderson@microsoft.com"
target="_blank" moz-do-not-send="true"><span>mhenderson@<span
class="gmail-il">microsoft</span>.com</span></a><span
class="m_-4375673170095776189eop"><span> </span></span></u></u></u></p>
<p class="m_-4375673170095776189paragraph"><u><u><u><span
class="m_-4375673170095776189normaltextrun"><span>In-flight
Projects (APAC and EMEA) </span></span><a
href="mailto:sallywathen@microsoft.com"
target="_blank" moz-do-not-send="true"><span>sallywathen@<span
class="gmail-il">microsoft</span>.com</span></a></u></u></u></p>
<p class="m_-4375673170095776189paragraph"><u><u><u><span
class="m_-4375673170095776189normaltextrun"><span>In-flight
Projects (Americas): </span></span><span>
</span><a
href="mailto:seanjames@microsoft.com"
target="_blank" moz-do-not-send="true"><span>seanjames@<span
class="gmail-il">microsoft</span>.com</span></a></u></u></u></p>
<p class="m_-4375673170095776189paragraph"><u><u><u><span
class="m_-4375673170095776189normaltextrun"><span>Purchase
Orders: <span>
</span></span></span><a
href="mailto:jason.ryberg@microsoft.com"
target="_blank" moz-do-not-send="true"><span>jason.ryberg@<span
class="gmail-il">microsoft</span>.com</span></a><span
class="m_-4375673170095776189eop"><span> </span></span></u></u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><u><u><u><span
class="m_-4375673170095776189normaltextrun">Executive
Escalation:
</span><a
href="mailto:shawn.hakl@microsoft.com"
target="_blank" moz-do-not-send="true">shawn.hakl@<span
class="gmail-il">microsoft</span>.com</a></u></u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><u><u><u><span><u> </u></span></u></u></u></p>
</div>
<br>
<div class="gmail_quote">
<div class="gmail_attr" dir="ltr"><u><u><u>On Tue, Aug 13,
2024 at 8:41 AM Mike Hammett <<a
href="mailto:voiceops@ics-il.net"
moz-do-not-send="true" class="moz-txt-link-freetext">voiceops@ics-il.net</a>>
wrote:</u></u></u></div>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote">
<div class="msg328750724890767665">
<div>
<div><u><u><u>"Given the MetaSwitch products are no
longer sold, and Microsoft is EOLing them, and
not taking new support contracts..."</u></u></u>
<div> </div>
<div> </div>
<div><u><u><u>That's news to me.</u></u></u><br>
<br>
<div><br>
<br>
<u><u><u><span name="x">-----<br>
Mike Hammett<br>
Intelligent Computing Solutions<br>
<a href="http://www.ics-il.com"
target="_blank" moz-do-not-send="true"
class="moz-txt-link-freetext">http://www.ics-il.com</a><br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
Midwest Internet Exchange<br>
<a href="http://www.midwest-ix.com"
target="_blank" moz-do-not-send="true"
class="moz-txt-link-freetext">http://www.midwest-ix.com</a></span></u></u></u><br>
<br>
</div>
<br>
<hr id="m_328750724890767665zwchr">
<div><u><u><u><b>From:</b> "Jawaid Bazyar via
VoiceOps" <<a
href="mailto:voiceops@voiceops.org"
target="_blank" moz-do-not-send="true"
class="moz-txt-link-freetext">voiceops@voiceops.org</a>><br>
<b>To:</b> "voiceops" <<a
href="mailto:voiceops@voiceops.org"
target="_blank" moz-do-not-send="true"
class="moz-txt-link-freetext">voiceops@voiceops.org</a>><br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, August 13, 2024
7:23:05 AM<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [VoiceOps] Acquire
MetaSwitch</u></u></u><br>
<br>
<div dir="ltr"><u><u><u>Hello,</u></u></u>
<div> </div>
<div><u><u><u>We are in the market to acquire /
take over a MetaSwitch CFS. In
particular, we're looking for the
virtual edition that runs purely in
VMWare.</u></u></u></div>
<div> </div>
<div><u><u><u>The components we'd need are:</u></u></u></div>
<div><u><u><u> CFS</u></u></u></div>
<div><u><u><u> MRS (Media Resource Server)</u></u></u></div>
<div><u><u><u> Perimeta</u></u></u></div>
<div><u><u><u> SAS (Service Assurance Server)</u></u></u></div>
<div><u><u><u> MetaView Server</u></u></u></div>
<div> </div>
<div><u><u><u>These are fairly common
components.</u></u></u></div>
<div> </div>
<div><u><u><u>Given the MetaSwitch products are
no longer sold, and Microsoft is EOLing
them, and not taking new support
contracts, we're not talking about a big
cash up front kind of deal, but, instead
a revenue share kind of arrangement.</u></u></u></div>
<div> </div>
<div><u><u><u>Anyone that has one and is
interested, contact me directly
off-list.</u></u></u></div>
<div> </div>
<div><u><u><u>Cheers,</u></u></u></div>
<div> </div>
<div><u><u><u>Jawaid</u></u></u></div>
<div> </div>
</div>
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