On Monday, Broadcom Inc. (NASDAQ:AVGO) unveiled the VMware Telco Cloud Platform 9 at the Mobile World Congress 2026 in Barcelona. This platform aims to enhance hardware efficiency and reduce operational costs for global telco operators by supporting sovereign and AI services.
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The VMware Telco Cloud Platform 9 is built on the VMware Cloud Foundation 9 and aims to provide a unified infrastructure for telcos. It supports both 4G/5G network functions and AI workloads, facilitating a transition to AI-native operations that are self-correcting and intent-based.
Paul Turner, chief product officer at VMware Cloud Foundation Division, emphasized the platform’s potential to cut both capital and operational expenditures for telcos significantly. The platform is designed to meet the increasing demand for memory and server capacity driven by AI advancements.
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