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The operator and IBM have announced Cloud Garden 2.0, the next phase of Telefonica’s cloud services platform designed to modernise applications.

The agreement is part of the Shared Rural Network project and scheduled to begin this year and go through to 2024.

The Open Networking Foundation's (ONF) SD-RAN project was launched in April 2020 and has published its first software release.

The new venture will be the centre of excellence for the Group's cloud and edge computing solutions.

The founders claim this is the first joint venture of its kind in Europe and will be based in Paris.

The government has approved the draft legislation – but bidding is not expected to begin before early 2022.

The money will be spent on local initiatives in 13 European countries and Turkey, over five years.

The operator plans to sell part of the fixed fibre assets in its home market to a consortium.

Scott Petty, CTO of the UK opco, will take over responsibilities at group level for digital and services.

The vendor claims it is the first to demonstrate this capability, which it expects to be a common requirement.