As telco and cloud worlds collide, and the carrier network becomes an IT platform from the cloud to the edge, there will be significant realignments between vendors and operators from both sides of the fence. Radio specialists will need IT partners – and vice versa – to succeed in the converged market, while operators will have to learn to live in the cloud, in terms of running their networks and delivering new services. New rivalries will ensue, but so will new alliances, like those of Ericsson with Cisco and Samsung Networks with HPE. One of the most significant – for the US, but also as a template for other carriers – is the newly announced pact between AT&T and Amazon.…