Oracle is another enterprise provider which sees private networks, and especially the conjunction of 5G and edge, as an important trend which will enhance its value for telco customers. The company is best known for its enterprise databases and other software and services, which have been on a long journey to the cloud, but most of its 5G business to date has been driven by its communications division, a relatively small unit which has been built around the acquisition, in 2013, of two suppliers of signalling and IP infrastructure, particularly session border controllers. These were Tekelec and Acme Packet, and Oracle has built a business in signalling and policy control for cellular core networks around those assets. Most of the…