VMware has been assembling its 5G platform for telcos over the past months as it vies with other enterprise virtualization companies to get a bigger share of the operator market, courtesy of the migration to cloud-based 5G, converged and edge networks. Fresh from success in netting Dish Network as a customer, to support its greenfield, cloud-native 5G deployment, VMware has officially repackaged various offerings to form its 5G Telco Cloud Platform. This aims to help operators with the transition of the core to a cloud-native, 5G Standalone architecture, opening up 5G features and revenue opportunities such as network slicing and more autonomous optimization. The platform pulls together various products and services, with telco-oriented updates for some modules, and fully integrated…