Casa Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CASA) has reported the acceptance of a multi-year purchase contract from Verizon (NYSE: VZ) . Verizon will invest USD 40 Million in Casa common stock or a 9.9% ownership stake. Casa will provide its 5G Core Network Functions to Verizon to help power the company’s public Mobile Edge Compute service offering. “This announcement is an important milestone for our 5G Core and Security Gateway technology, as well as the growth potential of our business,” said Jerry Guo, President and CEO of Casa Systems. “Our cloud-native approach is at the foundation of today’s agreement and represents an important pivot in the telecommunications industry. Casa Systems is excited to be at the forefront of this shift towards a cutting edge, cloud-based strategy through this partnership with Verizon. This agreement validates our leadership in 5G Core and MEC and positions Casa Systems as a key champion for cloud-native 5G infrastructure in the United States. I couldn’t be more proud of our team for all their hard work in helping us achieve this agreement.”
“Casa Systems is an important member of our 5G and MEC ecosystem, providing flexible applications that will allow us to scale up for our customers as real-time solutions continue to grow,” said Kyle Malady, President, Global Networks and Technology at Verizon. “We have confidence in Casa as a cloud-native technology partner and look forward to joint innovation as we scale the power of 5G and MEC in the years to come.”
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