Jersey City, NJ - Amdocs (NASDAQ: DOX), a leading provider of software and services to communications and media companies, today announced that AT&T (NYSE: T) has selected Amdocs’ CES cloud-native platform to support its business support systems evolution (BSSe) program. Amdocs will also provide next-generation cloud operations for BSSe under a long-term agreement.

AT&T’s BSSe is a technology modernization and simplification program focused on increasing speed-to-market, improved customer experiences, and long-term cost-effectiveness while delivering on the promise of 5G. The project will launch on Microsoft Azure and start with AT&T’s consumer business units, including mobility with 5G, fixed wireless, broadband, and IoT.

“As AT&T continues to evolve, we’re excited about creating new ways to make life easier for our customers,” said Eric Boyer, EVP, AT&T Consumer Technology Platforms. “We are working to advance our operations with a more flexible, cost-effective solution, and we selected Amdocs for its deep set of cloud-native business support systems to help us modernize efficiently.”

“We are delighted that AT&T will be leveraging the capabilities of the CES platform, our cloud-native suite, to accelerate their BSSe and bring new, exceptional experiences to their customers,” said Anthony Goonetilleke, Amdocs Group President of Technology and Head of Strategy. “We look forward to our continued journey together.”