Using WNS for Windows phone Silverlight 8.1-MPNS for Windows phone 8 - ibm-mobilefirst

I have developed Windows Phone 8 application and implemented MPNS(Microsoft Push Notification Services).
**I have upgraded the app from Windows Phone 8 version to Windows Phone Silverlight 8.1 using Visual Studio 2013, As per this link I found WNS is recommended by Microsoft. As It has evolved with new features and advancements.
But when planned to go with WNS I need to have MOBILE SERVICE as a back-end. something like Microsoft Azure Mobile services, which is payable one.
Contacted Azure Mobile support for the same they say it's for UWP(Universal Windows Apps) if that's the only case, how to proceed with WNS in my upgraded application, or did he explain something wrong?
And also I have obtained Symantec mobile code signing certificate - 299$ can I use the same to signing MPNS and WNS?

To use the WNS notifications in a Windows Phone app built using the MobileFirst tooling, you need to read the documentation. Like this: http://www-01.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/SSHS8R_7.1.0/com.ibm.worklight.dev.doc/devref/t_setting_up_push_notification_win8.html?lang=en.
It doesn't matter that you're app is a Hybrid app.

In IBM MobileFirst Platform, WNS is applicable only for Universal Windows Apps (as already mentioned) .
To use WNS notifications:
a) if you are using a hybrid application, add a "Windows 8 Universal" environment. The resultant UWP project structure contains a WP8.1 project as well.
b) if native, create your own native Universal C# application. In your MFPF project, add Windows Phone 8 Universal native API.

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