Telco Cloud Fundamentals

Cloud-native networks may help operators minimize energy use, reduce carbon footprints and lower costs Cloud-native architectures are reshaping telecom networks, often spotlighted for their agility, speed to market and operational flexibility. But they also deliver another vital, often overlooked benefit: …

Telecom operators are moving from legacy systems to cloud-native networks built for speed, scale and resilience As global data demands accelerate and next-generation services take shape, the telecom industry finds itself at a crossroads. Operators are under pressure to break …

In a world of cloud-native infrastructure, is the network still the backbone — or just another service in the stack? As telecom networks evolve into cloud-native, software-defined platforms, operators are being forced to ask an uncomfortable question: In a world …

Telcos are adopting chaos engineering to test resiliency, reduce downtime and ensure systems can withstand real-world failures — before they happen. As telecom networks adopt increasingly complex cloud-native architectures, traditional notions of reliability are being upended. In place of static, …

DevOps is the strategy of bringing together development and operations teams to collaborate to automate the network lifecycle; CI/CD is the execution of this strategy Vertically integrated, monolithic systems are reliable, but slow to evolve. By decomposing functions into microservices, …

As networks go cloud-native, telecom operators face pivotal choices between telco private clouds or public and hybrid clouds As telecom networks transition to cloud-native architectures, operators face key decisions about cloud deployment models. Before, telco clouds were private clouds — …

Unlike legacy VNFs — often monolithic and dependent on virtual machines — CNFs are designed from the ground up for cloud environments As telecom networks evolve to meet the demands of 5G, edge computing and automation, traditional physical and virtual …

Quality data, digital twins and AI/ML will all help operators enable end-to-end automation in a multi-cloud environment Managing the complex components of a multi-cloud environment is proving to be a monumental challenge for network operators, especially coupled with the growing …

For F5, it’s not just about delivering these applications at the edge; it’s also crucial to secure them once they’re there According to F5’s Senior Solutions Engineering Manager Chas Lesley, prioritizing application location and delivery is “critically important” for multi-cloud …

Edge resilience, according to Volt Active Data’s Chief Product Officer Dheeraj Remella, is a ‘multi-pronged endeavor’ By utilizing edge technology, telecom operators can improve their own operations and enable new applications and use cases; however, the edge must be close …

Examples of how operators are using AI today include network anomaly detection and root cause analysis Telecom companies have been using artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) in their operations for years. However, the current telco environment sets the …

Telefónica’s Multi-Cloud Tools Manager: ‘There is no one single type of a cloud that serves everything equally’ Panelists at the recent Telco Cloud and Edge Forum discussed the future of telco cloud strategies as they work to balance the need …

In a more open and flexible network environment, the attack surface has been ‘opened up’ Emerging technologies like cloud, edge and AI represent serious opportunities for telcos when it comes to network performance, efficiency and potential new revenue streams; however, …

Telcos are recognizing that in order to monetize the potential inherent in cloud-native networks, they must simplify the interface for developers While open Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) were a big topic at this and last year’s Mobile World Congress in …

The ‘deep use of AI’ can drive hyper personalization through carriers’ omni channel products During a session at Google Cloud Next ’23, Ankur Jain, VP, Google Cloud for Telecom and Google Distributed Cloud, said that Google is using AI and …

With AIOps growing in the telecom space, many are wondering just how much autonomy these tools will be given To keep up with growing network complexity, telcos are applying automation techniques enabled by AI and ML in as many network …

To keep up with growing network complexity, telcos are applying automation techniques enabled by AI and ML in as many network operations as possible As 5G continues to evolve, it also continues to become more complex. Virtualization and disaggregation are …

It’s important to look at AI holistically and to not rule out more traditional machine learning models, says Google Cloud’s VP/GM Sachin Gupta Anything can be AI (Artificial Intelligence), Google Cloud’s VP/GM Sachin Gupta, told RCR Wireless News at Google Cloud Next, …

AT&T’s VP of Network Analytics & Automation said that the telco is already using AI across its entire operations chain, from day zero to day two Thanks to consumer-facing applications like Chat GTP, artificial intelligence is — an already hyped …

In June, AWS announced a $100 million investment to develop a center to help enterprises use generative AI (GenAI), the technology behind OpenAI’s ChatGPT chatbot. The AI innovation center will offer generative AI testing and training services and will be staffed by …

Benefits of hybrid AI include data security, context and efficiency With generative artificial intelligence (AI) poised to permeate virtually all types of consumer and enterprise applications, network architecture becomes increasingly important. If the goal is to use AI to quickly …

Running AI workloads at the edge enables better economics, faster decision making and automation If you look past the hype, look past the technological complexity, look past the protracted proofs of concepts, 5G is all about leveraging a high-bandwidth, low-latency …

Discussion around generative AI has quickly become a mainstay in conference presentations and earnings calls. The predominant thinking is that if you’re an enterprise, including a mobile network operator or other communications service provider, you’ve got to have a plan to …

Edge federation refers to the interconnection and coordination of multiple edge computing resources and services from different providers, in order to deliver a more comprehensive and distributed computing infrastructure. In a recent interview at the Telco Cloud & Edge Forum, …

The first part of this Q and A with Vodafone’s Joanna Newman, senior director of technology partnerships, covers the operator’s dedicated vs. distributed MEC approach, the logic behind its various hyperscaler partnerships, and addresses how many MEC use cases involve …