On November 15, Red Hat hosted its fourth annual Open5G virtual event, with session tracks dedicated to open source advancements in 5G core, RAN, edge, cloud, AI, sustainability and more – discussed from the perspectives of over 25 leading service providers and key partners, industry analysts and Red Hat technologists.
We structure Open5G in a very open source way – not just the subject matter, but also the spirit of bringing together a community of experts with diverse backgrounds and perspectives, sharing ideas and experiences to tackle a common challenge. Each year, these pioneers have shared their successes and challenges in building, maintaining and capitalizing on 5G networks. They also offer insights into how they’ve used open technologies to evolve their networks from connectivity pipes to platforms for lucrative innovation, helping to advance other industries (banking, energy, agriculture, retail…) and whole societies – all with remarkable candor and generosity.
This year’s agenda:
Executive keynote speeches and fireside chats from Cisco, Nokia, Spark NZ and Red Hat CTO, Chris Wright
Track 1: Open RAN – deployment approaches and monetization opportunities
Market overview and trends – with Analysys Mason research director, Caroline Gabriel
Open RAN: From hype to production – with NEC, NTT DOCOMO, Mavenir and HP
Energy sustainability and consumption – with Ericsson, Capgemini and Intel
Technical session: Programmable networks with RAN intelligent controller (RIC) – with Juniper and Google
Track 2: Solving edge of the network: Private wireless and enterprise edge deployments
Market overview and trends – with STL Partners Practice Lead, Yasmean Luk
Private 5G use cases – with AT&T, Verizon and Spark NZ
Bell Canada’s multi-access edge computing success story: Declarative GitOps zero-touch provisioning – with Bell Canada cloud/MEC architecture leaders
Technical session: Automate to accelerate deployment and simplify operations – with Telefónica
Track 3: Open hybrid cloud: Balancing on-premise and public cloud deployments
Market overview and trends – with ACG Research CEO, Ray Mota
Hybrid cloud use cases – with MTN
Evolution of the core: from 4G to 5G – with Bharti Airtel, Sasktel, Turkcell and Vodafone Ziggo
Technical session: On-demand bursting into public cloud – with Verizon and Telstra
Artificial Intelligence for IT Operations (AI Ops) – with Telenor, IBM, MIT and CAST AI
The entire event is now available on demand. Whether you’re involved in the physical buildout of a 5G network or setting the strategy for where the technology might take you, if open source is part of the equation, our speakers may give you some new ideas. Browse the session catalog and register today. And if you’d like to add YOUR open 5G story to the mix in 2024, please let us know!
