This week we talk to Tareq Amin, Rakuten Mobile CTO and Group EVP and CAO of Rakuten, about his vision for (and reality of) a fully-virtualized, cloud-native network. Amin reflects on his time at Reliance Jio, discusses the future of Open RAN, and shares his motto--which doesn't easily translate to Japanese.
Ericsson talks dual-mode cloud core; Oracle on move from VNF to CNF
With one notable exception, commercial 5G networks use a non-standalone architecture wherein
new 5G NR radio infrastructure is connected to an Evolved Packet Core that also supports LTE
data transmissions. Virtualization of EPC functionality is...
The first phase of 5G build-out is now well underway in major markets around the world. Increasingly, the big mobile service providers and some new entrants, as well, are in the midst of their first 5G deployments or will begin them this year. Mobile...
5G transformation extends beyond the network--there has to be a shift in the workforce
5G is touted as the connectivity fabric that will fundamentally reshape our collective future. Consumers will benefit from ubiquitous, high-quality connectivity capable of serving up applications that were previously impossible. Enterprises...
Telefonica Innovation Ventures invests in open RAN provider Altiostar
ZURICH--As Telefonica continues to enhance its network and crystallize 5G plans, the Spanish-based multi-national operator this week, through its Telefonica Innovation Ventures investment arm, announced an investment in open radio access network infrastructure Altiostar, which specializes...
While some greenfield players are able to immediately embrace cloud-native network design and reap the benefits that come with it, those cases are few and far between. For most operators this is an incremental transition that gradually shifts from legacy systems to cloud-based systems....
