Telco Cloud Fundamentals

Telco clouds were always private clouds. But a new generation of hyperscale-adjacent telecom services blur the lines.

The scalable and agile cloud architecture that governs both telco cloud and IT cloud is the same, even though service requirements are not.

The zero-touch network: a cloud optimizes and fixes itself without human intervention. Does it deliver the agility and scale operators need?

Mobile Edge Computing (MEC) infrastructure is being deployed globally, coordinating efforts between network operators and hyperscalers.

Among other things, a telco cloud architecture makes it easier for operators to collaborate with enterprise customers to develop customized B2B solutions Because telco operations have more stringent performance and …

Mobile Edge Computing or Multi-Access Edge Computing (MEC) is already having a transformational effect on business in the cloud.

The RAN Intelligent Controller (RIC) is an essential part of the Open RAN architecture, operate in near real time and non real time.

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An xApp is software running on a near-real time Radio Access Network (RAN) Intelligent Controller (RIC) which enhances spectrum efficiency.

An rApp is a software application that helps optimize network traffic. It’s part of the Open RAN architecture.

Telco cloud operations require separate strategies for Virtual Network Functions (VNFs) and Cloud Native Functions (CNFs).

DevOps is a practical methodology for making software that is sometimes positioned as a cultural mindset for organizations. 

Docker and Kubernetes serve complementary functions to manage software containers used in cloud computing – for creation and orchestration.

‘Telco Cloud’ describes a cloud computing environment optimized for the workloads and demands of telecom operators

Mobile Edge Computing or Multi-Access Edge Computing moves compute out of the data center and closer to the user.

A cloud native network function (CNF) replaces a physical device connected to the network with interconnected apps called microservices.

A Virtual Network Function replaces network hardware with software which can be changed and scaled to meet burgeoning 5G demands.

“Public cloud” is cloud computing delivered via the Internet; “private cloud” is cloud computing for a single client.

Amazon, Google, and Microsoft are hyperscaler apex predators, and offer both an existential threat and business opportunity for carriers.

Kubernetes is cloud software container management that can help carriers with 5G Network Functions Virtualization

The 5G Core is a Service Based Architecture, a cloud-native approach that enables services to operate and communicate independently.

Cloud-native 5G means advantage of scale The 5G Core standard defines a Service-Based Architecture (SBA) that is designed from the start for cloud-native 5G network deployment. This enables communication service …

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