G Core Operator News Today

Deployment of the 5G core is the next big step in 5G networks. It will enable standalone (SA) operation and new service types. This new core will be deployed on software-defined infrastructure and should be automated by design. Automation of the 5G core is required. First, because operators do not yet know which services will take off and achieve commercial success at scale and which will emerge as valuable but niche. And second, because operators must reduce the cost of production to remain c...

For operators planning and deploying 5G core networks, the choice of cloud platform is one of the most critical and far-reaching decisions they must make. One of the key choices is between infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS) and platform-as-a-service (PaaS). The new Heavy Reading "Cloud-Native 5G Core Operator Survey" published in March 2021 identifies a preference for an IaaS model (45%) over PaaS (32%) and vendor-integrated full stack (23%). Larger operators, however, skew toward PaaS. The f...

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