5G Telco Clouds: Where we are and where we are headed
First broadcast: 8 April 2020
Operators have struggled with telco cloud to date. NFV deployments have suffered from a lack of truly ‘cloud-native’ components and approaches, and the industry continues to grapple with the complexities of transformation and building skillsets. Meanwhile, there is a growing urgency to safeguard investments in 5G new radio, which have been justified based on new use-cases which assume extreme sophistication in the network.
In this webinar, we argued that 5G will only pay if telcos find a way to make telco clouds work.
We shared learnings from first-hand work with operators and vendors about successful (and less successful) routes to cloud deployment, and suggest that shifting industry dynamics – new partnerships, ecosystems and integrations – mean that now is the time to make it happen.
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Our presenters
Matt Pooley, Telco Cloud Practice Lead & Senior Consultant, STL Partners
Matt leads STL Partners’ bespoke work with leading operators and tech companies across the globe on defining the telco cloud opportunity, strategies and routes to deployment. On the side, he is a regular speaker at industry events, and has authored research on topics as broad as innovation, network experience and SD-WAN deployment models. Current focus includes cloud native, network automation, and partnership strategy.
Philip Goddard, Business Development Director, Juniper Networks
As part of the Contrail Business Unit, Philip he leverages his experience across a broader set of opportunities and technologies. He has successfully executed a mix of direct sales and marketing roles within the telecommunication industry in both Europe and North America over a lengthy career.
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