5G service providers ( CSPs ) to offer innovative services to subscribers and enterprises ”.
Enterprises are seeking 5G-enabled private wireless networks to support their communication requirements , with a low-latency experience vital to a positive customer experience .
Bhandari adds : “ While several models are being explored worldwide , systems ' integrators are likely to play a crucial role in helping enterprises accelerate their 5G private networks journey . There are significant interoperability issues , and telecom operators lack the skill sets to put everything together . For instance , Telefonica Tech has recently collaborated with Microsoft to offer private 5G and on-premise edge computing to meet the needs of enterprises .”
Similarly , according to Bhandari , network slicing is a key aspect of 5G .
“ A private network , once created , can potentially back feed to the telecom network to expand and enhance its network coverage . There is a role for multiple orchestrations of use cases ”.
Telcos may not want the burden of being system integrators Gary Smith has been the CEO at transport networking technology specialist Ciena for almost 20 years , building its business with hyperscale cloud platforms such as AWS , Google and Azure .
Speaking to telecomtv . com , Smith says : “ Network operators are keen to break down the ‘ walled gardens ’ of traditional , closed networking systems and embrace bestof-breed disaggregation , but they really don ’ t want to take on the role of systems integrator and be burdened with stitching together multiple networking elements from different suppliers .”
“Network operators are keen to break down the “ walled gardens ” of traditional , closed networking systems and embrace best-of-breed disaggregation ”
GARY SMITH CEO , CIENA
Smith suggested that telcos wish to break free from the constraints of closed , inflexible systems but still prefer everything to be pre-packed .
“ The trend towards disaggregation , this is always a consideration , but for a lot of the service providers , they don ' t want to have to be the systems integrator , and , certainly towards the edge of the network , it ' s just not worth it for them .
“ Because the economics are such that you can package and bundle all that together – it ’ s a lot easier for them operationally . There ' s no benefit to splitting it all out , provided they ' ve still got the high-level software control and they ' re not tied into the classic sort of monolithic operating systems .”
“ As ever , operators wish to avoid the dreaded ‘ lock-in ’ and maintain an element of flexibility and ‘ not a walled garden ’,” according to Smith .
“ They don ' t want to be tied from a software point of view to some customised , closed piece of software ,” Smith adds .
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