The cloud-native shift: flexibility and efficiency Blessing describes cloud-native architecture as“ transformative” for the telecommunications industry. It has overhauled both operational stability and service delivery.
“ With legacy virtual networks, 80 % of outages occurred during traffic offloading or node upgrades,” he explains.“ Cloudnative networks eliminate the need to offload traffic. We can perform upgrades in-service, massively reducing risk and improving uptime.”
On the commercial side, cloudnative networks offer unprecedented flexibility.“ Previously, one network had to serve everything from video calls and streaming to gaming. Now, with 5G SA and cloud-native capabilities, we can offer tailored network slices optimised for specific needs,” Blessing says.
Customisation is a key leap forward, he adds:“ Without cloud-native, we would still be stuck in a one-size-fits-all world. Now, a Zoom call, an online game or a live stream can each run on parameters suited to their requirements.”
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