Many operators are working towards Fixed Mobile Convergence (FMC) to simplify their architecture and their operations. It was nice to hear Cayetano Carbajo, Director for Core, Transport and Service Platforms, GCTIO Telefónica SA at Layer 123 Conference. Kudos to them for sharing the video online (embedded below).
Like most other operators looking to bring the true 5G power to consumers and enterprises, Telefonica is moving to 5G Standalone architecture. It will be Cloud Native with Open Core Capabilities to develop application through API exposure.
As can be seen in the roadmap above, Slicing will allow QoS differentiation for different types of services. The most interesting thing is that Converged Core will allow signalling for 2G, 3G, 4G, 5G and for fixed line.
While this converged core will be containerised, there are some challenges today that they are expecting to be solved in the near future. The eventual reward is higher efficiency and a much higher level of automation.
During the talk, Cayetano also discussed some technical 5G core details including their approach to increase resiliency. I highly recommend watching the embedded talk below. You may also find some of our other posts on related topics useful. They are highlighted below.
Related Posts:
- Operator Watch Blog: Telefonica Presents Strategy for Systems and Network Evolution
- The 3G4G Blog - Tutorial: Service Based Architecture (SBA) for 5G Core (5GC)
- 3G4G: True Fixed-Mobile Convergence (FMC) with 5G
- The 3G4G Blog: Three New Standards to Accelerate 5G Wireless Wireline Convergence (WWC)
- The 3G4G Blog: The Status of 5G Standalone (5G SA) Networks - March 2021
- The 3G4G Blog: Network Slicing Tutorials and Other Resources
- The 3G4G Blog: What is Cloud Native and How is it Transforming the Networks?
- The 3G4G Blog: Automating the 5G Core using Machine Learning and Data Analytics
- Operator Watch Blog: BT's Converged Core to Launch in 2023
- Operator Watch Blog: BT UK's Journey to Automation
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