As mobile operators continue to extol the theoretical expectations of new services and revenue streams that 5G is supposed to herald, they’re faced with a much more concrete reality on the network side: How should 5G network architectures be built to deliver upon all of those promises?
5G network architecture requires several new considerations: the ability to scale and deploy functions quickly; the need for orchestration that delivers automated lifecycle management; and service composition that supports microservices, with the ability to manage discrete functions in independent units.