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Connecting ‘anything, anywhere’ requires a cloud-native, flexible 5G packet core design

July 14, 2021

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Because 5G promises to connect “anything, anywhere,” it places different requirements on a network’s packet core, and according to Keith Allan, who looks after product line management for the Cloud Packet Core at Nokia, an unprecedent level of flexibility might be one of the most important. In an interview with RCR Wireless News, Allan provided details about how designing a cloud-native packet core is essential for 5G networks.

“To provide [5G connectivity] anywhere,” he explained, “operators have to have the capability to provide it on any of platform — virtual network functions, cloud-native network functions, physical network functions based on custom silicon, etc. That is the real challenge of 5G, but it’s also the benefit of 5G.”

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