There’s already been gallons of ink spilled in service of lecturing Communication Service Providers (CSPs) on the importance of adopting cloud-native business processes and technology as they pivot to the introduction of 5G Standalone (SA) services. 5G SA demands a cloud-native core network, Cloud Native Functions (CNFs) operating on the network, and an operational paradigm that encourages continuous testing, deployment, iteration, and optimization to hone, refine, and improve the network for all users. 5G SA requires cloud-native testing to match.
