This IDC Market Perspective provides IDC's view on telecom service provider's cloud-native network deployments strategies to enhance scalability and agility driven by the need to support 5G, edge computing, and advanced network management. Telecom service providers are accelerating their cloud-native deployments to enhance scalability and business agility. Despite ongoing efforts to introduce new services, they face challenges such as commoditization, intense digital competition, and the complexity of integrating multiple generations of technology. The adoption of virtual network functions (VNFs) and cloud-native network functions (CNFs) is driven by the need to support 5G, edge computing, and advanced network management. Regardless of challenges, such as managing hybrid networks and ensuring security, telcos are making significant progress in digital transformation, leveraging containerization and dual-engine architectures for enhanced flexibility and efficiency."Telcos must embrace cloud-native deployments to overcome complexity and competition, unlocking new revenue streams, and driving scalability and agility in an evolving digital landscape." — Ajeet Das, research director, Telecom Network Infrastructure at IDC
Executive Snapshot
New Market Developments and Dynamics
Strategic Drivers for VNF and CNF Adoption
5G SA as a Catalyst
Multi-Access Edge Computing
Control and User Plane Separation
Digital Transformation Goals and Progress
Progress and Challenges
Telco Cloud Infrastructure Deployment Preferences
Dual-Engine Architecture: A Powerful Approach for Telco Cloud Deployments
Customer Deployment Use Cases
5G Network Deployment
Network Function Virtualization
Cloud-Native Network Services
Public Versus Private Cloud Deployments
AIOps and Cloud-Native Deployments
Advice for the Services Provider
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