Introduction
With the advent of the 5G Standalone (5G SA) era, 5G Service Providers (SPs) have the opportunity to increase their revenues from the segments of the enterprise market requiring real-time or near real-time wireless communications. In the past, 3G and 4G wireless network performance were based on best effort. Some networks differentiated themselves with coverage and/or speed, but it was still a best-effort network, with no guarantees of specific performance levels or service. The 3GPP 5G mobile network specifications have the features to deliver performance guarantees. A 5G SP can now increase revenues from the enterprise market by offering premium services and performance with guaranteed Service Level Agreements (SLAs).
This whitepaper is a high-level outlook covering the following topics:
- Defining Cloud Computing
- 5G Networks Moving to the Cloud and Edge
- Integration of Public Cloud SP Services into 5G CSP Networks
- Public Cloud SPs Hosting 5G CSP Networks
- Benefits of Public Cloud SPs Hosting 5G CSP Networks
- Security and Trust
- Network Management and Orchestration
