Overcome the telco dilemma: reduce 5G infrastructure costs with open source

The telecommunication industry has always been at the forefront of technological advancements, with each new generation of mobile networks being faster and more reliable than the previous one. Despite being competitors, telecommunications providers shared a similar set of challenges with the transition from 3G to 4G and now to 5G. As a result, these firms are increasingly turning to collaborative efforts and shared investments in open source. This trend began with the development of network function virtualisation projects within the industry.

This whitepaper provides an overview of the challenges faced by telcos in building and maintaining 5G infrastructure. It discusses how certain open source technologies, including those offered by Canonical, can help reduce infrastructure costs and enable telcos to deliver more innovative services to customers.