Nokia Argues Cloud Native Is Essential to 5G Core

The full arsenal of technology required to deliver on the promise of 5G hasn’t reached commercial networks yet, but the 5G core and, more importantly, its makeup is essential to realize that potential, according to Nokia. The 5G core, which will enable operators to deploy a Standalone 5G network that doesn’t rely on 4G infrastructure, must be cloud native, the Finnish vendor argued in a blog post. Nokia outlined five key business objectives for 5G that can only be delivered by a cloud-native environment. Those include: better bandwidth, latency, and density; the extension of services via network slicing to new enterprises, industries, and IoT markets; rapid service deployments defined by agility and efficiency; new services that go beyond traditional broadband, voice, and messaging; and the advent of digital services that harness end-to-end networking to capture more revenue.