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Blog posts tagged
"Telco 5G"

estelacarmona
11 June 2026

The next era of telco clouds: get open infrastructure choice with Sylva and Canonical Kubernetes

5G Ubuntu tech blog

Achieving vendor neutrality in telco clouds requires an infrastructure layer that respects open standards, without wrapping them in rigid platform layers. By combining upstream alignment with up to 15 years of support longevity, Canonical’s approach to Sylva is built around a requirement that matters deeply to telcos: follow upstream clou ...

Benjamin Ryzman
10 December 2025

Harnessing the potential of 5G with Kubernetes: a cloud-native telco transformation perspective

5G Ubuntu tech blog

Telecommunications networks are undergoing a cloud-native revolution. 5G promises ultra-fast connectivity and real-time services, but achieving those benefits requires an infrastructure that is agile, low-latency, and highly reliable. Kubernetes has emerged as a cornerstone for telecom operators to meet 5G demands. In 2025, Canonical Kube ...

Benjamin Ryzman
5 September 2025

Bringing Canonical Kubernetes to Sylva: a new chapter for European telco clouds

5G Ubuntu tech blog

The telecommunications industry is undergoing its most significant transformation in decades. The move from vertically integrated, proprietary systems to disaggregated, cloud-native infrastructure has unlocked enormous potential for agility and innovation. Yet, for many operators, the challenge has been how to realize that potential while ...

Cedric Gegout
30 September 2024

The waiting game is over. 5G is coming to the edge.

Telecommunications Ubuntu tech blog

Canonical and Omdia’s report reveals that 96% of CSPs will launch commercial 5G edge computing within 2 years. In this blog, we examine the drivers behind this optimism. ...

Benjamin Ryzman
9 August 2024

What is the telco core network?

5G Ubuntu tech blog

Introduction The telecommunications industry relies heavily on their core network, which is essential for enabling communication and data transfer. As technology advances and data demand increases, these core networks pose significant challenges. Telcos may face immense difficulties in ensuring fast data transfer, maintaining network reli ...

Serdar Vural
19 July 2024

What is Open RAN?

5G Ubuntu tech blog

You may have heard of the term Open Radio Access Networks (RAN) widely used in the telecom industry in recent years. In this blog, we are going to explain what Open RAN is, why it represents an important technology transformation, and how it will impact the telecom ecosystem. It is the first part of a ...

Benjamin Ryzman
27 March 2024

What is a telco cloud?

Telecommunications Ubuntu tech blog

Explore the benefits & requirements of a telco cloud. Learn how it enhances telco agility, efficiency and customer experience. Implement a successful telco cloud with Canonical’s open-source software. ...

Canonical
13 December 2023

Canonical joins the OpenAirInterface
Software Alliance

Canonical announcements Ubuntu tech blog

Canonical announced today that it has joined the board of the OpenAirInterface Software Alliance (OSA) as a Strategic Member. By working together, both organisations aim to develop an end-to-end, open source and open API wireless software stack, and to deliver turnkey solutions for customers and partners. While 5G is now widely deployed a ...

Serdar Vural
5 December 2023

Canonical joins the Sylva project

Canonical announcements Ubuntu tech blog

Canonical is proud to announce that we have joined the Sylva project of Linux Foundation Europe as a General Member. We aim to bring our open source infrastructure solutions to Sylva and contribute to the project’s goal of providing a platform to validate cloud-native telco functions. Sylva was created to accelerate the cloudification of ...

Serdar Vural
11 October 2023

SmartNICs in telco: benefits and use cases

Cloud and server Ubuntu tech blog

In our previous blog, we introduced smartNICs as technology enablers for next-generation converged data centres. We covered how smartNICs can increase efficiency and drive return on investment. In this blog post, we explain how this innovative technology can help the telecom industry. SmartNICs use cases for the telecom sector are still e ...

Serdar Vural
14 September 2023

How a real-time kernel reduces latency in telco edge clouds

Telecommunications Ubuntu tech blog

Telco edge clouds are among the most popular and promising technologies with great potential to deliver performance improvements. An edge cloud is an infrastructure to run software located close to devices and end-users.  This type of local deployment brings several performance benefits, one of which is reduced latency. Edge computing ser ...