Smart cities. Connected vehicles. Autonomous manufacturing and agriculture. Modern cloud-native technologies are redefining the capabilities of telecommunications networks from the core to the edge. Service providers are using open source advancements (particularly in AI, 5G and hybrid cloud) and a mature and growing partner ecosystem to remake themselves and the industries around them.

Public cloud is an easy way to augment capacity for applications. With the ability to elastically scale up/down and in/out, it provides a mechanism to add capacity during failure or to meet the surging demand of subscribers/consumers for Telcos. However, designing such capabilities also means CNFs and the infrastructure are able to handle different traffic patterns and scenarios. Stitching together multi-cluster and multi-cloud capabilities to ensure services scale across footprints and workload is balanced employs not only infrastructure management but also distributed CNF deployment and management.

This fireside chat discusses how you can build a DR (disaster recovery) solution or augment capacity on demand for mobile voice using ng-voice IMS stack, lower the overall cost footprint for redundancy solutions, and add value by introducing new capabilities or use cases leveraging the public/hybrid cloud models.

Building disaster recovery and cloud bursting for mobile voice

Join us for a fireside chat with Red Hat, Dell Technologies, and Intel about the current and future state of telecom infrastructure. You’ll hear thoughts on the current 5G rollout, imminent 5.5G/5G Advanced evolution, and the upcoming 6G revolution. Understand the challenges posed by each generation, what characteristics telco networks should have in place to ensure that they can meet demand, and how Dell Telecom Infrastructure Blocks for Red Hat is positioned to future-proof telco infrastructure.

Future proofing your telco infrastructure with Dell, Intel, and Red Hat

(Originally broadcast at the Fierce Networks Open RAN Summit)
As Open RAN transitions to commercial reality, early deployments highlight both its benefits and challenges. This keynote will share key lessons, emphasizing the need for high-performance and robust infrastructure, ensuring interoperability implementing fully automated end-to-end solutions to improve day 1 and day 2 operations, and investing in expertise. The session will offer practical strategies for navigating the complexities of Open RAN and maximizing its potential.

Open RAN: Lessons from commercial deployments

Upgrades are essential for businesses to remain competitive and secure. Red Hat and Ericsson streamline the deployment, upgrade, and configuration of Red Hat OpenShift clusters while running Ericsson 5G Core CNFs, based on agreed reference designs. This simplifies the upgrade process, ensuring compatibility between components and reducing operational complexity. By staying current with the latest features and security enhancements, CSPs can maintain customer satisfaction, drive revenue growth, and secure long-term success.

OpenShift Lifecycle Management in Telco - Experiences from Ericsson

AI evangelists promise autonomous networks, leaner operations, and enhanced customer experience. However, several unique challenges exist that are disrupting telco AI progress. This webinar will discuss research findings conducted by STL Partners with 100+ telco execs.

Speakers/panelists: 
"Dalia Adib, Director, Consulting, STL Partners
Will Davies, Senior Consultant, STL Partners
Azhar Sayeed, Senior Director, TME Technology & Strategy, Red Hat
Abdul Moiz, ML Manager | AI Accelerator, Telus
Andy Linham, Principal Strategy Manager, Vodafone"

The state of Telco AI and what comes next

Red Hat Distinguished Telco Architect Fatih E. Nar joins Analysys Mason Principal Analyst Adaora Okeleke and panelists from Three UK, Spirent Communications and KORE Wireless to discuss the realities of implementing AI in telco production.

TOPICS:

Current key operational hurdles for telcos and risk mitigation 

How do you operationalize AI and scale it in a multi-cloud environment?

What are the blueprints for strategic and practical implementation of AI?

Testing, verification and integration best practice for AI in legacy and hybrid networks 

The critical role of automation for laying the foundations to AI applications

What to choose? In-house AI solutions versus turn key or plug and play solutions

Tackling AI bias and ensuring trust in AI

The importance of your data - correlation, quality and accuracy 

Lifecycle management considerations

The human factor in AI - the change in culture and workforce skill sets required

What are the key use cases implemented by telecom pioneers to date?

What are Tier 2 and tier 3 operator strategies regarding automation and AI?

Mastering the adoption of AI - from proof of concept to deployments at scale

Automation, analytics and AI are transforming telco infrastructure in both the data center and the network edge/far edge. With increasing use of instrumentation and automation, closed-loop automation environments are already driving reactive change to the network and data center infrastructure. Now, with advancements in AI and the use of generative AI, networks and telecom Infrastructure are also becoming intelligent. This presentation explores the vision of intelligent autonomous infrastructure, explaining how telecom companies are transforming their networks, data centers (including edge and far edge), people and policies to build to that vision. Includes discussion of the work happening around the world, with the intent to explain the art of the possible.

Intelligent, autonomous infrastructure for telco

Red Hat® OpenShift® AI is a flexible, scalable MLOps platform with tools to build, deploy, and manage AI-enabled applications. Built using open source technologies, it provides trusted, operationally consistent capabilities for teams to experiment, serve models, and deliver innovative apps.

OpenShift AI (previously called Red Hat OpenShift Data Science) supports the full lifecycle of AI/ML experiments and models, on-premise and in the public cloud.

This Tech Talk will provide:
- An overview of Red Hat OpenShift AI (RHOAI)
- An understanding of Gen AI and how to fine-tune LLaMA2-7B models
- Guidance on how to run inference on RHOAI
- An exploration of pipeline features specific to OpenShift AI

Presenters:
Balkrishna Pandy, Associate Principal Solutions Architect, Red Hat
Monson Xavier, Senior Specialist Solutions Architect, Red Hat

Telco Tech Talk: Unlocking GenAI

The telecommunications industry will benefit greatly from cloud and container technologies. Only about a quarter of telecommunications companies have adopted a hybrid cloud strategy already, and many others are beginning to move from network function virtualization (NFV) architectures to cloud-native approaches based on containers and microservices to further increase speed, efficiency, and agility.


Watch this webinar to learn more about:
• How the move towards containers and microservices will help service providers deliver their services faster.
• How cloud-native tools and methodologies including the use of hybrid cloud, artificial intelligence, automation and analytics will create data-driven insights for hyper-personalized experiences and operational excellence.
• How network and application transformation will be imperative to monetize 5G investments.

PRESENTERS
Jennifer Clark, Principal Analyst – Cloud Infrastructure & Edge Computing - Heavy Reading
Shujaur Mufti, Senior Manager, Global Partners Solution Architecture, Telecommunications, Media & Entertainment, and Edge, Red Hat

Why telecommunication providers need to prepare for cloud-native innovation

How do you justify investments in new, cloud-native application platforms while maintaining existing infrastructure and tools? In this webinar, Red Hat and our guest speakers from Forrester will discuss how to approach business value assessments of modern platforms. We’ll look at the Forrester Total Economic ImpactTM (TEI) methodology and share customer examples from Red Hat’s experience.In this panel discussion, we’ll also take a detailed look at the commissioned Forrester Consulting study, “The Total Economic ImpactTM of Red Hat OpenShift Platform Plus”. We’ll share data collected from customer interviews, showing how a composite organization was able to achieve a 203% return on investment (ROI) in 3 years by increasing developer productivity, reducing costs, and decreasing risks.

In this panel webinar, we’ll cover:
● How to analyze the business value of cloud-native platform technology investments.
● Forrester’s TEI methodology for calculating benefits.
● Customer data and examples showing the ROI of Red Hat® OpenShift® Platform Plus.

PRESENTERS 
Brent Ellis, Senior Analyst, Forrester
Keith Coe, Vice President and Principal Consultant, Forrester 
Grazyna Wicik, Director, Business Value Practice, Red Hat
David Friedlander, Director, Product Marketing, Red Hat

The value of a cloud-native application platform (Forrester TEI)

With technology constantly evolving, it’s on all of us to know what’s happening now and help shape what’s coming next. The entire industry has embraced Kubernetes. Choosing a Kubernetes application platform is an important decision that will impact your ability to deliver mission-critical capabilities for years to come.

In this webinar with Red Hat’s Senior Director, Eamon McCormick, will focus on everything you have to consider when making this critical choice in support of speed, stability, security, and scale for your organization.

In this session we will cover:

• How the right application platform can aid modernization efforts
• What leading research companies have to say about container platforms
• Real-world transformation use cases

Choosing the right Kubernetes application platform for your mission

When we talk about the recipe for how agencies can modernize their applications, no one-size-fits-all solution exists, but the need to build smarter, more agile applications is becoming increasingly critical. Modernizing your existing applications on a cloud-native platform allows you to accelerate your application delivery, align your technology agility with business agility, and increase operational efficiency. In other words, it’s a way to move faster without leaving behind the tools you depend on. So how do you begin to develop a plan for modernizing applications in the cloud?

The development life cycle, from code to production, with Red Hat OpenShift

On June 30, 2024, CentOS Linux will reach end of life. Moving ahead with Red Hat® Enterprise Linux® ensures service providers of full life cycle support, thousands of certified ecosystem options, and the security, reliability and management required of a commercial platform. Recognizing the significance of this move, Red Hat is prepared to support service providers with tools and guidance to make the migration as efficient as possible. Join this webinar to learn about and discuss why this change is a better move for service providers.

In this webinar, we’ll discuss:
• Why this move is better for service providers and open source communities
• Why Red Hat Enterprise Linux is the best destination for service providers
• How to make the move:
- Programs and subscriptions, including low and no-cost options
- Tools for upgrading in place tools
- Migrating on-premise or moving onto a public cloud environment

What's next after CentOS? Production-ready platforms for telco, cable and media

How the Red Hat Ansible platform delivers automation for telecommunications service providers.

Red Hat Automation Platform  for telecommunications service providers

(sponsored by Red Hat, originally broadcast by Light Reading on April 11, 2023)
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Communication service providers (CSPs) are changing the landscape of 5G networks as they continue to push the boundaries with new technologies and services. From containers to multi-access edge computing (MEC), to private 5G and more, these organizations are chasing innovative ways to deliver value in new ways.

The traditional telco cloud has evolved. 5G cannot be underutilized as yet another connectivity pipe. Instead, it must be leveraged as a vehicle to transform networks of connectivity pipes into highly flexible services on a network-as-a-platform. This will help CSPs leverage the full potential of 5G and 5G Advanced Service Based Architecture (SBA) to enable AI-to-AI communication, instant service creation, monetizable automated decision making, etc.

Learn how peers and leaders in the telco industry created network-as-a-platform models– discussing their migration to multi-tenant cloud-native converged core platforms; unified core; messaging; application services with Service Based Architecture (SBA) and Service Based Interface (SBI) multi-cloud autonomous operations; network slicing; and 3GPP-based AI/ML enablement.

5G pipe to network-as-a-platform discussion topics:

NFV journey with 4G LTE: what to apply to 5G cloud-native transformation
Converged 4G/5G telco cloud platform: the do’s and don’ts
Modernized Edge-to-Core Network: Considerations for unified architecture vision
5G network-as-a-platform: Leverage the vision and monetize

Speakers:
Ruth Brown, Principal Analyst – Mobile Networks & 5G, Heavy Reading
Shujar Mufti, Senior Manager, Global Partners Solution Architecture Telecommunications, Media & Entertainment, and Edge, Red Hat
Brandon Larson, SVP, GM, AI and Cloud Platforms, Mavenir

5G, From Connectivity Pipe To Network As A Platform

Unified communications improve collaboration and increase productivity among employees through technologies such as VoIP, instant messaging and social media. Join this community to learn how to benefit from the full value of unified communications and collaboration technologies.

Collaboration and UC

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