AT&T has adopted an open, software-centric network model to meet rising data demands from 5G and edge computing. Moving away from proprietary, hardware-centric systems, AT&T now uses disaggregated components like its 100/400 Gb Ethernet multiplexer (EMUX), which includes Intel® Virtual RAID on CPU (Intel® VROC) for RAID 1 storage. This integrated solution enhances reliability, boosts performance, and cuts costs by eliminating traditional RAID hardware. With support from Intel technologies and contributions to the Open Compute Project, AT&T enables scalable, flexible, and cost-effective telecom infrastructure optimized for modern workloads.

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