BUILDING COST-EFFICIENT CLOUD-NATIVE 5G SA NETWORKS: A TCO COMPARISON
BUILDING COST-EFFICIENT CLOUD-NATIVE 5G SA NETWORKS: A TCO COMPARISON
27 Pages> BUILDING COST-EFFICIENT CLOUD-NATIVE 5G SA NETWORKS: A TCO COMPARISON 1 analysysmason.com FEBRUARY 2023 BUILDING COST-EFFICIENT CLOUD-NATIVE 5G SA NETWORKS: A TCO COMPARISON Gorkem Yigit, Caroline Chappell and Luwen Meng PERSPECTIVE1. Executive summary 3 1.1 The TCO of on-premises Azure Operator Nexus deployments is 38% lower than that for DIY deployments 3 1.2 Operators can further optimize cloud-native network TCO by using Azure Operator Nexus hybrid cloud architecture 5 2 5G networks are driving operator investment in cloud-native infrastructure 6 2.1 The mobile core is responsible for the majority of operators’ spending on network clouds 6 2.2 Cloud-native infrastructure and automation are key to unlocking the benefits of 5G 7 3. Cloud-native networks are driving a shift from ve
