5G and Cloud Computing: Telco Cloud Fundamentals

Explore the powerful synergy between 5G and cloud computing for telecommunications, as well as how this fusion enables the next generation of innovative services and network operations. This course is ideal for telecom pros looking to understand how cloud-native principles are revolutionizing modern network architecture, making them more agile, scalable, and efficient.

Learn about the evolution to 5G and its three service pillars—eMBB, mMTC, and URLLC—followed by a primer on cloud computing characteristics, service models, and deployment strategies. The course then bridges these two worlds by diving into the cloud-native technologies that power 5G. Get a hands-on overview of containers (Docker) and orchestration (Kubernetes), and how they are applied to virtualize and manage the 5G Core and RAN. And explore how 5G leverages cloud platforms and APIs to create programmable, on-demand networks, culminating in an overview of the cloud architecture that defines telecom’s future.

Learning objectives
Explain the evolution to 5G and its three core service pillars: mobile broadband (eMBB), massive machine-type communications (mMTC), and ultra-reliable low-latency communications (URLLC).
Define cloud computing models (IaaS, PaaS, SaaS) and deployment strategies (Public, Private, Hybrid).
Describe the key cloud-native technologies of virtualization, containers (Docker), and orchestration (Kubernetes).
Analyze how cloud principles implement 5G transformations like network functions virtualization (NFV), software-defined networking (SDN), and service-based architecture (SBA).
Evaluate the end-to-end cloud architecture that integrates the RAN and Core to create agile, programmable 5G networks.