A Cloud-based Telecommunications Infrastructure: Business Opportunities & Research Challenges

Опубликовано 6 декабря 2022, 21:10

Keynote
Victor Bahl, Azure for Operators

5G has created an unprecedented opportunity for information technology startups and the established cloud industry to become a part of the next generation telecommunications infrastructure - to radically change it through softwarization, AI and edge computing. I will describe the scientific advances and business needs for bringing us to where we are today and then cast an eye to the future in sharing with the audience a vision for where things are going with telecommunications, including key enablers and potential surprises on the horizon.  This will set the context for describing the opportunity ahead for the engineering and research community in the next several years, and beyond, as we stay at the forefront of the modernization that will enable ubiquitous computing via telecommunication networks propelled by innovations in the cloud and edge. I will next move into near-term strategy with Microsoft standing up of a new business division called Azure for Operators (AFO). AFO products are aimed at bringing telecommunications industry into the cloud, as an integral component of Microsoft’s global infrastructure. I will describe the motivation and vision that led to the creation of AFO, its mission, and the significant technical and scientific challenges, which when overcome will lead to the inevitable convergence of two massive industries and new opportunities for established companies, startups, universities and research institutes.

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