How Deutsche Telekom is Transforming its Core Network with a Horizontal TelCo Cloud | #MWC2026

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Published on 10 Mar 2026, 18:37
In this interview, Jean Lawrence spoke with Franz Seiser about Deutsche Telekom’s Horizontal TelCo Cloud (HTC).

The Horizontal TelCo Cloud represents a shift to a disaggregated, horizontal cloud platform for fixed and mobile core networks. The discussion explored the move from vertical network silos to a shared cloud infrastructure and unified automation layer, as well as the technical and organisational changes required to support cloud-native network functions and intent-based automation.

Built in collaboration with Nokia, this approach replaces vertical silos with a shared cloud and automation layer designed for agility, scalability and resilience. The discussion explored what it takes to make that shift real.

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