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WHITE PAPER

Simplify Kubernetes networking and security in telco clouds

Prepare your cloud-native infrastructure for AI-native 5G and the evolution to 6G

Cloud-native is the new normal. But Kubernetes wasn't originally designed for the complex networking, security, and observability requirements of telco cloud-native network functions (CNFs) and emerging AI workloads. In this white paper, Caroline Chappell, Head of Research at Cambridge AIQ explores how operators can evolve their telco clouds for increasingly AI-native 5G and future 6G networks. Discover the architectural principles operators should consider, including an application delivery and security platform (ADSP) that brings network, security, and observability together in a cohesive architectural layer.


What you’ll learn

Today’s telco realities

Understand where Kubernetes networking, security, and observability fall short for complex CNF environments.

Preparing for AI-native networks

Explore how cloud-native 5G infrastructure can evolve to support AI workloads and future 6G architectures.

The missing architectural layer

See how an ADSP can unify networking, security, and observability across the cloud-native telco environment.