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Supporting digital enterprises and service providers in the hyper-X era: 5G and 6G through the cloud-native lens

#5g #Cloud Native #6G. Digital Transformation

Ray Mota, ACG Research, and Ian Hood, Red Hat, discuss how a distributed application cloud model is needed for higher-quality products and innovative digital services supported by 5G and edge computing.

Topics explored include:

Consistent cloud-native application platform
Role of network and application hyperautomation
Operational deployment complexities in hybrid edge cloud environments at scale in the 6G era

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