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4G to 5G Transition Planning: Evolution
and Co-existence with Legacy Systems
A Strategy Analytics white paper sponsored by
Hewlett Packard Enterprise and Intel
Report Snapshot
5G Core Non-Standalone (NSA) is beginning to be deployed
today by many service providers, but evolution to the new
5G Standalone (SA) Core with Service Based Architecture
(SBA) and additional 5G services - including dynamic
Network Slicing and seamless Fixed Mobile Access to
common IMS – now depends on 3GPP Release 16. Release
16 completes the 5G specifications for ITU IMT-2020 and is
expected around mid-2020.
This report describes the options for 5G Core NSA and SA
interworking and their likely timing.
Migration from 4G to 5G with NSA and SA services and
database capabilities will be complex and protracted. It is
therefore very important that service providers focus on
moving as fast as possible to a ‘Cloud Native’ approach that
leads to high performance, low cost service delivery by
2023.
August 2019
Sue Rudd, Director Networks & Service Platforms
email: srudd@strategyanalytics.com
www.strategyanalytics.com
Networks & Service Platforms
Table of Contents
Migrating from 4G to 5G - Transition Planning 3
Timing of Transition – Standards and Market Adoption 3
4G to 5G transition will take many years 4
Alternate 4G/LTE to 5G Core Migration Paths 4
Operator Approaches to 5G Migration 5
Service Providers face significant challenges in planning migration to 5
5G Interworking Mechanisms for 5G Migration 6
4G to 5G Migration – Interworking and Integration Challenges 7
1. Interworking MME and AMF 7
2. Interworking HSS and UDM. 7
3. Leveraging 5G SDE/Data Sharing Design to deliver additional capabilities with HSS Interworking 8
4. Integrating Evolved Rel-16 Service Based Architecture enables Converged Services with Legacy Access 9
5G Rollout will be an Evolution 10
5G brings Capacity, Throughput and very Low Latency to Wireless Communications 10
5G will not support everything in the first phase of deployments 10
5G ushers in an era of Virtualized Processing and Dynamic Resource Allocation 11
Implications 12
Choose a Cost Effective Path through the Migration Options – Most Direct Path may actually be least costly and less
risky 12
Guidelines for Service Providers on how to handle migration 12
5G Standalone Trials are starting – Commercial services may start in Late 2020 or early 2021 12
About Hewlett Packard Enterprise 13
About Intel 13
About Strategy Analytics 13
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Migrating from 4G to 5G - Transition Planning
Communications Service Providers (CSPs) are now deploying 5G networks and have begun initial commercial service in
South Korea, USA, UK and many other countries. By mid-June 2019 GSA counted 35 operators in 20 countries offering
3GPP-compliant commercial 5G services although most have limited or fixed only coverage at this time. In total
according to GSA “293 operators in 98 countries are investing in 5G networks in the form of tests, trials, pilots, and
…deployments.”
5G Core Non-Standalone (NSA) is being deployed today by most of these service providers to support 5G NR (New
Radio) and to test new handsets or 5G fixed wireless terminations modules, while continuing to rely on interworking
with 4G Core for service signaling and control.
The next stage for 5G is the evolution to the new 5G Standalone (SA) Core with Service Based Architecture (SBA) and
new 5G services defined in terms of Service Functions (SFs) instead of VNFs - including dynamic Network Slicing and
seamless Fixed Mobile Access to common IMS services. SA availability however, depends on the availability of 3GPP
Release 16.
Timing of Transition – Standards and Market Adoption
Following the successful completion of Release 15 – also referred to as 5G Phase 1, work is well underway on Release
16 (5G Phase 2) that adopts Service Based Architecture described in detail in the earlier HPE Intel Webinar – ‘5G Shared
Data Environment: The Critical Enabler for a Service-based Architecture (SbA)’ and associated White Paper.
Release 16 completes the 5G specifications for ITU IMT-2020 and is now expected to be completed by mid-year 2020.
Chart A. 3GPP Release 15, 16 Schedule
Source: 3GPP Releases
3GPP Release 16 will cover multiple new and converged services and special topics:
Multimedia Priority Service
Vehicle-to-everything (V2X) application layer services
5G satellite access
Local Area Network support in 5G
Wireless and wireline convergence for 5G
Terminal positioning and location
Comms. in vertical domains & network automation
Novel radio techniques
Critical service specifications being studied include
Local Area Network interworking
Network slicing
IoT
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Security
Codecs and Streaming Services
4G to 5G transition will take many years
4G/LTE subscribers will continue to grow rapidly through 2023 as user-linked 5G connections grow from 6 million in
2019 to 590 million by 2023. The 5G Market leaders will be China, South Korea, Japan and USA.
Chart B. Worldwide Subscriptions (millions) by Wireless Generation: 2G, 3G, 4G and 5G
Source: Strategy Analytics ‘Worldwide Cellular User Forecast 2018-2023 ‘December 2018
As the chart indicates migration from 4G to 5G with NSA and SA services and database capabilities will be protracted.
There will be many ‘5G Ready’ LTE deployments and upgrades through 2023 since all 5G NSA Core deployments will
continue to require 4G infrastructure. 3GPP Release 15 also defines significant upgrades to LTE as well as 5G. The high
cost of 5G devices and limited coverage in some countries also puts dominant 5G deployment several years away.
However, major savings – in terms of cost and Time to Market (TTM) for new services - are to be gained from early
transition to 5G (Phase 2) SBA using ‘Cloud Native’ containerized microservices. This architecture is discussed in the
Webinar ‘5G and the IT-ification of Telecommunications - Agility, Micro-Services and Cloud Native design
considerations’. Service Providers are beginning to recognize the value of moving early to a ‘Cloud Native’ SA approach
to achieve early high performance low cost service delivery of 5G. See: SK Telecom’s recent test with 5G SA core.
Alternate 4G/LTE to 5G Core Migration Paths
Service Providers including Deutsche Telekom and KT as well as 3GPP have put early effort into the specification of 5G
Core service interoperability with 4G for both NSA and SA 5G Core so that from day one there have been minimal
service compatibility challenges. 3GPP documented the six migration Options as show below.
Chart C. 3GPP defined options for 5G deployment of LTE and 5G New Radio (NR) and EPC or 5G Core (5GC)
Source: GSMA ‘Road to 5G Introduction and Migration’ April 2018 Red indicates new 5G
Option 1 is the current 4G system of LTE to Evolved Packet Core (EPC). Options 2 and 5 are the two new 5G Core
Standalone (SA) options that were fully specified by June 2018 with ASN.1 in September 2018. These two differ in the
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type of access to the new 5G mobile core (5GC). Option 2 uses the ‘pure’ 5G solution 5G New Radio (NR) and gNodeB
for access to 5G SA Core services while Option 5 uses the hybrid LTE Radio and ng-eNodeB for access to the new 5G SA
Core. Option 5 is a solution that is currently being considered for some Private/Managed Enterprise LTE networks
seeking to accelerate use of some enterprise 5G services e.g. Network Slicing or Factory URLLC.
Option 3 is the one that many mobile operators are expected to initially deploy as it allows them to use NSA LTE OR 5G
NR to connect with their existing 4G EPC. The last two remaining NSA Options allow both NSA LTE and 5G NR to talk to
the new 5G Core. For Option 4 5G G gNodeB is the ‘master’ and ng-eNodeB secondary. For Option 7 LTE ng-eNodeB is
the master and gNodeB is secondary. Both these last two options were specified in March 2019, with ASN.1 in June
2019. They are critical for dual connectivity during the long period of transition to 5G.
Operator Approaches to 5G Migration
Several paths for migration are available to Service Providers. KT has indicated that it will begin with Option 3 NSA, then
transition to Option 7 NSA, followed by an expanded Option 2 SA including both 5G NR and WiFi User Equipment (UE),
presumably with Release 16.
Chart D. KT’s Proposed 5G Migration Plan
Source: GSMA ‘Road to 5G: Introduction and Migration’ White Paper April 2018
Other Operators e.g. BT in the UK envisage migrating from Option 3 to Option 7 and then Option 4 or possibly having
to deal with many Options simultaneously. Recently Service Providers are becoming aware of the benefits of going as
directly as possible to a clean SA Cloud Native solution and because of the complexity of virtualization and domain
orchestration etc. in Hybrid 4G and 5G solutions, it turns out that it may be considerably less expensive to mediate LTE
service functions to a 5G Cloud Native SA Core than to attempt to have services inter-operate across both a legacy EPC
and new 5G Core while paying two sets of software licenses since dual (NSA and SA) Core solutions will be costly to
license and operate. Only a couple of vendors including HPE, support a path directly (or via Option 5) to Option 2 today.
Service Providers face significant challenges in planning migration to 5G
In their migration path to 5G, four key challenges are:
1. Complexity: Hybrid Approaches can significantly increase complexity of operations as a result of:
Co-existence of Multiple Access Technologies
Parallel 4G and 5G Radio Access with NSA only
Interworking NSA and SA based Services
New Services in Parallel for Corporate Slicing and IoT with SA Core (Private 5G, 5G as a Managed Service…)
Converged Fixed (WiFi, Cable, Telco) and Mobile 5G Services (Rel.16)
2. Subscriber Service Continuity: A critical requirement for Conventional Services:
Voice/VoLTE/IMS
Data (+ eMBB Slice for Consumer Broadband)
SMS transition
Video
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3. Service Assurance: Essential for service providers to deliver a seamless high quality subscriber experience across 4G
and 5G including:
Mobility Management/Handover between 4G and 5G
Roaming between 5G Operators
4. 5G Market Impatience: CSP marketers have created demand for 5G they now cannot fulfil - especially for Enterprise
customers who want virtualized low cost 5G Services in 2020 including:
Low latency (incl. URLLC ) guaranteed Edge Services
Massive IoT (incl. mMTC Slicing) for Industrial Apps.
Dynamic Slicing (incl. VPN/SD-WAN) for Corporate SLA guaranteed Slices
Service Providers cannot afford to miss the Broadband, Industrial IoT and Network Slicing markets they have created
with their 5G ;’Hype’ or it will either go to ‘in-house’ to private IT systems or to the OTT Cloud Operators with metro
area Data Centers at the ‘Edge’ of the CSP network.
Interworking Mechanisms for 5G Migration
To understand the migration process it is important to understand the overall 5G architecture. Below is an HPE
diagram of the 5G core network reference architecture showing in the middle the horizontal “rails” of Service Based
Interfaces (SBI) connecting all the Service functions like a ‘message bus’ for both the Control and Data Planes. This
architecture was explained in detail in our earlier Webinar ‘5G Shared Data Environment: The Critical Enabler for a
Service-based Architecture (SbA)’ and the associated White Paper.
Chart E. 5G Core network – HPE reference architecture
Source: Anders Askerup, Solution Architect, HPE CMS ‘4G to 5G Transition Planning’ Webinar June 2019
The Reference model above indicates many of the network related 5G Core Service Functions (SFs) that HPE delivers
namely: Unified Data Management (UDM)/Authentication Server Function (AUSF), Network Exposure Function (NEF),
Equipment Identity Register (EIR), User Data Repository (UDR) and Unstructured Data Storage Function (UDSF). The
Service Director at the top of the chart enables and controls a wide range of OSS/BSS and management functions for
the full range of 5G services and new management functions such as Slice Management. Two recent announcement
provide an example of how HPE plays in SBA for both for an operator (Deutsche Telekom) ‘HPE and Deutsche Telekom
Demonstrate Network Data Layer for 5G Service-based Architecture’ and for a vendor partner (Samsung) ‘HPE and
Samsung join forces to accelerate 5G adoption’.
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4G to 5G Migration – Interworking and Integration Challenges
1. Interworking MME and AMF
Chart F. 3GPP Release 15, 5G Core EPC Interworking Architecture
Source:3GPP
The chart above shows the overall 5G to EPC interworking architecture as of 3GPP Release15. As can be seen many of
the core network functions are assumed to be combined i.e. no interface exists between the legacy EPC functions
and the 5G Core Network Functions. For example the UDM is combined with the HSS, the Session Management
Function (SMF) is combined with the P-GW controller and the User Plane Function (UPF) is combined with the P-GW
User plane function. The one exception to this in Release 15, is the N26 interface between the AMF (Core Access and
Mobility Function) and the MME. It is based on the legacy GTP protocol stack and is an optional interface, i.e. it is not
mandatory to implement for 5G to 4G interworking, but it is required to enable Seamless Session Continuity when
handing over from 4G to 5G and vice versa for e.g. voice services. Without N26, IP address continuity is still possible,
however, by storing and retrieving connectivity information in the combined UDM/HSS.
2. Interworking HSS and UDM.
A similar thorny area that must be resolved as part of Release 16 is which method to choose for HSS to UDM
communications from the six options below for HSS UDM Interworking.
Chart G. HSS-UDM Alternative solutions to Interworking in Release 16
Source: 3GPP
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The chart above shows the six options for 3GPP TR.23.732 Study Item on ‘User interworking, coexistence and
migration’. In the study, 3GPP evaluated 6 different solutions for HSS to UDM interworking. The main principles behind
each solution option are summarized below.
Solution 1 has a function that translates between legacy Ud (LDAP) interface and 5G Nudr SBI. The Ud interface
is not standardized. Note: This solution cannot be standardized.
Solution 2 involves direct SBA UDM/HSS interworking that can easily be standardized
Solution 3 involves merging as much of the HSS functionality as possible into the UDM and therefore does not
require external protocol standardization.
Solutions 4 and 5 rely on the backend UDR (separate or combined) to handle the interworking through a Data
Access Layer and notification mechanisms.
Solution 6 combines the UDM and HSS so that interworking is handled internally. No external protocol
standardization work is required.
Solution 2 with direct SBA UDM/HSS interworking was selected. Adding this interface for interworking between the
UDM and the HSS parallels the interworking between the MME and AMF. The normative stage 2 specification is 3GPP
TS 23.632.
3. Leveraging 5G SDE/Data Sharing Design to deliver additional capabilities with HSS Interworking
By making HSS a connection point and adding an SBI (Nhss) it can not only interwork with the UDM but it can also
leverage Shared Data Environment (SDE) to enable a number of functional enhancements including:
Service providers can continue to deploy multiple HSSs and add UDMs from any vendor and still have good 4G
to 5G interworking
Release 16 SBIs continue to provide equivalent interfaces for traditional Diameter based IMS interfaces in 5G
Legacy systems are easy to upgrade via SBI connectivity to the 5G Core
5GS to UDR and the EPS/IMS to UDR can share a common repository, regardless of where they are located
New features are possible including: Single Registration, IMS Terminating Access Domain (T-ADS) data, Internal
SMS etc.
Sequence number synchronization can reduce unnecessary re-synchronizations during authentication across the
different domains:
As the Chart below shows with the type of data design that HPE’s Shared Data Environment (SDE) allows not only can
the 5GS-UDR and EPS-UDR be co-located as a common repository, the HSS can make use of Nudm/Nudr services and the
UDM can make use of Nhss services and Nudr services.
Chart H. HSS to UDM with Service Based Interfaces (SBIs) and additional functionality from Data Sharing Design.
Source: Anders Askerup, Solution Architect, HPE CMS ‘4G to 5G Transition Planning’ Webinar June 2019
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The above SDE solution also leverages the Unstructured Data Storage Function (UDSF) for storage of non-standardized
data sets including AMF and SMF context and event data. The architecture also allows standalone UDSF instances to be
deployed close to the functions that access it i.e. the UDSF is not centralized.
In addition the I-CSCF and S CSCF can become Service Based Consumers of the Nhss Service Based Producer for IMS
registration services; and the IMS Application Server can become a Server Based Consumer of the HSS for Application
Server type services e.g. storing subscription data known as transparent data, access T-ADS and location information.
4. Integrating Evolved Rel-16 Service Based Architecture enables Converged Services with Legacy Access
The chart below shows how the Converged 5G services come together in Release 16 so that fixed convergence
becomes possible through the introduction of support of Residential Gateways and through the Wireline Access
Gateway since both Cable Labs and the Broadband Forum (BBF) for fixed and Wireline CSPs have adopted the 5G Core
Architecture. 3GPP has now created a core that is not only beneficial for Mobile CSPs but also provides compelling
advantages for adoption by Fixed CSPs so that both can offer converged services.
Chart I. 5G Converged Architecture Release 16. - WiFi & Broadband access to the common 5G Core and IMS
Source: Anders Askerup, Solution Architect, HPE CMS ‘4G to 5G Transition Planning’ Webinar June 2019
Legacy functions including the HSS, CSCF and IMS/ Telephony Application Server (TAS) are now fully integrated and can
be enhanced to use the data plane offered by the UDR/UDSF services. In addition, Release 16 adds additional user
plane convergence with support for trusted non-3GPP access options e.g. authenticated WiFi through the Trusted Non-
3GPP Access gateway (TNGF). Note: Release 15 provides the existing N3IWF for untrusted access.
As was noted in earlier HPE and Intel Webinars “5G Service Based Architecture changes everything”.
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5G Rollout will be an Evolution
In the recent Webinar, Intel noted that 5G represents “the convergence of computing and communications, connecting
billions of people and things to each other” yet at the same time 5G must become “a more personalized, immersive and
fun experience.” Intel has characterized 5G as a ”high performance computing problem” that at first presents massive
challenges but eventually becomes the ‘de facto’ standard as problems are resolved.
Chart J. 5G offers major Innovations with complex tradeoffs for NSA and SA Evolution Paths
Source: Terence Nally, Wireless Core Segment Lead, Network and Custom Logic Group, Intel in ‘4G to 5G Transition Planning’
Webinar June 2019
5G brings Capacity, Throughput and very Low Latency to Wireless Communications
5G promises a significant step forward for wireless telecommunications, with higher bandwidth, faster speeds, greater
availability and coverage, higher energy efficiency, and crucially, ultra-low latency. A key driver is the need to support
the growing demand for broadband wireless services, driven primarily by high bandwidth video and some very low
latency communications with high throughput. The millisecond (ms) latency required for mission critical applications
such Industrial Control and Autonomous Vehicles is dramatically lower than today’s networks support.
Another 5G driver is the explosion of the number of simultaneous connections needed to support the Internet of Things
(IoT). As the number of remote devices with highly intelligent processors escalates, both the security of the network
and the devices must be protected as an inherent part of 5G services.
As the chart above shows 5G brings a range of new technologies and architectures to address these capabilities from
Control and User Plane Separation (CUPS) to Cloud Native microservices and dynamic resource allocation for Network
Slicing but there will be tough tradeoffs for early deployments.
5G will not support everything in the first phase of deployments
The benefit of adopting these new approaches may not be apparent - or even available - day one but will steadily
become obvious as 5G evolves in the next roll-out phase. As Carriers each prioritize different aspects of 5G, the network
will continue to evolve. A wide range of 5G network configurations, service packages and use cases will need to be
tested, deployed, managed, supported and upgraded over time.
The support and coexistence of different and complex network configurations and features will be an ongoing challenge
for 5G.
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5G ushers in an era of Virtualized Processing and Dynamic Resource Allocation
Chart K. Service Functions will operate in the Data Center at the Core or across the Network at the Edge
Source: Terence Nally, Wireless Core Segment Lead, Network and Custom Logic Group, Intel in ‘4G to 5G Transition Planning’
Webinar June 2019
The roll out of 5G is already moving some Core functions closer the edge of the network. As Cloud RAN and vRAN
virtualize the radio resources Service Providers will leverage different deployment models that put vEPC and virtualized
5G Core functionality at diverse locations across the network. Some 5G core service processing and data stores could
be instantiated in real time as needed at a data center ‘in the Core’, ‘in the Mid Mile/Metro Area’ or even ‘at the Edge’
in the last mile to meet dynamic traffic demands.
5G services will put huge demands on the network in terms of peak data rates, latency, connection density, and more.
For Communications Service Providers (CSPs) the challenge will be how to satisfy these unprecedented performance
requirements without sacrificing agility or flexibility.
At the same time, there is a growing market thirst to bring the innovation found in the Cloud data centers to new
services at the Edge of the Network. This creates an opportunity to increase the value of the entire network with:
Common cloud SW platform from the Core to the Edge of the Network
Faster deployment of new software and features, allowing faster Time to Market (TTM)
Enablement of new service offering and revenue models that support:
Mission-critical IoT (Ultra Reliability & Low Latency)
Massive IoT (Massive M2M, Connectivity)
Enhanced Mobile Broadband
Fixed Wireless Access
Many 5G Network functions will eventually be able coexist in the Core, or at the Edge alongside the services they run.
As 5G evolves it is critical that the network infrastructure support a high level of flexibility and remain adaptable to new
and unforeseen opportunities as that will inevitably arise in the 5G era
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Implications
There are several important implications for both mobile and fixed service Providers.
CSPs Need a Cost Effective Path through the Migration Options –Direct Path may actually be less
costly and less risky
It is time for Service Providers to finalize the 4G to 5G migration bearing in mind that the path to 5G SA Core Services
may be easier and less costly in a single step. They do not have to go through contortions to virtualize the monolithic
NSA Core first i.e. Option 3 could go to Option 5 – as software becomes fully available with Release 16 - and then
directly to Option 2 instead of maintaining the costly dual mode of Options 4 and 7.
Guidelines for Service Providers on how to handle migration
Below are some guidelines to assist Service Providers in their migration planning to achieve their goals for subscribers,
traffic optimization, service continuity and timeliness. The chart indicates the preferred migration criteria and some key
additional considerations for each.
Chart L. Guidelines for Service Providers on how to handle migration.
Prefer Also Consider
• Minimize data transition complexity • Bulk migrate of subscriber profiles
Subscriber
• “Trickle” migration when a user acquires to 5G
migration 5G enabled devices.
• “Chatty” interworking solutions
• Overburden the control plane with
Traffic • Upgrade existing nodes
unnecessary messaging
optimizations • Expose legacy nodes via “N” interfaces
• Load new NFs with legacy protocols (N26
GTP protocol in AMF)
• Maintain 4G end user services and
Services • “Save” by eliminating low demand
features
continuity functionality
• Ensure Voice/SMS/IMS continuity
• Pre-assume 5G directions before defined.
• Be conscious that 5G standard are still
Timeliness • Migrate legacy features before defined by
evolving.
3GPP
Source: HPE
5G Standalone Trials are starting – Commercial services may start in Late 2020 or early 2021
According to RCR “the Standalone (SA) 5G ecosystem is ramping up alongside implementation of 5G NSA, with
most work occurring in labs at this point. 5G SA network launches are starting in China in the second half of this
year. At the end of April, a lab in Ottawa, Canada, completed an end-to-end 5G SA call using 2.6 GHz spectrum; in
early April, Orange Spain completed the first 5G SA voice and data call in Europe, in a test carried out in Valencia
that reached speeds of 876 Mbps with a single test handset and 3.2 Gbps with 12 test handsets working
simultaneously. There are several parallel trials of 5G SA network core solutions at other operators.
And T Mobile US now claims first 5G SA data session in North America
Software testing vendors have expanded their 5G network emulation solutions to include 5G SA, one of whom
noted that “the industry roadmap to 5G SA network equipment has … accelerated.”
5G SBA standalone based on Release 16, may come faster than we estimate – bringing Service Providers even
faster to the ‘Cloud Native’ world of microservices. That is the subject of another HPE Intel Webinar ‘5G and the IT-
ification of Telecommunications - Agility, Micro-Services and Cloud Native design considerations’.
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About Hewlett Packard Enterprise
Accelerating your success in the digital and 5G era
HPE’s focus on 5G continues a 25 year heritage of working with communications service providers to evolve their core
systems through 2G, 3G, 4G and now 5G. Bringing together telecom expertise with IT practices allows HPE to lead with
a true telco cloud approach. HPE solutions for the telecom industry include core to edge systems, with specific products
for subscriber data management, end user applications and services, operations and business support
systems, platforms and infrastructures. Coupling telco-specific solutions with advisory services and industry expertise,
HPE helps enable communication service providers to generate revenue, automate their operations, and help retain
subscribers while reducing costs to become agile, competitive and 5G-ready digital service providers.
Learn more about how HPE is accelerating digital service provider transformation at hpe.com/dsp/services.
About Intel
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Intel Inside . Network transformation outside.
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The era of 5G-powered experiences starts today with Intel technologies.
Transitioning to “cloud-optimized” networks is foundational for handling the growing network traffic of today and the
diverse, data-intensive workloads and performance demands of the 5G future. That is why Intel is unique in the
industry for its ability to provide platforms suitable to meet the multi-faceted challenges, performance and
programmability demands for each of these areas and across a myriad of form factors to suit almost any need. All of
this builds upon the foundation of Intel’s decades of investments in fostering the essential hardware, software and
security ecosystems to maximize application performance and reduce the complexity of customer deployments.
With proven leadership, massive footprint across cloud and data center, and a rich technology portfolio spanning
wireless, wireline, computing and cloud, Intel is the right strategic partner to help communications service providers
drive powerful infrastructure-wide transformation to increase velocity and adaptability in the face of change.
Learn more about how Intel is helping enterprises and communication service providers with cloud-optimized and 5G-
ready platforms at www.intel.com/networktransformation
About Strategy Analytics
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