Telecoms.com Podcast Alianza, Ericsson and Nvidia
Apr 23, 2025
Dag Peak, the Chief Product and Chief Technology Officer at Alianza, joins the discussion about enhancing human connectivity in the telecom industry. They explore the evolving telecommunications landscape, emphasizing the shift to cloud-based solutions and the impact of vendor consolidation. The conversation touches on AI's dual potential to both innovate and complicate telecom services, as well as the competitive challenges facing traditional companies against disruptive OTT services. They also dissect the implications of U.S. state pressures on corporate strategies, particularly in the tech sector.
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Control vs. Public Cloud Innovation
- Telecom operators face a trade-off between maintaining control and leveraging public cloud innovation.
- Some never will use public cloud due to control concerns, while others seek innovation benefits despite risks.
Challenges in Multi-Cloud Telecom Apps
- Building cloud-native telecom applications on multiple public clouds requires significant adaptation.
- Different cloud providers offer different services; true cloud-agnostic, cloud-native apps need custom builds per platform.
Telecom Five Nines Reliability Needs
- Telecom workloads require "five nines" (99.999%) availability, more stringent than typical public cloud SLAs.
- Achieving this telecom-grade uptime on public clouds with lower SLAs demands significant effort.
