Moving beyond virtual machines: Rethinking telco infrastructure for the AI and 5G era

Telecom service providers are facing a pivotal moment. Mounting pressures are driving accelerated virtualization and infrastructure modernization - decisions that will ultimately shape their ability to compete in an AI and 5G-enabled future.

This new research report examines how legacy virtualization vendors are evolving and how telecom operators are responding by embracing AI-native architectures. It goes beyond cost efficiency to explore the strategic value of building next-generation platforms supported by integrated ecosystems across networking, storage, compute, backup/disaster recovery, and public cloud.

Download the report to explore:

• Why IT workloads often migrate more easily than network functions
• The key obstacles to infrastructure modernization
• What it takes to build scalable, secure, and sustainable infrastructures
• And more insights shaping the future of network transformation