5G brings hope of brighter days ahead but requires data infrastructure that keeps up

The telecom industry is undergoing a digital transformation driven by market forces, aiming for cost reduction, improved customer experience (CX), increased agility, and overall intelligence. Telecom operators are looking to diversify their revenue streams beyond traditional services, transitioning from communication service providers to digital service providers. They also seek solutions to reduce costs associated with network utilization, such as cloudification and adoption of emerging IT practices like DevOps and CI/CD. 5G technology is seen as a game-changer for the telecom industry, offering revolutionary performance, cloud-native architecture, and distributed topology, which will enable new value chain positions and revenue pools for network builders. However, back-end data platforms supporting new services in areas like IoT and enterprise must be able to keep up with the increased data volume, velocity, and veracity brought by 5G.