ANALYST RESEARCH

O2 Telefónica Germany’s pioneering move to AWS for its 5G core network 

Appledore Research highlights O2 Telefónica Germany’s innovative migration to a Nokia 5G SA core running on AWS infrastructure, marking them as the first brownfield operator to fully adopt a cloud-native 5G core.

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Industry impact:

O2 and Nokia set a new industry benchmark, showcasing the potential of cloud-native 5G technologies. O2 Telefónica Germany is the first major telco to run production traffic at scale through a 5G Core on AWS, initially migrating one million subscribers.

Report highlights:
  • Strategic rationale: Flexibility, scalability, and cost efficiency.
  • Solution architecture: Integration of AWS’s cloud-native environment with Nokia’s 5G technology.
  • Adoption considerations: Operational efficiency, regulatory compliance, and network security.

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