Kubernetes - Why it makes sense for Telco

The evolution of the wireless network architecture with the shift in the use cases, from just voice connections to data connections in 3G, followed by 4G. Then the smartphones came along and changed the meaning of the handsets and wireless connectivity use case. Now with 5G, we are looking at a whole new level of wireless connectivity from MMIoT, C2X, AR/VR, and the new talk of the town Metaverse.

5G delivers these services leveraging network slicing, separation of user plane and control plane, and the micro-services architecture where different functions in the network can run as independent but interconnected services.?

For the telecom engineers out there, sometimes IT terminologies can seem daunting. I wanted to simplify that here:

So, what is Kubernetes? I am a telecom engineer, and I understand 3GPP, RAN, CORE, UE, Backhaul, and the System Software that drives 4G/5G stacks. But how do I get my bearing in the world of containers, microservice, and Kubernetes?

Kubernetes, in simple terms, helps break different blocks of the Telco architecture and run them more efficiently (Containers) in?a software cloud-based environment that allows flexibility and scalability to support various aspects of the network and network slices via Orchestration.

Stay tuned for a series of microblogs to simplify the terminologies of IT and microservices to bridge the gap for legacy telecom experts as we move into the new era where IT and Telecom are seen with the same lense.