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Telco cloud blueprint: DT’s HTC takes control of network stack, sets terms for vendors

, and 2026-04-20T14:38:00

Telco cloud blueprint: DT’s HTC takes control of network stack, sets terms for vendors

Source: Deutsche Telekom

Deep dive: after quietly rebuilding its network core from the ground up on its own terms, Deutsche Telekom is now asking the rest of the industry to follow its Horizontal TelCo Cloud lead. But with rivals pursuing their own visions, the question of who truly leads the field is far from settled.

This article includes:

  • Themes: Artificial intelligence (AI) in telecoms; Automation-first architecture; Brutally efficient automation; Cloud-native network transformation; Cloud network functions (CNF); Containers-as-a-service (CaaS); DevOps in telecoms; Disaggregated network architecture; Energy efficiency in 5G; Fixed-mobile convergence; Generation-less network functions; GitOps lifecycle management; Horizontal telco cloud; In-service software upgrades (ISSU); Intent-based automation; Kubernetes orchestration; Multi-domain network core; Network function virtualisation (NFV); OCA Solution (OCAS); Open-source telecoms; Operator-based cloud automation (OCA); Telco cloud blueprint; Vendor disaggregation; Virtual network functions (VNF); Zero-trust network; Zero-touch provisioning.
  • Events: FutureNet World 2026; Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2026.
  • People: Christoph Hilz; Franz Seiser; Gorkem Yigit.
  • Geographic: Barcelona; Europe; Germany; London.
  • Organisations: 6WIND; Amazon (AWS); Amdocs; Analysys Mason; Apple; BT Group; Broadcom; Cisco; Deutsche Telekom (DT); Deutsche Telekom Cloud Services; Ericsson; Google Cloud; HPE Juniper Networking; Juniper Networks; Lenovo; Linux Foundation; Mavenir; Metaswitch; Microsoft; Nokia; NTT; Openet; Orange; Project Nephio; Project Sylva; Red Hat; Reliance Jio; Ribbon; T-Mobile US; Telefónica; Telekom Deutschland; Titan.ium; Verizon; VMware; Vodafone; AT&T.

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