The cloudification of the network started with the introduction of SDN and NFV architectures in Telco networks and the network cloud is getting further distributed to the edge with the advancement in Multi-Access Edge Computing (MEC)  technologies. 

This represents tremendous opportunities for the operators to turn Network in to a Distributed Cloud Platform that enables seamless delivery of customer experience based on the needs of the services. With 5G deployments the network will be challenged to delivery variety of services with differing requirements over the same network. 

Manish Mangal is Chief Technology Officer for Network Services at Tech Mahindra and he joins Renu Navale in this discussion for Intel® Chip Chat Network Insights to share how hyper-automation will be a necessity to scale network platforms.
 
Manish and his team are responsible for overall strategy for Tech Mahindra's network business, development of portfolio of market ready solutions, and work closely with alliance partners to build collaborative solutions and grow together.

In this interview, Manish speaks to Tech Mahindra’s approach to virtualization of RAN and the prominence of 5G which is driving unprecedented pace of change in the industry.

Manish highlights how enterprises are accelerating their digital transformation journeys to align with network transformation.

In lieu of Mobile World Congress, Manish describes the technology demonstration planned for MWC20, which include hyper-automation, the Tech Mahindra platform netOps.ai, as well as the “Factory of the Future” -- an industrial use case for Multi-Access Edge Computing (MEC).
 
For more information visit: http://www.techmahindra.com

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Network as an Automated Distributed Cloud Platform - Intel® Chip Chat Network Insights episode 271

Intel® Chip Chat: Network Insights is a recurring podcast series that delves into the technologies, topics and issues facing the networking industry. These informal, one-on-one interviews with industry experts examine the network transformation taking place through the adoption of software defined networking and network functions virtualization across telecommunication & enterprise organizations.

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Network as an Automated Distributed Cloud Platform - Intel® Chip Chat Network Insights episode 271

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