Telecom Archives - Kai Waehner

Dish Wireless Cloud-native 5G Telco Network powered by Data Streaming with Apache Kafka

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How Apache Kafka helps Dish Wireless building cloud-native 5G Telco Infrastructure

ByKai Waehner
27. October 2023
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5G telco infrastructure provides the basic foundations of data movement and increasingly unlocks new capabilities for low latency and critical SLAs. Real-time data processing with data streaming using Apache Kafka enables innovation across industries. This blog post explores the success story of Dish Wireless and its cloud-native standalone 5G infrastructure leveraging data streaming.

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The State of Data Streaming for Telco

ByKai Waehner
2. June 2023
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This blog post explores the state of data streaming for the telco industry. The evolution of telco infrastructure, customer services, and new business models requires real-time end-to-end visibility, fancy mobile apps, and integration with pioneering technologies like 5G for low latency or augmented reality for innovation. Learn about customer stories from Dish Network, British Telecom, Globe Telecom, Swisscom, and more. A complete slide deck and on-demand video recording are included.

Cloud Native Telecom 5G MEC OSS BSS OTT powered by Kubernetes and Apache Kafka

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Cloud-Native 5G, MEC and OSS/BSS/OTT Telco with Apache Kafka and Kubernetes

ByKai Waehner
6. September 2021
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This post shares a slide deck and video recording for architectures and use cases for event streaming with the open-source frameworks Kubernetes and Apache Kafka in the Telco sector. Demonstrated use cases include building 5G networks, NFV management and orchestration, proactive OSS network monitoring, integration with hybrid and multi-cloud BSS and OTT services.

MQTT and Kafka for Smart City and 5G Architectures

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Apache Kafka and MQTT (Part 5 of 5) – Smart City and 5G

ByKai Waehner
29. March 2021
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Apache Kafka and MQTT are a perfect combination for many IoT use cases. This blog series covers the pros and cons of both technologies. Various use cases across industries, including connected vehicles, manufacturing, mobility services, and smart city are explored. The examples use different architectures, including lightweight edge scenarios, hybrid integrations, and serverless cloud solutions. This post is part five: Smart City and 5G.

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Building a Smart Factory with Apache Kafka and 5G Campus Networks

ByKai Waehner
12. January 2021
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The Fourth Industrial Revolution (also known as Industry 4.0) is the ongoing automation of traditional manufacturing and industrial practices, using modern smart technology. Event Streaming with Apache Kafka plays a key role in processing massive volumes of data in real-time in a reliable, scalable, and flexible way. Learn about the relationship between Apache Kafka and modern telco infrastructures leveraging private 5G campus networks for Industrial IoT (IIoT) and edge computing.