How AT&T Is Using OpenStack to Deploy 5G Networks | Linux Today

How AT&T Is Using OpenStack to Deploy 5G Networks

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Sean Michael Kerner
Nov 14, 2018

BERLIN — The next generation of wireless networks known as 5G is being enabled at AT&T through a series of open source efforts, including the OpenStack cloud platform.

At the OpenStack Summit in Berlin, Germany, executives from AT&T discussed how they are building out 5G networks and also demonstrated a live 5G phone call, running on top of an OpenStack deployment.

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Sean Michael Kerner

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