--- title: 'Cloud to Edge: Building the software defined telco infrastructure' description: 'With the explosive growth of data, telcos are facing new challenges in revenue. Canonical currently provide some of the world’s leading service providers with an automated, repeatable, and tried & tested telco solution. In this webinar, join Nathan Rader to learn how Ubuntu OpenStack can help telcos: Reduce time to market Save money throu […]' url: https://canonical.com/blog/cloud-to-edge-building-the-software-defined-telco-infrastructure --- 1. [Blog](https://canonical.com/blog) 2. Article --- [Canonical](https://canonical.com/blog/author/canonical "More about Canonical") 2 December 2017 # Cloud to Edge: Building the software defined telco infrastructure [NFV](https://canonical.com/blog/tag/nfv) [OpenStack](https://canonical.com/blog/tag/openstack) [Telco](https://canonical.com/blog/tag/telco) [telecom infrastructure](https://canonical.com/blog/tag/telecom-infrastructure) [Telecommunications](https://canonical.com/blog/tag/telecommunications) [Ubuntu Enterprise Summit](https://canonical.com/blog/tag/ubuntu-enterprise-summit) --- Share the article With the explosive growth of data, telcos are facing new challenges in revenue. Canonical currently provide some of the world’s leading service providers with an automated, repeatable, and tried & tested telco solution. In this webinar, join Nathan Rader to learn how Ubuntu OpenStack can help telcos: * Reduce time to market * Save money through automation as well as virtualisation * Increase infrastructural efficiency in order to drive towards the future *This webinar was part of our [Ubuntu Enterprise Summit](https://ubuntu.brighttalk.com/summit/ubuntu-enterprise-summit/), December 2017.* [View Now](https://ubuntu.brighttalk.com/webinar/cloud-to-edge-building-the-software-defined-telco-infrastructure/) ## Sign up for our newsletter Get the latest Canonical news and updates in your inbox. Work email: \*I agree to receive information about Canonical's products and services. In submitting this form, I confirm that I have read and agree to [Canonical's Privacy Notice](https://canonical.com/legal/data-privacy/contact) and [Privacy Policy](https://canonical.com/legal/data-privacy). Sign up ## Share on --- ## Related posts [### AI infrastructure for telcos](https://canonical.com/blog/ai-infrastructure-for-telcos) Why moving from pilots to production changes the platform Artificial intelligence has moved beyond the demonstration phase. Telco operators are already exploring it for fault... [Benjamin Ryzman](https://canonical.com/blog/author/benjaminryzman) 2 October 2026 [### AI harnesses for telco autonomous networks](https://canonical.com/blog/ai-harnesses-for-telco-autonomous-networks) As the telco industry transitions toward Autonomous Networks Level 4, a fundamental architectural challenge has emerged: how do you build a secure, reliable and interoperable... [estelacarmona](https://canonical.com/blog/author/estelacarmona) 28 August 2026 [### The next era of telco clouds: get open infrastructure choice with Sylva and Canonical Kubernetes](https://canonical.com/blog/the-next-era-of-telco-clouds-get-open-infrastructure-choice-with-sylva-and-canonical-kubernetes) Achieving vendor neutrality in telco clouds requires an infrastructure layer that respects open standards, without wrapping them in rigid platform layers. By combining upstream... [estelacarmona](https://canonical.com/blog/author/estelacarmona) 11 June 2026 [### How to set up a micro lab: four principles for a reliable homelab](https://canonical.com/blog/how-to-set-up-a-reliable-homelab) After over a decade of running a homelab, I have learned a few difficult lessons. Although it begins as a “lab,” you inevitably end up with something you want to keep. If a... [Jake Nabasny](https://canonical.com/blog/author/slapcat) 17 March 2026