--- 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?format=md --- 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. By submitting this form, I confirm that I have read and agree to [Canonical's Privacy Policy](https://canonical.com/legal/dataprivacy). Sign up ## Share on --- ## Related posts [### 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 [### Building new revenue streams: 3 strategic cloud opportunities for telcos in 2026](https://canonical.com/blog/new-telco-cloud-opportunity) PWC claimed the ‘fundamental challenge’ behind slowing growth is that telecom’s ‘core products and services’ are ‘becoming commodities.’ The way forward lies in modernizing and... [Isobel Kate Maxwell](https://canonical.com/blog/author/iso-maxwell) 10 February 2026 [### How telco companies can reduce 5G infrastructure costs with modern open source cloud-native technologies](https://canonical.com/blog/how-telco-companies-can-reduce-5g-infrastructure-costs-with-modern-open-source-cloud-native-technologies) 5G continues to transform the telecommunications landscape, enabling massive device density, edge computing, and new enterprise use cases. However, operators still face... [Benjamin Ryzman](https://canonical.com/blog/author/benjaminryzman) 8 December 2025