--- title: telco edge cloud | Blog description: Canonical makes open source secure, reliable and easy to use, providing support for Ubuntu and a portfolio of enterprise-grade technologies. Founded in 2004, Canonical operates globally with team members in over 80 countries. url: https://canonical.com/blog/tag/telco-edge-cloud?format=md --- # Blog posts tagged *"telco edge cloud"* --- [estelacarmona](https://canonical.com/blog/author/estelacarmona) 11 June 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) 5G Ubuntu tech blog Achieving vendor neutrality in telco clouds requires an infrastructure layer that respects open standards, without wrapping them in rigid platform layers. By combining upstream alignment with up to 15 years of support longevity, Canonical’s approach to Sylva is built around a requirement that matters deeply to telcos: follow upstream clou ... --- [Benjamin Ryzman](https://canonical.com/blog/author/benjaminryzman) 5 November 2025 ### [Edge Networking gets smarter: AI and 5G in action](https://canonical.com/blog/edge-networking-gets-smarter-ai-and-5g-in-action) 5G core network Ubuntu tech blog Organizations everywhere are pushing AI and networks closer to the edge. With that expansion comes a challenge: how do you ensure reliable performance, efficiency, and security outside of the data center? Worker safety, healthcare automation, and the success of mobile private networks depend on a robust technology stack that can withstand ... --- [Serdar Vural](https://canonical.com/blog/author/serdarvural80) 19 July 2024 ### [What is Open RAN?](https://canonical.com/blog/what-is-open-ran) 5G Ubuntu tech blog You may have heard of the term Open Radio Access Networks (RAN) widely used in the telecom industry in recent years. In this blog, we are going to explain what Open RAN is, why it represents an important technology transformation, and how it will impact the telecom ecosystem. It is the first part of a ... --- [Benjamin Ryzman](https://canonical.com/blog/author/benjaminryzman) 27 March 2024 ### [What is a telco cloud?](https://canonical.com/blog/what-is-a-telco-cloud) Telecommunications Ubuntu tech blog Explore the benefits & requirements of a telco cloud. Learn how it enhances telco agility, efficiency and customer experience. Implement a successful telco cloud with Canonical’s open-source software. ... --- [Serdar Vural](https://canonical.com/blog/author/serdarvural80) 29 February 2024 ### [Telco-grade Sylva-compliant Canonical platforms](https://canonical.com/blog/telco-grade-sylva-compliant-canonical-platforms) Cloud and server Ubuntu tech blog In December 2023, Canonical joined the Sylva project of Linux Foundation Europe to provide fully open-source and upstream telco platform solutions to the project. Sylva aims to tackle the fragmentation in telco cloud technologies and the vendor lock-in caused by proprietary platform solutions, by defining a common validation software fram ... --- [Serdar Vural](https://canonical.com/blog/author/serdarvural80) 23 February 2024 ### [Bringing automation to telco edge clouds at scale](https://canonical.com/blog/bringing-automation-to-telco-edge-clouds-at-scale) Cloud and server Ubuntu tech blog Canonical and Spectro Cloud have collaborated to develop an effective and composable telco edge cloud solution, which is built with Canonical’s open source infrastructure solutions and Spectro Cloud’s Palette containers-as-a-service (CaaS) platform. This technology stack empowers operators to benefit from the cost optimisation and agility ... --- [Serdar Vural](https://canonical.com/blog/author/serdarvural80) 5 December 2023 ### [Canonical joins the Sylva project](https://canonical.com/blog/canonical-joins-the-sylva-project) Canonical announcements Ubuntu tech blog Canonical is proud to announce that we have joined the Sylva project of Linux Foundation Europe as a General Member. We aim to bring our open source infrastructure solutions to Sylva and contribute to the project’s goal of providing a platform to validate cloud-native telco functions. Sylva was created to accelerate the cloudification of ... --- [Serdar Vural](https://canonical.com/blog/author/serdarvural80) 30 November 2023 ### [Fast and reliable telco edge clouds with Intel FlexRAN and Real-time Ubuntu for 5G URLLC scenarios](https://canonical.com/blog/intel-flexran-and-real-time-ubuntu-for-5g-urllc) Cloud and server Ubuntu tech blog Intel and Canonical have been collaborating to deliver advanced infrastructure that can run the networks of the future. More and more, we see edge cloud systems deployed closer to end users and systems to meet the ever-increasing demand for faster edge networks that can rapidly deliver business services and boost productivity. This requir ... --- [Serdar Vural](https://canonical.com/blog/author/serdarvural80) 11 October 2023 ### [SmartNICs in telco: benefits and use cases](https://canonical.com/blog/smartnics-in-telco-benefits-and-use-cases) Cloud and server Ubuntu tech blog In our previous blog, we introduced smartNICs as technology enablers for next-generation converged data centres. We covered how smartNICs can increase efficiency and drive return on investment. In this blog post, we explain how this innovative technology can help the telecom industry. SmartNICs use cases for the telecom sector are still e ... --- [Serdar Vural](https://canonical.com/blog/author/serdarvural80) 14 September 2023 ### [How a real-time kernel reduces latency in telco edge clouds](https://canonical.com/blog/how-a-real-time-kernel-reduces-latency-in-telco-edge-clouds) Telecommunications Ubuntu tech blog Telco edge clouds are among the most popular and promising technologies with great potential to deliver performance improvements. An edge cloud is an infrastructure to run software located close to devices and end-users.  This type of local deployment brings several performance benefits, one of which is reduced latency. Edge computing ser ... --- [Tytus Kurek](https://canonical.com/blog/author/tkurek) 8 September 2023 ### [How telcos are building carrier-grade infrastructure using open source](https://canonical.com/blog/how-telcos-are-building-carrier-grade-infrastructure-using-open-source) Cloud and server Ubuntu tech blog Telco cloud implementation with Canonical and HPE Service providers need cloud infrastructure everywhere, from modern 5G and 6G network functions running in the network core to sophisticated AI/ML jobs running on the edge. Given the sensitivity of those workloads to any interruptions, outages or performance degradations, the cloud infrast ... ---