--- title: The Telco Podcast description: Scale and complexity is skyrocketing in telco, with introduction of IT technologies. Hybrid cloud, public cloud, on-prem only large datacenter or highly distributed compute pools are created to meet any current or future use-cases, from OpenRAN, next generation Core (5G and beyond) or AI at the edge. How do we keep it secure ? In The Telco Podcast you will get latest news, commentary and interviews with thought leaders from the telecom space. url: https://canonical.com/blog/the-telco-podcast?format=md --- 1. [Blog](https://canonical.com/blog) 2. Article --- [Maciej Mazur](https://canonical.com/blog/author/mamazur "More about Maciej Mazur") 31 March 2022 # The Telco Podcast [5g](https://canonical.com/blog/tag/5g) [podcast](https://canonical.com/blog/tag/podcast) [Telco](https://canonical.com/blog/tag/telco) --- Share the article We are heavily involved in the telecom ecosystem, working up the stack with silicon vendors, SDK providers, network function creators, service providers and UE/CPE manufacturers. This gives us a lot of exposure on what’s goin on in the industry and we decided to share that insights. That’s why we are announcing a start of The Telco Podcast, which you can find on [https://anchor.fm/thetelcopodcast](https://anchor.fm/thetelcopodcast ) and on your favorite platforms like Spotify or Apple Podcasts. In the first episode I invited Arno van Huyssteen, our telco CTO to answer frequently asked questions on open source in telco space. We discussed: * what are the open source projects used heavily in telco * how mobile operators utilize public cloud * the evolution of network functions PNF -> VNF -> CNF and what are the infrastructure options * what are benefits from using open source, neutral infrastructure provider in the core network * OpenRAN, development of O-RU, O-DU, O-CU and what are the kernel options * what to consider when designing modern edge infrastructures From the next episode we start with sharing news from the industry, and our commentary to all technological breakthroughs happening in open source communities. Stay tuned and subscribe for notifications about the next episode. Also if you are interested what Canonical is doing in the telecom space go and visit [https://ubuntu.com/telco](https://ubuntu.com/telco ) The Telco Podcast ## 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 [### 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 [### Canonical Kubernetes officially included in Sylva 1.5](https://canonical.com/blog/canonical-kubernetes-officially-included-in-sylva-1-5) Sylva 1.5 becomes the first release to include Kubernetes 1.32, bringing the latest open source cloud-native capabilities to the European telecommunications industry. With the... [Benjamin Ryzman](https://canonical.com/blog/author/benjaminryzman) 13 November 2025 [### 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 [### 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