T-Mobile has chosen Red Hat as its cloud automation partner to help with its software-defined network (SDN) deployment. This partnership will help the phone company scale, automate, and control costs as it rolls out cloud across its core and edge sites.
As phone companies move to cloud-native infrastructure, they want more flexibility, better cost control, smarter use of resources, and fail-safe networks. T-Mobile’s choice of Red Hat OpenShift Platform Plus fits this industry trend. It will help the company build a telco cloud to make automation smoother, simplify how things run, and support new digital services.
T-Mobile will get:
- Cost savings: By combining infrastructure and putting processes on autopilot, T-Mobile will use resources more.
- Better security and compliance: By standardizing workload handling, T-Mobile will reduce security risks in its varied network setup.
- Faster deployment and management: Because services are approved beforehand, T-Mobile can add virtual network functions (VNFs), cloud-native network functions (CNFs), and IT apps.
- Room to grow: T-Mobile will be able to support changing telecom needs in mixed cloud environments that use both on-site and off-site resources.
Fran Heeran, Vice President of Global Telecommunications at Red Hat, said cloud standardization and automation are more important than ever for the telecom industry. OpenShift is a strong foundation for handling network workloads and speeding up service delivery. Heeran called OpenShift a carrier-grade platform that addresses today’s and future telco needs.
Lori Ames Senior Vice President of Cloud, IP & Transport Technology at T-Mobile said the company plans to change its cloud setup in the future. T-Mobile wants to build a hybrid cloud that combines old telecom systems with new, tech-driven solutions. Using cloud tools and automation will make the company more agile and provide customers better connectivity.
Cloud as networks change
T-Mobile also announced plans to shut down its 2G network for a larger network upgrade. This will allow the company to get rid of old gear and invest more resources in 5G and future connectivity.
By working with Red Hat, wireless carriers can use open source and collaborate with more partners. A shared telco cloud makes it easier to mix workloads, speeds up approvals, and inspires new ideas. It allows telcos to create, test, and launch services faster while complying with industry regulations.
Red Hat’s OpenShift Platform Plus helps telcos be more productive and reduce operational complexity. The integrated and validated cloud platform impacts automation, AI-driven insights, and real-time analytics, which means faster service rollouts and better network management.
A network for the future
As telcos continue to navigate digital transformation, partnerships like T-Mobile and Red Hat show the growing trend of making clouds standard, automated, and flexible. This partnership will simplify operations and open up new possibilities for connecting and using digital services.
As cloud-native becomes part of modern telco plans, T-Mobile’s investment in Red Hat OpenShift is a big move. This will boost network performance, reduce costs, and meet the demands of the digital economy.
