Telecommunications

Open networks. Unlimited potential.

Is your telecom company ready for the "techco" revolution? Discover how cloud-native platforms, automation, and AI are reshaping 5G and future networks. Actionable insights, expert guidance, and resources to help you modernize your network, operationalize AI at scale, diversify the RAN, and transform your business to stay agile and ahead in a competitive landscape.

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100% of telecommunication companies in the Fortune Global 500 rely on Red Hat

Source: Red Hat client data and Fortune Global 500 list, September 2024

Cloud-native platforms, automation, AI and open source are reshaping 5G and future networks. Explore our resources for industry trends, technology guides, and recommendations to accelerate your transformation.

5G Core is cloud native

Heavy Reading’s 5G Core Operator Survey (2025 Edition): Scaling 5G SA explores the critical phase of scaling 5G standalone (SA) networks, revealing operator timelines  and investment drivers.

The telecom techco

STL Partners reports on the role of network cloud, automation and AI at the core of telco modernization, with insights on scaling these technologies, AI/automation use cases, and open source advantages.

Maximizing the value of telecom automation

Extend automation beyond isolated tasks to workflows across processes and domains. Integrate IT and network automation in multi-vendor environments from edge to core, facilitating AI operations at scale.

Migrating virtualized telecom workloads with confidence

A guide to reducing legacy virtualization costs, complexity, and lock-in concerns by migrating VMs to a modern, open, cloud-native platform.

Digital sovereignty strategies for service providers

Telecommunications service providers are uniquely positioned to become trusted providers of sovereign cloud solutions.

Customers in action

Learn how Red Hat customers have achieved their goals with telco solutions

Telefonica
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With Red Hat and containerization, we are starting to achieve flexibility in the deployment of applications and an improvement in supervision and optimal use of resources, among other advantages

Alberto Varadé Head of SOA Systems

Telefónica Spain


Telefónica is one of the leading telecommunications service providers in Europe, the leader in the Spanish and Portuguese speaking markets. See how they're modernizing applications with Red Hat OpenShift to facilitate operations and launch new applications.

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With Dell Telecom Infrastructure Blocks for Red Hat doing the validation and testing for us, we can focus on how we can use our modern network to deliver services and benefits for our customers.

James Lim

Vice President of Core Network Planning, Engineering, and Implementation, Globe Telecom


Find out why Globe Telecom adopted Dell’s Telecom Infrastructure Blocks for Red Hat solution to cut new network deployment times and simplify cloud life cycle management.

Innovating with our partners

Nokia

Innovate on a telco cloud platform from Red Hat and Nokia

Red Hat and Nokia offer validated solutions that deliver high throughput, low latency, and increased security for 5G networks.

A comprehensive telecommunications ecosystem from Red Hat and Nokia lets you capitalize on 5G opportunities with less risk to increase innovation, attract customers, and create differentiated value.


Watch and learn

A steady stream of webinar and demo video content is always available on our  Red Hat Telecommunications channels on Red Hat TV and  BrightTALK, and our telecommunications YouTube playlist.

More telecom resources

Red Hat blog telecommunications channel

See how we connect partners, communities, and technologies to create possibilities for service providers.

Understanding AI in telecommunications

Applying AI/ML to address challenges in the telecommunications industry.

Red Hat Developer Interactive Learning Portal

Tutorials and training for builders of all levels.

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