Recorded for the Cloud-Native Telco Summit, this cross-industry panel discussion examines whether cloud native has reduced operational complexity or simply shifted it into new domains. Panellists from Deutsche Telekom, Orange, Ribbon Communications and Appledore Research evaluate the evidence, from faster deployment and more frequent updates to the harder problems of observability, troubleshooting and lifecycle management across multivendor and legacy environments. They discuss which operational processes remain the biggest bottlenecks, how telcos should measure operational success and the practical steps – from automation and blueprints to microservice-level delivery and skills – that operators can take over the next few years.

Featuring:

• Grant Lenahan, Partner and Principal Analyst, Appledore Research
• Kai Steuernagel, VP Cloud Technology, Deutsche Telekom
• Marius Iordache, Member ETSI OpenOP & Telco Cloud Platforms and Services Manager, Orange
• Ram Ramanathan, VP of Product, AI, Automation and Cloud, Ribbon Communications

Broadcast Live: October 2026