A1 Croatia lifts the lid on its 5G core evolution
By James Pearce
Jun 23, 2026
Andrej Pinak, Infrastructure and Services Director, A1 Croatia
A1 Croatia is migrating from legacy hardware to Ericsson’s cloud-native 5G core infrastructure as part of an evolutionary approach spanning several years. Infrastructure and services director Andrej Pinak explains how the operator has progressed from proprietary hardware through virtualised environments to cloud-native deployment. While still operating in a diverse environment that includes legacy platforms, A1 Croatia has observed faster deployment speeds for cloud-native functions and now plans to use 5G standalone for fixed wireless access. Autonomous network capabilities remain a long-term objective requiring significant learning and development.
Recorded May 2026
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