Spotlight on 5G

Nokia and Broadcom on cloud-native transformation, AI and the path to 6G

By Charlotte Kan

Mar 12, 2026

Gordon Milliken, Nokia & Padma Sudarsan, Broadcom

At MWC26, Gordon Milliken of Nokia and Padma Sudarsan of Broadcom discuss how their companies are working together to support the telecom industry’s shift to cloud-native architectures. They explain how their joint efforts address operational complexity, ensure comprehensive validation, and enable operators to run both VM-based and cloud-native solutions during the transition. They also reveal how they are collaborating to integrate AI across multiple layers of the network stack and to prepare operators for the architectural and security challenges expected as networks evolve from 5G toward 6G.

Featuring:

  • Gordon Milliken, Director, Product Line Management, Packet Core, Nokia
  • Padma Sudarsan, Chief Architect, Broadcom

Recorded February 2026

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