International Workshop on System Architectures of Future Core Networks, 6 November 2024

A full day International Workshop on System Architectures of Future Core Networks was organized between NetworldEurope and  Deutsche Telekom  in Berlin on 6^th of November 2024. 

The mobile core network has evolved across multiple generations. Notwithstanding while there are lots of research and discussion on the radio access network evolution, the attention of the community is much less oriented to the vision, value proposition, and architecture of the future core network. This workshop aimed to create a forum for exchange of information and ideas specifically on the core network, the expected system evolution including cloud and security/trust management. This is the proper time to reflect, before the subject becomes mainstream in the standardization fora. The workshop discussed what features and capabilities are needed and its future standardization path (and not necessarily only 3GPP). A key objective is to ultimately contribute to the alignment  on the stakeholder view on future core networks and provide indications for promising innovation paths.

The workshop also needed to address cloud related issues in conjunction with security/trust management and sustainability, given the ongoing virtualization trends in the industry.

The interactive workshop brought together some 25 international experts from Operators, Vendors, Hyperscalers, and Academia to discuss their different views on the subject matter. The workshop report can be found here