The nervous system gets a soul: why sovereign cloud is telco’s real second act

Source: Red Hat Blog

The 5G Nervous System Analogy

For the last decade, the story of 5G has been like a body that developed a massive high‑speed nervous system but lacked the central brain to command it. The telecom industry spent billions on the most sophisticated nervous system the world has ever seen—including fiber, towers, and low‑latency spectrum—only to find out that this powerful system was mostly being used to carry the impulses and commands of others.

For years, communication service providers (CSPs) have been the world’s indispensable circulatory system. They own the veins and arteries, but hyperscalers provide the lifeblood.