{"id":531387,"date":"2024-02-12T06:57:14","date_gmt":"2024-02-12T06:57:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.capgemini.com\/ch-en\/?post_type=research-and-insight&#038;p=531387"},"modified":"2026-01-30T14:23:16","modified_gmt":"2026-01-30T14:23:16","slug":"7-lessons-from-our-network-slicing-journey","status":"publish","type":"research-and-insight","link":"https:\/\/www.capgemini.com\/ch-en\/insights\/research-library\/7-lessons-from-our-network-slicing-journey\/","title":{"rendered":"7 lessons from our network slicing journey"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<header class=\"wp-block-cg-blocks-hero-reusable header heroReusable  \"><div class=\"header-bgs\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/prod.ucwe.capgemini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Network-as-a-service-web-image.jpg?w=2880&amp;quality=70 1x, https:\/\/prod.ucwe.capgemini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Network-as-a-service-web-image.jpg?w=2880&amp;quality=70 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 1500px)\"\/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/prod.ucwe.capgemini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Network-as-a-service-web-image.jpg?w=1440&amp;quality=70 1x, https:\/\/prod.ucwe.capgemini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Network-as-a-service-web-image.jpg?w=2880&amp;quality=70 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 992px)\"\/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/prod.ucwe.capgemini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Network-as-a-service-web-image.jpg?w=1024&amp;quality=70 1x, https:\/\/prod.ucwe.capgemini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Network-as-a-service-web-image.jpg?w=1024&amp;quality=70 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 768px)\"\/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/prod.ucwe.capgemini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Network-as-a-service-web-image.jpg?w=768&amp;quality=70 1x, https:\/\/prod.ucwe.capgemini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Network-as-a-service-web-image.jpg?w=768&amp;quality=70 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 0)\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/prod.ucwe.capgemini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Network-as-a-service-web-image.jpg\" class=\"header-img header-img-d\" alt=\"\" style=\"object-fit:cover;object-position:55.00000000000001% 74%\" loading=\"eager\"\/><\/picture><\/div><div class=\"heroPictureCardHeaderShape\"><\/div><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"row\"><div class=\"col-md-12\"><div class=\"box\"><div class=\"boxTagWrapper\"><div class=\"tagInfo\"><div><span class=\"box-tag\">5G and Edge<\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"brandInfo\"><div class=\"brandLogo\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/capgemini2025\/assets\/images\/capgemini-engineering-white.svg\" alt=\"capgemini-engineering\" class=\"dark\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/capgemini2025\/assets\/images\/capgemini-engineering.svg\" alt=\"capgemini-engineering\" class=\"light\"\/><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"box-title\"><h1 data-maxlength=\"34\">7 lessons from our network slicing journey<\/h1><\/div><h2 class=\"reasearchInsightTitle\">How to create a disaggregated 5G network to deliver network-as-a-service<\/h2><div class=\"inner-row-insight download-btn\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/header>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-cg-blocks-group undefined section section--article-content\"><div class=\"article-main-content\"><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"row\"><div class=\"col-12 col-md-1\"><nav class=\"article-social\"><ul class=\"social-nav\"><li class=\"ip-order-fb\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https:\/\/www.capgemini.com\/?post_type=research-and-insight&amp;p=854638\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"opens in a new window\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"icon-fb\"><\/i><span class=\"sr-only\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"ip-order-tw\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?url=https:\/\/www.capgemini.com\/?post_type=research-and-insight&amp;p=854638&amp;text=The%20metaverse%3A%20Friend%20or%20foe%20to%20the%20CMO%3F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"opens in a new window\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"icon-tw\"><\/i><span class=\"sr-only\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"ip-order-li\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/shareArticle?url=https:\/\/www.capgemini.com\/?post_type=research-and-insight&amp;p=854638&amp;text=The%20metaverse%3A%20Friend%20or%20foe%20to%20the%20CMO%3F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"opens in a new window\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"icon-li\"><\/i><span class=\"sr-only\">Linkedin<\/span><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div><div class=\"col-12 col-md-11 col-lg-10\"><div class=\"article-text article-quote-text\">\n<p>For mobile operators, there\u2019s a lot to like about network slicing. For starters, it enables their 5G networks to support a much more comprehensive range of use cases and customer types, which opens the door for more revenue opportunities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These opportunities couldn\u2019t come at a better time. Between spectrum and infrastructure, mobile operators have each spent billions to launch 5G, and they\u2019ll spend billions more over the next decade expanding and upgrading those networks. To recoup that investment, operators will have to get creative, which means more than simply trying to convince consumers to pay more for 5G than 4G.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Considering all the business benefits, why isn\u2019t every operator making slicing part of their 5G strategy from day one? The short answer is that it takes a daunting amount of expertise to implement slicing correctly. The technical challenges under the hood require bringing together several technologies including networks, automation, data, and device management.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As a result, some operators are partnering with systems integrators on proof-of-concept (PoC) trials to determine whether all of the necessary technologies are mature enough to support enterprise-grade slicing. As slicing evolves, the end game will be a fully automated system that enables a variety of scenarios.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>PoC for Network-as-a-Service (NaaS) using single-vendor technology exist. But until now, no successful PoC has used a multi-vendor disaggregated network, which is the likely setup for most future networks. We worked with a major telco, a cloud company, and multiple network technology and software providers, from radio to core, to build a PoC for a disaggregated 5G network.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This paper discusses the project and its lessons for other operators setting up disaggregated 5G private networks to offer NaaS.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Please fill up the form to download the whitepaper<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cg-blocks-autocloud-form undefined autocloudform\"><div class=\"section--autoCloud-form\"><div class=\"wrapperAutoCloudSection\" id=\"linkToForm\"><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"row\"><div class=\"col-md-12 col-lg-6 left-img align-self-center escaper-left\"><\/div><div class=\"col-md-12 \"><div class=\"autoCloudForm\">\t\t<div class=\"mf_forms__container \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<form id=\"mf_form_531340_3288881598\" class=\"mf_form__form row needs-validation\" action=\"\" method=\"post\" enctype=\"multipart\/form-data\" data-nosnippet>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mf-field-wrapper form-floating col-sm-12\"><input type=\"text\" class=\"form-control\" id=\"_mf_529360_4044_3066688183\" name=\"_mf_529360_4044\" placeholder=\"First Name\" required \/><label for=\"_mf_529360_4044_3066688183\" class=\"form-label\">First Name <span class=\"star-required\">*<\/span><\/label><div class=\"invalid-feedback-frm\" role=\"alert\">First Name is not valid.<\/div><\/div><div class=\"mf-field-wrapper form-floating col-sm-12\"><input type=\"text\" class=\"form-control\" id=\"_mf_529360_3693_4276409864\" name=\"_mf_529360_3693\" placeholder=\"Last Name\" required \/><label for=\"_mf_529360_3693_4276409864\" class=\"form-label\">Last Name <span class=\"star-required\">*<\/span><\/label><div class=\"invalid-feedback-frm\" role=\"alert\">Last Name is not valid.<\/div><\/div><div class=\"mf-field-wrapper form-floating col-sm-12\"><input type=\"text\" class=\"form-control\" id=\"_mf_529360_4175_54809408\" name=\"_mf_529360_4175\" placeholder=\"Company\" required \/><label for=\"_mf_529360_4175_54809408\" class=\"form-label\">Company <span class=\"star-required\">*<\/span><\/label><div class=\"invalid-feedback-frm\" role=\"alert\">Company is not valid.<\/div><\/div><div class=\"mf-field-wrapper form-floating col-sm-12\"><input type=\"email\" class=\"form-control\" id=\"_mf_529360_1672_2446843137\" name=\"_mf_529360_1672\" placeholder=\"Email\" required \/><label for=\"_mf_529360_1672_2446843137\" class=\"form-label\">Email <span class=\"star-required\">*<\/span><\/label><div class=\"invalid-feedback-frm\" role=\"alert\">Email is not valid.<\/div><\/div><div class=\"mf-field-wrapper form-floating col-sm-12\"><input type=\"text\" class=\"form-control\" id=\"_mf_529360_2218_3842793072\" name=\"_mf_529360_2218\" placeholder=\"Job Title\" required \/><label for=\"_mf_529360_2218_3842793072\" class=\"form-label\">Job Title <span class=\"star-required\">*<\/span><\/label><div class=\"invalid-feedback-frm\" role=\"alert\">Job Title is not valid.<\/div><\/div><div class=\"mf-field-wrapper  col-sm-12\">\n\t\t<div class=\"form-check checkbox-controls\">\n\n\t\t\t<input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"_mf_529360_9108_3013758143\" class=\"form-check-input\"\n\t\t\t\tname=\"_mf_529360_9108[]\"\n\t\t\t\tvalue=\"1\"\n\t\t\t\trequired\n\t\t\t>\n\n\t\t\t<label for=\"_mf_529360_9108_3013758143\" class=\"form-check-label consent-text\">\n\t\t\t\tI agree to Capgemini collecting &amp; processing my personal data to allow me to receive information on Capgemini services. 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