Rakuten Mobile proves cloud native performance where it matters most in the live network

The conversation explores what changes when cloud native core moves from design into live commercial operation, with a focus on performance, resilience, automation, lifecycle management and the operational reality of running mission critical telecom workloads at scale. Nazim Baserer from Nokia and Brijesh Yadav from Rakuten Mobile discuss how Nokia IMS and SDM are running on Rakuten Cloud, how CI/CD and automation support faster operations, and what has been learned from the migration from VNF to CNF. It also looks ahead to AI driven closed loop operations, smarter capacity management and dynamic scaling to improve efficiency while keeping service availability and customer experience at the center. Learn more about Core Networks: https://www.nokia.com/core-networks/ Follow us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/nokia-for-service-providers Follow us on X: https://x.com/nokianetworks