Cloud adoption continues globally, with the migration of cloud from core to edge set to underpin many of the emerging 5G use cases. This migration will also help transform the communications service provider (CSP) networks themselves. The metro network plays an essential role in this future, providing capacity, connectivity, and intelligence for wireline and wireless applications.

In April 2022 Heavy Reading launched a global survey of 76 CSPs, to learn more about CSPs’ views and strategies for their metro network evolution. This white paper presents the key findings, including:

• metro network modernization drivers
• essential networking capabilities
• drivers for automation
• the role of pluggable coherent optics in the metro

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