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ETSI and CCSA Joint Telco Cloud Workshop in parallel with NFV#50

On June 18th, 2025, the first joint Telco Cloud Workshop was held in parallel with the ETSI NFV#50 F2F meeting hosted at China Telecom Information Park, Shanghai, China. This workshop focused on sharing views and challenges for the current and future Telco Cloud. Over 40 representatives from global operators and vendors, including NTT Docomo, China Mobile, China Telecom, China Unicom, BT, Huawei, NEC, ZTE, and Thales, discussed hot topics and technological prospects in the industry of Telco Cloud & AI. The event was jointly organized by China Telecom and Huawei. The accelerated advancement of AI and 6G technologies intensifies challenges for telco networks, making collaboration between standards bodies increasingly critical. This workshop marks a milestone by establishing the first dedicated platform for close cooperation between major standards organizations ETSI and CCSA. Moving forward, both parties will deepen their joint efforts to drive standards innovation, accelerate the deployment of AI-native telco cloud solutions, and support global operators in achieving network evolution.