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Sovereign Edge Infrastructure for Telecom Operators

How telecom operators and technology providers deploy sovereign, AI-ready compute alongside network infrastructure, without waiting on a distant data center.

Executive Summary

The network edge is now a compute location.

Telecom operators sit on some of the most latency-sensitive, geographically distributed infrastructure in any industry. As network functions, subscriber services, and AI-driven operations move closer to the edge, the data center has to move with them, co-located with towers, exchanges, and points of presence rather than centralized hundreds of kilometers away.

Delaplex XIS has already proven this model at scale, deploying AI-enabled sovereign Micro Data Centers alongside India's National Telecom Service Provider (BSNL) across five Indian cities, combining compute, storage, networking, power, and cooling into a single, repeatable, edge-located unit.

Sovereign Edge Compute

AI-ready micro data centers co-located with telecom infrastructure.

Repeatable Deployment

The same architecture proven across multiple cities, ready to scale to more.

Zero-Trust Network Security

Subscriber and network data protected with zero-trust access control.

Legacy OSS/BSS Modernisation

AI-driven modernisation of operational and business support systems.

Key Areas

Where telecom operators are moving first.

Network Edge Compute

Localized compute co-located with telecom infrastructure for low-latency network functions.

Sovereign Cloud for Operators

AI-enabled sovereign micro data centers deployed alongside national telecom infrastructure.

Next-Generation Network Support

Edge compute positioned close to towers and exchanges to support evolving network rollouts.

Network Threat Detection

Predictive anomaly detection across network traffic and infrastructure.

Legacy OSS/BSS Modernisation

AI-driven modernisation of legacy operational and business support systems.

Subscriber Data Protection

Zero-trust access control and encryption for subscriber and billing data.

The Delaplex Approach

One architecture, deployed repeatedly.

Delaplex builds telecom deployments on the same Edge Micro Data Center architecture proven with BSNL: compact, ruggedized, pre-integrated units that bring compute, storage, and networking to the tower, exchange, or point of presence, rather than routing every function back to a centralized cloud.

AI & Cyber Security layers zero-trust access control, predictive threat detection, and compliance-by-default practices on top, so subscriber data and network infrastructure are protected without slowing down modernisation of legacy OSS/BSS systems.

What This Means in Practice
  • Co-Located Compute

    Edge Micro Data Centers positioned alongside existing telecom infrastructure.

  • Proven at Scale

    The same model already deployed across five Indian cities with BSNL.

  • Zero-Trust Network Access

    Consistent access control across network, subscriber, and billing systems.

Conclusion

Sovereignty and speed, not one or the other.

Telecom operators do not have to choose between data sovereignty and network performance. Delaplex XIS deploys sovereign, AI-ready compute directly alongside network infrastructure, proven through live deployments with BSNL, so operators get both without compromise.

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Sources: Delaplex XIS capability documentation and internal program materials.