
10/3/2023 · Zion Samuel
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This post details how DISH Wireless is building a programmable 5G network using Confluent Cloud and data mesh principles. It highlights the technical implementation of a data mesh on a cloud-native data streaming platform, focusing on decentralizing data ownership, federated governance, and democratizing data access through telco APIs. The post explains how streaming data pipelines are used to ingest, process, and share massive volumes of network data in real time, enabling event-driven architectures and connecting various systems. It also discusses the benefits of Kora, Confluent Cloud's Kafka engine, and the advantages of a cloud-native approach for flexibility, performance, and reliability. Specific use cases in retail, manufacturing, and automotive are outlined, demonstrating the application of streaming data for Industry 4.0, including real-time analytics, machine learning, and edge computing. The post also mentions the use of Cluster Linking for data replication and integration with AWS services like Wavelength and Sagemaker.