Even when the traditional vendors continue to deliver integrated solutions, such as Cloud RAN or Cloud Core, these solutions increasingly rely on a diverse set of underlying software libraries, many of which are increasingly based on open source software. Vendors and suppliers will both want visibility and security of this supply chain.

Cloudsmith is gaining increased traction in many cloud development environments. Appledores believe that solutions like Cloudsmith will become increasingly important in telecoms in both CSPs and within their vendors.