对于通信服务提供商（CSP）来说，时间紧迫。为了在电信行业中生存，每个 CSP 都应考虑采取措施过渡到“技术公司”模式，在这种模式下，CSP 不仅提供连接，还提供软件和平台创新。
StarHub 是一家领先的新加坡 CSP，在过去三年中一直在推动自身的电信公司向技术公司转型。其转型重点在于强调开源创新，为多云敏捷性提供支柱，并致力于未来成为值得信赖的服务提供商（TSP）。
多云敏捷性：实时优化 OpEx 和 QoE 的引擎
在过去，电信公司主要面临着成本驱动的决策，即哪些工作负载在本地运行，哪些工作负载在公共云中运行。但要实现技术公司演进，像 StarHub 这样的 CSP 需要权衡成本与最佳用户体验，以及如何组合计算、云和平台来实现这种平衡。
多云应运而生。
多云不仅仅是使用多个公共云。多云平台上的应用和工作负载可以跨不同的云环境运行，并具有内置智能，能够在正确的时间为正确的工作负载选择正确的位置。StarHub 认为，这可以创造更深层次的 AI 就绪状态，尤其是对于可以跨各种环境和云提供商运行的代理式 AI 框架。
StarHub 设想了一种底层架构，可以实时选择最佳环境来运行消费者和企业客户的各种工作负载。这可能是将低延迟、要求苛刻的工作负载转移到边缘，将数据分析密集型应用转移到公共云，或者将合规性驱动的应用转移到私有云。
这种多云基础通过评估整个模型生命周期中的风险，助力平台安全性提升至新水平，以应对不断出现的 AI 工作负载。通过将云原生供应链的安全原则应用于 AI 应用，StarHub 可以更好地保护生产型 AI 模型从开发到部署的整个过程。这也有助于构建完全自主的弹性网络，从而降低运维成本，同时为 StarHub 的所有业务提供优质的用户体验。
从 CSP 到 TSP：信任和身份的力量
作为新加坡关键信息基础架构（CII）的运营商，StarHub 的数据主权至关重要。StarHub 的网络每天都会产生大量敏感的网络和安全数据，必须对这些数据进行存储和处理，并提供给政府机构用于取证和威胁管理。更不用说，这些功能必须同时遵守最严格的国家数据治理和安全政策。
为了建立这些运维所需的信任和透明度，StarHub 采用了开放、民主化和协作的方法。整个公司采用通用的数据访问和处理标准，并且经常开展社区参与，以跟上开源安全和隐私方面的新兴趋势。
StarHub 的一部分客户需要本地部署计算，这凸显了对 StarHub 的信任。StarHub 直接部署在客户数据中心，利用其平台在本地管理和监控服务，从而提供高水平的服务保证、编排和集群自动化，并满足了客户的需求。
从电信公司过渡到技术公司，再过渡到 TSS，这不再是可有可无的，而是 CSP 行业的战略要务。StarHub 表明，切实的转型始于将正确的工作负载适配到正确的环境中，并建立可信的数字声誉，而这一切都建立在开源创新的基础上。
关于作者
Dr. Volkan Sevindik is StarHub's Chief Technology Officer, and he ensures the maintenance of a strong and efficient network that supports diverse business operations. Additionally, he drives network transformation initiatives to accelerate the company's growth.
With over 20 years of experience in designing and delivering transformative products, services and networks, Volkan previously served as Head of Cloud Access Networks at Rakuten (USA), where he played a pivotal role in advancing cutting-edge technologies. His career spans senior leadership roles, including Senior Director, Manager and Consultant positions at Tier-1 service providers, satellite communications companies and Fortune 100 enterprises in the US.
Volkan holds a Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of Massachusetts, a Master of Science (with honours) from Boğaziçi University and a Bachelor of Science in Electronics and Telecommunications Engineering (with First Class Honours) from Istanbul Technical University.
Anand Venkat is Strategic Director for Regional Telco’s in Red Hat for Singapore and South Asia. He has more than 29 years of telco experience with strategic engagements and digital transformation advisory roles across the Asia Pacific region.
Anand is a design thinker and product strategist, conversant in MIT’s Certified Design Thinking design
principles for new products and services. He specializes in helping Digital Solution providers with their Go-To Market and Adoption Strategies for Hybrid and Multi Cloud models, and their customers.
Wilson Toh is a Principal Sales Specialist in Red Hat’s ANZ Telco Centre of Excellence. He has special interest in the Security area and focuses on the telco segment, product management of automation, cloud native and container virtualization and the multi-cloud including their AI-native processes. He is very passionate about AI security and collaborating with a global team to develop AI Security end-to-end BPFDoor detecting and mitigating evasive malware using various non-Red Hat and Red Hat software. An active member of the TMForum Catalyst AI-Driven finalist award project.
Prior to Red Hat, Wilson was instrumental in the design of a secure, high-performance cloud architecture for the nation's public sector, telcos and banking transformation. His past experience in this area has accelerated Red Hat’s cloud native and automation platform adoption, efficient with security awareness and security posture.
Wilson holds MSc Telecommunications and Information Systems from University of Essex, UK and Security ISC2 CISSP member, and ISC2 ISSMP course certificate, and certified Red Hat OpenShift AI Specialist.
