In its plans to build a truly cloud-native network, Orange is taking its lead from hyperscalers, but also adding its network knowhow to the mix. Orange Group’s VP of Software Engineering, Philippe Ensarguet, explained the process the French-headquartered operator is going through at the Telco Cloud & Edge Forum. “The way we are going to operate will be very different but super inspired by the hyperscaler,” said Ensarguet. Software development is imperative for the next stage of growth for operators, even those that are not jumping into the digital services realm will need to update their networks to grasp opportunities for growth such as network APIs. Software-defined networks centralize network management and enable network programmability, such as APIs. “It is…