Broadband access is an essential utility to connect with each other and the cloud, from the convenience of our homes. Ultimately broadband evolution is about delivering a reliable and affordable user experience at gigabit speeds, but no single access technology can cover all use cases equally well. The ultimate goal is to build an agile and cost optimized network that can deliver a seamless broadband experience across this plethora of fixed wireline and wireless access technologies that may involve multiple systems and vendors. However, there are many challenges that CSPs must overcome if they are to fulfill these lofty aspirations. These include scaling a network that must deliver an increased volume of applications and tied to strict SLAs. In addition, existing operational capabilities and tooling are not sufficient to meet these new requirements. In parallel, CSPs networks are being distributed to the edges to meet low latency and increased bandwidth requirements that access technologies will demand. Further complicating matters is the fact that 5G and new access technologies are based on a cloud-native design, which transforms the way that applications are developed and deployed. This makes applications much more dynamic, which places an additional burden upon the network, requiring it to be much more agile and automated. We will explore how to make the network more consumable, making it easier and more efficient to access network data for visibility and control; more Agile, to adapt to the constantly changing scale and performance requirements of the application layer; and more Automated, by automating all phases of the network’s lifecycle. All this across all network parts, the Cloud Edges, WAN and Data Centers, leveraging the Kubernetes system, making the IP network components of the edge clouds consumable by the entire Kubernetes ecosystem and its wealth of tools and applications. This enables consistent orchestration of containers AND networks.