# Architecture selection
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|  TELCOPERF01: How do you determine which geographic regions to host your telco infrastructure?  | 
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 The strategic placement of telecom infrastructure across geographic regions is crucial for optimizing network performance, maintaining regulatory adherence, and meeting customer needs. This consideration involves evaluating factors such as latency requirements, data sovereignty laws, disaster recovery planning, and proximity to end-users. The choice of hosting locations can significantly impact service quality, operational efficiency, and the overall resilience of the telecom network. 

**Topics**
+ [TELCOPERF01-BP01 Use Edge locations to deploy latency sensitive telco network workloads such as RAN and user-plane nodes](telcoperf01-bp01.md)
+ [TELCOPERF01-BP02 Select the infrastructure regions to deploy telco workloads based on performance requirements and regulatory considerations](telcoperf01-bp02.md)
+ [TELCOPERF01-BP03 Deploy the control plane network functions on centralized locations to meet high scalability and agility requirements](telcoperf01-bp03.md)