A communications network comprising: a centralized network gateway entity having a horizontal layer with a common data layer, CDL, wherein the CDL is configured to store a subscriber data management, SDM; one or more locally based server entities having vertically virtualized services, wherein the locally based server entities are edge-computing instances, wherein the centralized network gateway entity is connected over a Common Service Layer, CSL, to the one or more locally based server entities over an access point or a gateway or a Radio Access Network, RAN; at least one user equipment, UE; and a centralized database having one or more front end, FE, instances, the centralized database being connected to the centralized network gateway entity and to the one or more locally based server entities over: the access point / gateway (420 redundantly; or the RAN, wherein: the communications network is configured to provide a plurality of services to the UE via the one or more locally based server entities; the centralized data base is configured to: store customer's data of the UE, and transfer a copy of the customer's data of the UE to at least one of the locally based server entities that is within the UE's range; the at least one of the locally based server entities is configured to store at least one of the plurality of services and keep up a copy of the customer's data in a stateful fashion for a time-span of a call or session of browsing for the customer; the UE is configured to request at least one required service from the plurality of services; the SDM is provided via the CDL to all locally based server entities wherein the subscriber data management, SDM, provides the customer's data for each UE that is in the range of the locally based server entity and wherein the customer's data comprises at least one of call state data, session data and subscription data. a centralized network gateway entity having a horizontal layer with a common data layer, CDL, wherein the CDL is configured to store a subscriber data management, SDM; one or more locally based server entities having vertically virtualized services, wherein the locally based server entities are edge-computing instances, wherein the centralized network gateway entity is connected over a Common Service Layer, CSL, to the one or more locally based server entities over an access point or a gateway or a Radio Access Network, RAN; at least one user equipment, UE; and a centralized database having one or more front end, FE, instances, the centralized database being connected to the centralized network gateway entity and to the one or more locally based server entities over: the access point / gateway (420 redundantly; or the RAN, wherein: the communications network is configured to provide a plurality of services to the UE via the one or more locally based server entities; the centralized data base is configured to: store customer's data of the UE, and transfer a copy of the customer's data of the UE to at least one of the locally based server entities that is within the UE's range; the at least one of the locally based server entities is configured to store at least one of the plurality of services and keep up a copy of the customer's data in a stateful fashion for a time-span of a call or session of browsing for the customer; the UE is configured to request at least one required service from the plurality of services; the SDM is provided via the CDL to all locally based server entities wherein the subscriber data management, SDM, provides the customer's data for each UE that is in the range of the locally based server entity and wherein the customer's data comprises at least one of call state data, session data and subscription data. the communications network is configured to provide a plurality of services to the UE via the one or more locally based server entities; the centralized data base is configured to: store customer's data of the UE, and transfer a copy of the customer's data of the UE to at least one of the locally based server entities that is within the UE's range; store customer's data of the UE, and transfer a copy of the customer's data of the UE to at least one of the locally based server entities that is within the UE's range; the at least one of the locally based server entities is configured to store at least one of the plurality of services and keep up a copy of the customer's data in a stateful fashion for a time-span of a call or session of browsing for the customer; the UE is configured to request at least one required service from the plurality of services; the SDM is provided via the CDL to all locally based server entities wherein the subscriber data management, SDM, provides the customer's data for each UE that is in the range of the locally based server entity and wherein the customer's data comprises at least one of call state data, session data and subscription data.