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As reported on 6 April 2021, Red Hat, Inc., announced a collaboration with NEC Corporation to deliver 5G solutions built on the Red Hat Kubernetes platform, OpenShift.
With NEC’s 5G core network solutions running on Red Hat OpenShift, organizations will be able to capitalize on 5G across a broad set of use cases including 5G core, 5G radio access networks (RANs), edge computing, AI, machine learning, and more, helping them create new revenue opportunities. NEC, a global leader in IT and networking solutions, and Red Hat have collaborated on joint open source software development with a focus on network functions/virtualization system integration using the Red Hat OpenStack Platform for years.
Now, as CSPs and digital service providers aim to build a 5G future built on cloud-native principals, they will be able to work with Red Hat and NEC to drive local and private 5G, while adopting a more consistent horizontal cloud platform hardened for their environments.
This new cloud native network function (CNF) infrastructure will give service providers a common telco cloud infrastructure for multiple use cases, helping to drive down management and operational expenses. Service providers will also be able to realize the benefits of an open horizontal platform that can lower total cost of ownership by up to 30% over silo-based deployments, according to a Red Hat sponsored report from ACG Research.
A strong network ecosystem is a crucial component of 5G success, a need that Red Hat recognizes. Red Hat offers validation or certification of interoperability of CNFs with Red Hat OpenShift, helping partners prepare their applications for a cloud-native future and give their customers a greater competitive advantage with a faster path to 5G and cloud computing adoption at scale.
Full Article: IEEE Vehicular Technology Magazine, Volume 16, Number 3, September 2021 |
