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5G infrastructure with Canonical
Innovate across your entire network and build next-generation infrastructure with Canonical. Meet your 5G Core demands and deliver exceptional service with a suite of tools that is scalable, flexible, and security maintained.
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A platform for high-performance networks
- Comprehensive 24*7 support
- Up to 15 years of security maintenance
- Real-time capabilities to reduce network latency
- Scalability to meet demand
Trusted by leading telco providers
“In the last year, we’ve moved the entire mobile base for EE onto this infrastructure. So if you’re on EE, you’re on Canonical.”
Gary Roberts
Director, Network Cloud
BT Group
“We wanted to ensure that we wouldn’t be bogged down with licence fees long-term. Most of the open source vendors we looked at charged steep per core or per server licence fees, which would have meant escalating costs as we scaled up. Canonical was the exception.”
Jahanzeb Arshad
VP Operations
Nayatel
Ensure excellence in 5G operations
Meet stringent core requirements with ease. Take advantage of a suite of tools and support that enables you to maintain the highest standard of service.
Reliable performance
Ensure continuous network uptime and minimal service disruptions.
Low latency
Achieve rapid response times for seamless connectivity and real-time network functions.
High scalability
Handle the exponential growth in connected devices and data traffic.
Robust security
Protect the network from cyber threats with a platform that’s secure by design, and backed by regular security maintenance.
Efficient automation
Streamline network operations with automated processes and management tools.
Zero touch provisioning
Eliminate manual work when deploying and updating network devices at scale.
An OS that's built for performance and scale
With real-time kernel capabilities and support for advanced processors, Ubuntu meets the stringent demands of 5G Core networks, enhancing performance and reducing latency.
Real-time kernel capabilities
Ubuntu's real-time kernel significantly reduces latency. This improvement enables faster data processing and real-time decision-making, ensuring seamless and efficient network operations.
Scalability and flexibility
Deploy and manage your infrastructure with ease. Ubuntu scales effortlessly, accommodating the rapid growth in capillarity of 5G networks.
Security as standard
Benefit from the stability of Ubuntu Long Term Support releases, which include security patching for 5 years as standard. Upgrade to Ubuntu Pro to get access to a trusted open source repository, compliance profiles for the most stringent security standards, and up to 15 years of vulnerability fixes for your OS, infrastructure, and applications.
Comprehensive hardware support and integration
Achieve high-reliability and performance with extensive hardware support. Canonical offers support and integration of hardware features such as Intel vRAN boost, NVIDIA Bluefield, and AVX512 for packet processing, ensuring that Ubuntu seamlessly integrates with existing telecom infrastructure.
Ubuntu Certified hardware ensures the best performance and reliability with Ubuntu. Each device undergoes rigorous testing for OS compatibility, covering over 500 tests including audio, Ethernet, wireless, and power management.
Cloudify your data center
Canonical enables you to run your data center like a cloud. We provide a unified, cloud-native infrastructure capable of seamlessly integrating virtualized network functions (VNFs) and cloud-native network functions (CNFs).
This integration maximizes the strengths of each platform, ensuring that telecom companies can meet the most stringent 5G Core requirements with optimal performance and flexibility.
Canonical's 5G Core architecture
Leading in open source and cloud-native transformation
One subscription for security, compliance, and support across the stack
Ubuntu Pro is Canonical's comprehensive subscription for open source security, support, and compliance.
Ubuntu Pro brings you comprehensive coverage and up to 15 years of security maintenance and vulnerability management for everything – from your OS and infrastructure to your application stack – on desktops, servers, public clouds, or smart devices.
Get access to a trusted repository of open source toolchains and frameworks, automation tools, hardening and compliance profiles for FIPS, DISA-STIG, and other security standards, and advanced features designed to meet the stringent requirements of 5G Core networks.
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