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Ananki hopes to attract enterprises with 5G-as-a-service that it says is as simple as Wi-Fi to set up and that incorporates open source platforms from The Open Networking Foundation.

Ananki hopes to attract enterprises with 5G as a service that it says is as simple as Wi-Fi to set up and that incorporates open-source platforms from The Open Networking Foundation.

The Open Networking Foundation (ONF) has announced the creation of a new independent firm that will focus on private, open source-based 5G services named Ananki. The venture-backed company will focus on providing firms with pre-integrated hyperscale cloud and edge capabilities.

I have to admit I was surprised when I read that the ONF was launching a private venture, Ananki, to bring its Aether 5G open-model network implementation to market. 

The Open Networking Foundation (ONF) has launched Ananki, an independent venture-backed spin out (from ONF) that will focus on the delivery of open source-based Software Defined Private 5G as a commercial service, addressing the unique requirements of Industry 4.0.

Here’s an indication of just how hot the private 5G networks sector is right now: The Open Networking Foundation (ONF) has launched an independent company, Ananki, to provide the networking and IT capabilities needed to set up and run a private 5G network in a software-as-a-service (SaaS) model, and is building the spin-out on the back […]