Mavenir to Tap Platform9’s Kubernetes Solution for 5G Containerized Cloud-native Network Functions

Mavenir and Platform9, the leading Managed Kubernetes provider for private and edge clouds, on Thursday announced a strategic partnership to accelerate the rollout of 5G services. 

As part of the partnership, Mavenir intends to leverage Platform9’s Kubernetes solution to deliver a robust web-scale platform that runs containerized cloud-native network functions. Mavenir has integrated Telco PaaS (Platform as a Service) that it contributed to Opensource XGVela on top of the Platform9 Managed Kubernetes (PMK) solution to meet the requirements of OpenRAN and other telco workloads. 

Platform9’s Kubernetes solution is also an option for Mavenir’s Private Networks deployments. The open-source and cloud-native capabilities of the platform provide the scale, velocity and agility sought by service providers as they roll out their next generation 5G networks.

Kubernetes is ideally suited for building scalable 5G networks at the edge by running on vendor-neutral hardware and providing open-source orchestration. Based on open interfaces and community-developed standards, Kubernetes avoids the vendor lock-in and lack of flexibility resulting from incumbent proprietary solutions and emerging software/cloud products offered by the large providers.

The combination of Platform9’s Kubernetes solution and Mavenir’s cloud-native network software allows central deployment, management and support of network functions across thousands of cell tower sites and Core infrastructure -- opening up opportunities for CSP’s roll out of 5G services at lowered operational costs across the globe at a speed and cost per deployment that would have been unthinkable just a year or two ago.