Network Function Virtualization

Compare 20 network function virtualization tools to find the right one for your needs

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Compare and find the best network function virtualization for your needs

Azure for Operators

Empowering operators to modernize their networks, unlock the power of 5G, and create new services.

Provides a carrier-grade cloud platform and services for the telecommunications industry.

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Red Hat OpenStack Platform

A cloud computing platform that virtualizes resources from industry-standard hardware, organizes those resources into clouds, and manages them so users can access what they need, when they need it.

Provides a scalable and secure foundation for building and managing private and public clouds for NFV.

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IBM Cloud Pak for Network Automation

An AI-powered, telco cloud platform that enables the automation of network operations.

Helps communication service providers (CSPs) transform their networks, evolve to zero-touch operations, and reduce OPEX.

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Cisco NFV Infrastructure (NFVI)

A fully integrated, modular, and scalable platform to build and deploy virtualized network functions.

Provides the compute, storage, and networking infrastructure to run virtualized network functions (VNFs).

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Juniper Contrail Networking

An open, cloud-native, and scalable software-defined networking (SDN) solution for the multicloud era.

Provides automated network virtualization, security, and management for cloud and NFV environments.

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VMware Telco Cloud Platform

A unified cloud platform for network functions virtualization, enabling service providers to accelerate 5G and edge innovation.

Provides a consistent platform for running virtual and containerized network functions across the core, edge, and RAN.

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Nokia CloudBand

An open and modular platform for network functions virtualization (NFV) management and orchestration (MANO).

Automates the lifecycle management of virtualized network functions (VNFs) in a multi-vendor environment.

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Ericsson NFVI solution

A pre-integrated and verified cloud platform for telecom applications.

Provides a robust and scalable Network Functions Virtualization Infrastructure (NFVI) for deploying virtualized network functions.

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Huawei Cloud-based BSS

A comprehensive suite of cloud-native Business Support Systems (BSS) for the digital era.

Enables telecom operators to innovate and monetize new services with agility and efficiency.

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Ciena Blue Planet

Intelligent automation for a software-defined and adaptive network.

Provides a suite of software products for network automation, orchestration, and service assurance.

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Wind River Cloud Platform

A production-grade Kubernetes platform for managing edge cloud infrastructure.

Provides a cloud-native platform for deploying and managing virtualized and containerized workloads at the network edge.

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Open Source MANO (OSM)

An ETSI-hosted project to develop an open source NFV Management and Orchestration (MANO) software stack.

Provides a community-led, open-source platform for the end-to-end orchestration of NFV services.

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ONAP (Open Network Automation Platform)

A comprehensive platform for real-time, policy-driven orchestration and automation of physical and virtual network functions.

Provides a unified platform for automating the lifecycle of network services and functions.

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Mavenir MAVcore

A cloud-native, fully containerized, and automated mobile core.

Provides a complete and flexible solution for 4G and 5G mobile core networks.

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HPE 5G Core Stack

An open, cloud-native, and as-a-service platform for 5G.

Provides a comprehensive and automated solution for deploying and managing 5G core networks.

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Dell Telecom Infrastructure Blocks

Simplifying the journey to a cloud-native, open, and disaggregated network.

Provides pre-integrated and validated building blocks for deploying telco cloud infrastructure.

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Oracle Communications Cloud Native Core

A complete, cloud-native 5G core solution.

Provides a comprehensive suite of cloud-native network functions for building and operating 5G standalone (SA) networks.

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Samsung vRAN

Transforming the RAN with a software-centric, cloud-native approach.

Provides a virtualized Radio Access Network (vRAN) solution that decouples hardware and software for greater flexibility and efficiency.

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Rakuten Symphony

The future of telecom is open.

Provides a comprehensive suite of software and services for building and operating cloud-native, open mobile networks.

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Enea Edge

A virtualization and management platform for the enterprise edge.

Provides a small-footprint, high-performance platform for hosting virtualized network functions and applications on uCPE.

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