Open Networking Foundation

ONF Announces 5G SD-RAN™ Project

- Building Open Source RIC Controller & ML/AI-driven xApps Compatible with the O-RAN Architecture
- Founding members include:

ONF Open Source Platforms and Solutions Adopted by Leading Tier 1 Operators

Comcast has rolled out ONF’s
Trellis SDN network fabric in
multiple markets

T-Mobile has deployed ONF’s OMEC, the industry’s first production-grade open source EPC

AT&T, Deutsche Telekom, Telefonica and Turk Telecom have trials or production deployments of ONF’s SEBA SDN-enabled broadband access solution

ONF Curated Open Source Model

Operator
Partnership

Operator Prioritized
Use Cases

Operators agree on common use cases to jointly pursue
Operators commit to deployment
Reference designs lead to RFPs and procurement

ONF Lab and
Engineering Staff

ONF is the only open source organization with a dedicated team of engineers
ONF engineers create first implementations, enabling pursuit of disruptive agenda
ONF then leads community efforts, forming virtual teams that can scale under ONF leadership to build deployable solutions

Ecosystem
Develops

Curated supply chain engages to embrace opportunity
Well aligned vendors contribute value to overall solution
Operator commitment to deployment ensures ROI for supply chain

ONF Is Led by the Most Advanced Operators from across the Globe in Collaboration with a Set of Aligned Supply Chain Partners

OPERATOR PARTNERS

SUPPLY CHAIN PARTNERS

Over 200 Collaborating Organizations Work Together under the ONF Umbrella

SEE ALL 200+ MEMBERS & COLLABORATORS

Benefits for ONF Ecosystem

Accelerate innovation
Reduce CAPEX/OPEX
Lead industry in creation of next-generation open source solutions

System Integrators

Help operators plan, build and operate their networks
New business opportunity helping operators as they transform their networks

Gain early visibility into operator requirements
Create products in partnership with operators
Capture a share of the $490B market transformation resulting from ONF-based open source

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Operators

Accelerate innovation
Reduce CAPEX/OPEX
Lead industry in creation of next-generation open source solutions

Supply Chain

Gain early visibility into operator requirements
Create products in partnership with operators
Capture a share of the $490B market transformation resulting from ONF-based open source

System Integrators

Help operators plan, build and operate their networks
New business opportunity helping operators as they transform their networks

Forecasted Market Share Impact of ONF’s
Open Source Platforms

$490 billion dollars of market share are being directly impacted by ONF’s projects.

$73B in revenue expected to shift to vendors delivering ONF-based solutions to operators

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Operators Cite Compelling Rationale for ONF Platforms

40%CAPEX savings

25%OPEX savings

11%top line revenue growth

Cost Efficient and Scalable

ONF Started the SDN Movement and Has Numerous Projects at Various Stages

ONF PROJECT AREAS

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In Parallel with Mobile and Broadband Platform Development, ONF Is Reinventing the SDN Layer to Deliver on the Full Promise of “Software-Defined”

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NG-SDN Delivers

Leap forward in capabilities

Top-Down Programmability
Hardware Independence
Cloud-like Development Lifecycle
Verifiability

Enabling

Top-Down Control for Operators and Application Developers
Rapid Network Innovation
Zero Touch Operation
Robust Hardware Ecosystem