Red Hat OpenShift: AxyomCore를 통해 텔레노어를 위한 탄력적인 5G 자율 엣지 구현

5G networks are increasingly deployed as cloud-native platforms, enabling network functions to run consistently across central datacenters, regional sites, and the far edge of the network. This distributed model supports autonomous edge architectures, where traffic can be processed locally and essential services are maintained even when connectivity to the central network is disrupted. Supporting distributed 5G standalone (SA) and nonstandalone (NSA) environments requires more than cloud-native network functions (CNFs).

The 5G core and its underlying platform must support distributed deployment, automated lifecycle management, resilience, and predictable scaling, while maintaining operational consistency across sites. Red Hat OpenShift , the industry’s leading hybrid cloud application platform powered by Kubernetes, serves as the foundation for AxyomCore’s cloud-native 5G core. AxyomCore’s network functions have been validated, qualified, and deployed in production on Red Hat OpenShift.

This horizontal approach allows Telenor to run critical 5G control-plane and user-plane functions (UPFs) consistently from the core to the far edge. AxyomCore’s 5G core functions, running on Red Hat OpenShift, have also been demonstrated on Google Cloud and Amazon Web Services, giving telecommunications service providers flexibility in their mobile core deployments. Mobile core networks have been designed around centralized control-plane and user-plane functions.

While effective in many environments, this model can create resilience challenges when remote sites depend on backhaul connectivity to reach the central core. In remote communities, industrial sites, public safety environments, and other hard-to-reach locations, outages caused by storms, fiber cuts, or extreme geography can interrupt the voice, data, and operational services people and organizations depend on. Telenor, a leading international telecommunications company, addressed this challenge with a distributed 5G core architecture supported by AxyomCore running on Red Hat OpenShift.