Intel quietly buys software-defined private 5G network provider Ananki

Intel has acquired private 5G network provider Ananki, a startup created from the non-profit Open Networking Foundation (ONF) to focus on the commercialization of private 5G services based on open-source network technologies. Following its spin off from the ONF, Ananki has been delivering software-defined private 5G purpose built for Industry 4.0, leveraging the foundation’s open-source.

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Following its spin off from the ONF, Ananki has been delivering software-defined private 5G purpose built for Industry 4.0, leveraging the foundation’s open-source Aether, SD-RAN, SD-Fabric and SD-Core projects, “meld[ing] them together into a commercial offering that is delivered as a SaaS [software as a service], making private 5G as easy to consume as Wi-Fi for enterprises.” TechInvestorNews