MAVENIR TO POWER EOLO’S GROUNDBREAKING 5G FWA NETWORK IN ITALY

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 12 (Bernama) -- Mavenir, the cloud-native network infrastructure provider, has been selected by telecommunications operator EOLO, Italy’s largest fixed wireless access (FWA) broadband provider, to supply the 5G SA Core for its groundbreaking Gbps FWA network.

This deployment is among the world’s first 5G standalone FWA networks using mmWave and will deliver cost-effective ultrafast broadband internet access to areas across Italy without fibre connectivity.

Mavenir Executive Vice President, Stefano Cantarelli, expressed excitement over the innovative nature of the 5G FWA deployment, emphasising the use of cutting-edge 3GPP-based technologies to bring connectivity to rural areas.

“EOLO has selected best-in-class partners for this project and Mavenir is proud to be a part of that team, bringing our 5G leadership and commitment to flexibility and agility,” he said in a statement.

Meanwhile, EOLO Chief Executive Officer, Guido Garrone, praised Mavenir for its future-proofed solution and seamless interoperability, stating that the partnership would complement fibre networks and contribute to Italy’s future growth.

Mavenir’s 5G SA Core was selected for its outstanding levels of flexibility and interoperability, and it will be integrated with the User Plane Function (UPF) from 6Wind.

This collaboration marks a first in the industry for interoperability and subsequent commercial deployment between Session Management Functions (SMF) and User Plane Functions (UPF) from two different vendors.

The Mavenir 5G SA Core will enable both IP and Ethernet data units (IPDU and EPDU), which has never previously been achieved in a live environment.

The company’s MAVcore functions are implemented as microservices in containers, using open application programming interfaces (APIs) to integrate with third party platforms and observability frameworks, facilitating faster service rollouts, improved efficiency, and reduced downtime for communication service providers such as EOLO.

Mavenir’s full 5G portfolio will be showcased at the upcoming MWC Barcelona, on March 3 to 6.

-- BERNAMA