Open source is coming full speed ahead – in fact it has already come to areas which, before would have seemed inconceivable. It’s clear that the open source way of working and methodology has shown its strength way beyond the early projects some decades ago. The telecom industry is by no means immune to this change. Open source has been a hot topic in the traditional telecoms media, and between vendors and operators for the past few years, though development has more gradual that it would actually seem.
We’ve seen many new high profile open source projects popping up during the past few years like Open Platform for NFV (OPNFV), Open Network Automation Platform (ONAP), OpenFastPath, etc But the recent announcement about Linux Foundation Networking, which combines various independent projects under a common vision, is a sign that open source is maturing, not least within telecoms.
