Nokia completes 5G SA Core tests with Orange on Sylva open-source cloud stack

Nokia has successfully conducted interoperability tests of 5G Standalone (SA) Packet Core's User Plane Function (UPF) in Sylva - an open-source cloud software initiative that aims to reduce fragmentation of the cloud infrastructure layer for telecommunication and edge services. The interoperability took place at Orange’s new Sylva Validation Center in France.

Fran Heeran, Senior Vice President & General Manager of Core Networks, Cloud and Network Services, at Nokia, "Nokia's fully cloud-native Core Network portfolio is designed to support the evolving telco cloud environment through open, flexible deployment options with greatly reduced integration and advanced automation capabilities. The successful completion of the interoperability tests of our 5G SA Core’s User Plane Function at Sylva Validation Center, hosted by Orange, underscores our commitment and the advances we are making."

Supported by Nokia and Orange, Sylva was launched in late 2022 under the Linux Foundation Europe. For 5G private wireless enterprise customers, the project aims to provide an efficient way to deploy Industry 4.0, IoT and B2B2X use cases at the edge.

Commenting on this development, Luis Velarde, Head of Cloud & Infrastructure at Telefónica and leader of the validation program at Sylva, said, "The validation program is intended to demonstrate that cloud-native workloads can deploy in a reference Telco cloud stack, promoting standardisation to reduce fragmentation. The validation of Nokia UPF in the platform provided by Sylva is a milestone for the adoption of a cloud-native designed ecosystem."