--- title: Canonical telecom solutions for a cloud-native 5G Core description: Canonical's infrastructure solutions help to ensure robust, scalable, and trusted network infrastructures, meeting the 5G Core needs of telecom providers. url: https://canonical.com/solutions/telco/5g-core --- # Transform your 5G infrastructure with Canonical Build the foundation for an open, sovereign, AI-ready carrier-grade telco cloud platform with Canonical. Meet your future 5G Core demands with a trusted suite of tools that is scalable, flexible, security maintained, and delivered with predictable costs. [Contact us](https://canonical.com/contact-us) --- ## An open foundation for high-performance 5G Core networks Comprehensive 24/7 support to sustain continuous network availability --- Up to 15 years of security maintenance --- Built-in support for advanced networking and data-path optimization to reduce network latency --- Scalability to meet demand --- ## Trusted by leading telco providers *“In the last year, we’ve moved the entire mobile base for EE onto this infrastructure. So if you’re on EE, you’re on Canonical.”* **Gary Roberts** Director, Network Cloud BT Group [Read the case study ›](https://canonical.com/blog/bt-group-and-canonical-deliver-5g-to-uk-stadiums) --- --- *“We wanted to ensure that we wouldn’t be bogged down with licence fees long-term. Most of the open source vendors we looked at charged steep per core or per server licence fees, which would have meant escalating costs as we scaled up. Canonical was the exception.”* **Jahanzeb Arshad** VP Operations Nayatel [Read the case study ›](https://pages.ubuntu.com/rs/066-EOV-335/images/Nayatel+Case+study.pdf) --- ## Excellence in 5G operations Meet stringent 5G Core requirements with ease. Canonical offers a suite of tools and support that enables you to maintain the highest standard of service. ### Reliable performance Ensure continuous network uptime and minimal service disruptions --- ### High throughput Achieve high-throughput packet processing for demanding Core workloads through advanced hardware acceleration capabilities --- ### High scalability Handle exponential growth in connected devices and data traffic --- ### A trusted open source foundation Protect the network from cyber threats with a secure-by-design platform that is backed by up to 15 years of security maintenance --- ### Efficient automation Streamline network operations and simplify Day-2 lifecycle management across your infrastructure with model-driven orchestration tools --- ### AI readiness Establish a consistent infrastructure substrate that allows models, agents, and network functions to run side-by-side with production-grade reliability --- ## Leading in open source and cloud-native transformation --- ## An OS that's built for performance and scale Ubuntu offers a unified enterprise-grade Linux experience across desktops, servers, devices, and public clouds. With real-time kernel capabilities and support for advanced processors, Ubuntu meets the stringent demands of 5G Core networks, enhancing data-plane efficiency and ensuring production-grade reliability. ### Data plane efficiency Ubuntu integrates advanced, high-performance software libraries and virtual switching functionalities designed to improve network performance. By enabling faster data processing, these capabilities help to ensure seamless and efficient network operations. [Explore Ubuntu server networking capabilities ›](https://ubuntu.com/server/docs/explanation/intro-to/networking/) --- ### Scalability and flexibility Deploy and manage your infrastructure with ease. Ubuntu Server scales as your needs grow, handling increases in demand and the expansion of 5G networks, while staying responsive and cost-effective. [Discover Ubuntu Server ›](https://ubuntu.com/server) --- ### Centralized management Using Landscape, administrators can automate security patching, audit compliance profiles, and monitor system performance across thousands of Ubuntu instances simultaneously, offering lean operational overhead as your clusters grow. [Explore Landscape ›](https://ubuntu.com/landscape) --- ### Security and compliance as standard Benefit from the stability of Ubuntu Long Term Support (LTS) releases, which include security patching for 5 years as standard. Get Ubuntu Pro, Canonical’s optional enterprise-grade subscription, to gain access to a trusted open source repository, compliance profiles for the most stringent security standards, and up to 15 years of vulnerability fixes for your OS, infrastructure, and applications. [Discover Ubuntu Pro ›](https://ubuntu.com/pro) --- ### Comprehensive hardware support and integration Achieve high reliability and performance with extensive hardware support, including NVIDIA Bluefield, as well as features like Intel vRAN boost and AVX512 for packet processing. Ubuntu certified hardware ensures the best performance and reliability with Ubuntu. Each device undergoes rigorous testing for OS compatibility, covering over 500 tests including audio, Ethernet, wireless, and power management. [Learn more about Ubuntu certified hardware ›](https://ubuntu.com/certified) --- ## One subscription for security, compliance, and support across your stack [Ubuntu Pro explained in 2 minutes](https://www.youtube.com/embed/tNECRG5r2sg?rel=0 "Play Video") Ubuntu Pro is Canonical’s comprehensive subscription for open source security, support, and compliance. Ubuntu Pro brings you comprehensive coverage and up to 15 years of security maintenance and vulnerability management for everything – from your OS and infrastructure to your application stack – on desktops, servers, public clouds, or smart devices. Get access to a trusted repository of open source toolchains and frameworks, automation tools, hardening and compliance profiles for FIPS, DISA-STIG, and other security standards, along with advanced features designed to meet the stringent requirements of 5G Core networks. [Get a 30-day free trial](https://www.ubuntu.com/pro/free-trial) [Learn why companies choose Ubuntu Pro ›](https://ubuntu.com/pro/why-pro) --- ## Cloudify your data center Run your data center like a public cloud with Canonical. We provide a unified, cloud-native infrastructure to integrate virtualized network functions (VNFs) and cloud-native network functions (CNFs) straightforwardly. With this unified approach, you can modernize your data center progressively, while meeting the most stringent 5G Core requirements. ### Virtualize key network functions with Canonical OpenStack OpenStack is our highly customizable, enterprise-grade cloud platform. For modern telecom networks, OpenStack provides the infrastructure necessary to host VNFs efficiently, helping telecom companies to achieve the requirements for 5G Core networks. What's included * Enhanced platform awareness (EPA) * Service chaining and integration * Workload lifecycle management * Scalability and flexibility [Discover Canonical OpenStack ›](https://canonical.com/openstack) ### Orchestrate your core with Kubernetes As a proud member of the Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF), Canonical Kubernetes helps telecom networks to manage CNFs. Kubernetes is the leading container orchestration platform. It automates workload deployment, scaling, and operations. What's included * Automated scaling * Self-healing * Rolling updates * Enhanced platform awareness (EPA) [Discover Canonical Kubernetes ›](https://ubuntu.com/kubernetes) --- ## Deploy private 5G networks with minimal operational overhead Canonical provides a lightweight, cloud-native infrastructure substrate to host localized core network functions and edge applications side-by-side. Our unified approach minimizes deployment complexity, so enterprises and system integrators can launch trusted, high-performance private networks. ### Build your private 5G network with MicroCloud Our lightweight, open source cloud platform, MicroCloud, helps to simplify private 5G network deployments. With MicroCloud, you can establish a highly available clustered environment in minutes, scale localized core infrastructure, and host edge-native workloads. What's included * Fine-grained access control and multi-tenancy * Support for system containers and virtual machines * High availability (HA) * Enhanced platform awareness (EPA) [Discover Canonical MicroCloud ›](https://canonical.com/microcloud) ### Gain end-to-end visibility with Canonical Observability Stack (COS) COS delivers a highly integrated, low-operations telemetry suite built on high performance open source tools. Engineered to run efficiently alongside lean edge-core deployments, it provides a comprehensive monitoring framework to maintain network health and visibility. What's included * Centralized observability dashboards * Multi-dimensional metrics collection and analysis * Cloud-native log aggregation and correlation * Distributed tracing and telemetry correlation [Discover Canonical Observability Stack ›](https://canonical.com/observability) --- ## Canonical's 5G Core infrastructure stack --- ## Learn more ### Webinars * [Sovereign cloud for telcos](https://ubuntu.com/engage/sovereign-cloud-telcos) --- ### Suggested reading * [Unlock the full potential of Kubernetes for telco performance](https://ubuntu.com/engage/kubernetes-for-telco-performance) * [The next era of telco clouds: get open infrastructure choice with Sylva and Canonical Kubernetes](https://ubuntu.com/blog/the-next-era-of-telco-clouds-get-open-infrastructure-choice-with-sylva-and-canonical-kubernetes) * [How telco companies can reduce 5G infrastructure costs with modern open source cloud-native technologies](https://ubuntu.com/blog/how-telco-companies-can-reduce-5g-infrastructure-costs-with-modern-open-source-cloud-native-technologies) * [Safeguarding your telco infrastructure with Ubuntu Pro](https://ubuntu.com/blog/telecom-security-how-to-safeguard-your-open-source-telco-infrastructure) * [12 year long-term support for Canonical Kubernetes](https://canonical.com/blog/12-year-lts-for-kubernetes) * [How to run workloads on bare metal Kubernetes with MAAS](https://ubuntu.com/engage/bare-metal-kubernetes) * [Overcome the telco dilemma: reduce 5G infrastructure costs with open source](https://ubuntu.com/engage/telco-dilemma-reduce-5g-infra-cost) * [Discover how HPE and Canonical's Kubernetes Telco validated design can future-proof your network](https://ubuntu.com/engage/hpe-telco-validated-design-with-canonical-kubernetes) --- ## Canonical provides a full stack for your telecom infrastructure. [Contact us to learn more ›](https://canonical.com/solutions/telco/5g-core#get-in-touch) Close ### Contact Canonical