In one of Canonical[1]'s most significant deals ever, BT, formerly British Telecom, announced it would use Ubuntu Linux[2] and OpenStack cloud[3] to bring 5G to its the UK and worldwide customers.
Specifically, BT announces it would use Canonical's Charmed OpenStack on Ubuntu[4] as a key component of its next-generation 5G Core. In addition, Canonical will provide the open-source virtual infrastructure manager (VIM) as part of BT's Network Function Virtualisation (NFV) program. With this open-source cloud approach, BT can delivery the capacity it needs to meet 5G's demand for fast, ever-changing network connections.
VIM is being deployed using Canonical's Juju[5], and Charms DevOps tools Metal-as-a-Service (MaaS[6]) will be used as the cloud provisioning tool. BT's 5G Core will be backed by Ubuntu Advantage for Infrastructure[7] for the ongoing management and support of operations. The full 5G Core will first be used for 5G, but eventually, it will be used to transform all of BT's networking offerings --fixed, mobile and Wi-Fi--into a single, seamless customer experience.
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