Linux Foundation Europe (LF Europe) and its Sylva project are excited to announce the official release of Sylva V1, a groundbreaking open source cloud stack specifically designed for Telco and Edge applications. Sylva provides implementations and extensions needed to address challenges associated with telco and edge use cases within the EU and globally. Launched with support from leading telcos, network function vendors, and IT editors, Sylva V1 represents a significant milestone in the evolution of telecommunications and edge computing.
Built on existing open source solutions, Sylva V1 brings together a unified cloud stack capable of seamlessly running 5G and edge applications from the Core to the RAN.
"European telcos and vendors eager to leverage open source cloudification of the network within EU privacy and security guidelines have stepped up in delivering Sylva's first release," said Arpit Joshipura, general manager, Networking, Edge and IoT, the Linux Foundation. "This unified, cross-community approach to hosting 5G/6G deployment applications across the stack is critical for fostering digital transformation that augments the work done in adjacent Linux Foundation Networking communities."
The project's journey began in November of 2022 under LF Europe and has made remarkable progress, including three successful releases, various preproduction implementations across telcos, and a dedicated team of 50 active DevOps professionals contributing to the ongoing development of the stack. Additionally, a validation program has been established, allowing the testing of Network Functions (NF) on the Sylva stack. Sylva has also been shortlisted as a finalist for the "Best Cloud Solution" at the Mobile World Congress 2024 GLOMO Awards.