The original design manufacturer Compal Electronics is using Enea’s 5G MicroCore for its private wireless networks.
The 5G MicroCore is a data management technology based on Enea’s telco 5G core network function. “Like the telco solution, our 5G MicroCore is based on 3GPP standards,” said Osvaldo Aldao, VP of product management at Enea. “The MicroCore utilizes a containerized, modularized architecture designed to integrate seamlessly into enterprise and edge deployments.”
Enea’s technology enables enterprises and operators to mix and match solutions from different vendors but with secure access to data over private wireless networks.
The solution stores and manages data across all 5G core and edge functions, and it works across private, public and hybrid clouds.
The 5G MicroCore combines several data management capabilities like the unified data manager (UDM), home subscriber server (HSS), authentication server function (AUSF), user data repository (UDR) and provisioning gateway (PGW). All these network functions are cloud native and have a minimal hardware footprint.
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“Mobile operators using Enea’s virtualized subscriber data management solutions for the 5G core have reduced the number of servers needed to replicate data for synchronization across the network,” said Aldao. “This has helped operators cut hardware infrastructure total cost of ownership by up to 50%.”
Compal, based in Taiwan, is using Enea’s 5G MicroCore for private wireless networks that are spread across multiple industries such as agritech, digital healthcare, robotics and gaming.
Compal needed to securely authenticate and provision various devices, including virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) headsets over 5G radio and small cells.
Enea first launched its solutions for private wireless networks in April 2021 to meet the growing demand from different verticals.
“A number of governments across U.S., Europe and APAC have released private 5G licenses and this has driven the demand for 5G private networks,” said Aldao.