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2023-11-12 12:00
Open Source License Obligations Checklists even better now
Import the checklists to other tools, create context diffs and merged lists
2022-07-11 12:00
Call for participation in phase #4 of Open Source OPC UA open62541 support project
Letter of Intent fulfills wish list from recent survey
2022-01-13 12:00
Phase #3 of OSADL project on OPC UA PubSub over TSN successfully completed
Another important milestone on the way to interoperable Open Source real-time Ethernet has been reached
2021-02-09 12:00
Open Source OPC UA PubSub over TSN project phase #3 launched
Letter of Intent with call for participation is now available |
COOL - Compact OSADL Online Lectures - November 2024 edition
OSADL talks at ESE Embedded Software Engineering Kongress
COOL - Compact OSADL Online Lectures - December 2024 edition
Is Carrier Grade Linux viable for Africa?
Oscar Correia, Aston University
The rapid growth of telecommunications world-wide has put increasing pressures on vendors to reduce costs through economies of scale. However, as much of the new subscribers come from emerging economies with low margins there is need for more affordable and scalable platforms. Hence more and more vendors are looking at real-time Linux platforms.
The key questions this will paper will ask (and try to answer) are:
- Is Linux ready for the telecommunications space? How far has the Carrier Grade Linux project gone?
- Does Real-time Linux really offer Africa a solution? Can such platforms withstand the often harsh conditions on the African continent and still provide the services they were designed for?
- What is the business model behind such a structure? Is it a viable long-term strategy?
