NEXCOM and Connect 5G partnered up to enable a solution built on NEXCOM's Arm-based white boxes – DTA 1376 & NSA 6310, and Opus Magma multi-architecture containerized Access Gateway (AGW) stack, ready to be deployed and act as EPC in localized mobile networks. Fine-tuned and validated by Connect 5G, these boxes offer regional operators who aim to cover less populated communities in rural areas, a much more affordable and approachable edge solution for mobile networks. Endorsing the cause of the Magma project, NEXCOM joined the force with Connect 5G, along with other key members of Magma Core Foundation, seeking to overcome the barriers of building expensive wireless network infrastructure, by replacing EPC with open-sourced management software on Arm-based white boxes.

The co-op started early last year while NEXCOM was on the lookout for a good software partner among Arm's ecosystem to turn these Arm SystemReady appliances further into ready-to-deploy solutions in 5G IT landscape. Connect 5G was seeking more reliable platform partners to expand its solution portfolio too. The professionals from Connect 5G team integrate NEXCOM's Arm-based off-the-shelf uCPEs with the latest Opus Magma AGW v1.8 stack, connect to the cloud-based orchestrator, test LTE and 5G SA, and put them under field trial to prove that the solution can cope with the task as EPC.

With Opus Magma AGW enabled, DTA 1376 & NSA 6310 allow CommSPs and WISPs to create a private LTE/5G network or extend wireless coverage in a local network with fewer efforts and expenditures.