Benchmarking edge-native cloud stacks for vRAN and MEC

The development of the cloud stack capabilities that are needed to support virtualised radio access networks (vRANs) and ‘far’ edge locations is a work in progress. This report lays out the criteria that operators should use to evaluate the contenders for this new edge-native cloud environment and provides a view of competitive positioning for edge-native cloud stack vendors.

Key questions answered in this report

• What does a reasonable framework for evaluating edge-native cloud stacks for vRAN and edge look like?
• Which benchmarking criteria are likely to be important?
• How do the key players in the edge-native cloud stack market compare with one another?
• What should operators and cloud stack vendors do to mitigate risks and improve competitiveness in this context?

Companies included as case studies

• Avassa
• Google
• MobiledgeX
• Nearby Computing
• Red Hat
• Robin.io
• VMware
• Wind River