Publications

January 21, 2026 in Publications

2025 Year In Review: Powering the Open AI-Native Networking Revolution

LF Networking (LFN) continues to serve as the world’s largest and most collaborative open source networking ecosystem—uniting service providers, cloud operators, enterprises, vendors, and system integrators under one shared mission:…

May 6, 2025 in Publications

The 2025 Open Source Networking Study: The Role and Value of Open Source in the Networking Industry’s Software Stack

LF Networking and LF Research collaborated to investigate trends and priorities in open source networking. The research team fielded a survey in early 2025 to those who are familiar with…

February 21, 2025 in Publications

Nephio and GenAI: Revolutionizing Cloud Native Network Automation

This white paper explores the synergies between Nephio, an open source project for cloud-native network automation under the Linux Foundation’s LF Networking, and Generative AI (GenAI). It examines how the…

January 13, 2025 in Publications

2024 Year In Review – The Collaboration Hub Takes Flight

With nearly seven years of development and solid project-market fit, LF Networking software and initiatives continue to lay the groundwork for digital transformation. Learn how the community collectively built out…

December 17, 2024 in Publications

Whitepaper: Exploring Open Source Network Projects and Their Roles

This white paper highlights Nephio's role in automating network functions using Kubernetes and its integration with other open-source projects like ONAP and Sylva. It emphasizes Nephio’s benefits for service providers,…

September 24, 2024 in Nephio, Publications

SPIFFE as a common glue for Large Scale Telco Deployments: A Nephio Rationale

Learn how SPIFFE (the SPIFFE Runtime Environment), a secure identity framework, supports Nephio in managing identity and authorization across large-scale telco deployments, enhancing security and automation in multi-vendor cloud environments.…

August 1, 2024 in Publications

Event Brief: OpenGovCon: 6G Innovation Day

OpenGovCon: 6G Innovation Day, held May 1, 2024 in San Jose, California in conjunction with Open Networking & Edge (ONE) Summit, brought together 100+ leaders from across U.S government agencies…

July 3, 2024 in Publications

LFN Webinar: Anuket – More Important Than Ever

Join Beth Cohen from Verizon and Gergely Csatari from Nokia as they explore the Anuket project and its significant impact on the telecommunications industry. This webinar covers Anuket’s journey from…

February 1, 2024 in Publications

2023 Year In Review – A Collaboration Hub for New Horizons

The Linux Foundation Networking (LF Networking, LFN) is the largest set of open source networking projects in the world formed by a broad industry coalition with the goal of fostering…

February 15, 2023 in Publications, Tungsten Fabric, XGVela

LF Networking 2022 Year in Review

Now in its fifth year as an umbrella organization LF Networking software and projects provide the foundations for network infrastructure and services across service providers, cloud providers, enterprises, vendors, and…

November 14, 2022 in 5G, Blog, Publications

Ebook: Network-as-a-Service – A Practical Approach for CSPs to Implement Cloud-Native Multi-Cloud Networks for Enterprises

“If an Enterprise wants to open a new branch office or retail location today, they are faced with a myriad of manual and time-consuming tasks: ordering network transport, provisioning cloud…

January 9, 2022 in Publications

2021 LFN Year In Review Report

LFN is dedicated to creating opportunities and new ways to innovate across the networking industry. 2021 continued to be a challenging year around the globe, but three Cs (Code, Collaboration,…

January 13, 2021 in Publications

2020 LFN Year In Review Report

2020 was certainly a challenging year around the globe. But challenges also bring opportunities. Working together, the LFN Community found new ways to innovate, collaborate, and advance the state of…

January 8, 2020 in 5G, Cloud Native, Edge, FD.io, ONAP, OpenDaylight, Publications, TungstenFabric

LF Networking 2019 Year in Review

2019 was a successful year for LF Networking! This 28-page, detailed report recaps the highlights and achievements of 2019 while offering insights from LFN and community leaders on where the…

September 25, 2018 in Publications

Heavy Reading: Open Source Networking Survey Report

Light Reading/Heavy Reading and Linux Foundation Networking are very excited to present the results of a study we executed in collaboration with our sponsors. We joined forces to deliver a…

March 26, 2018 in Publications

ACG report: The Impact of Open Source Technologies on the Communication Service Provider Vendor Ecosystem

There is a massive shift underway in carrier sourcing and design strategies, with open source-first philosophies unequivocally at their core...