AT&T’s ECOMP network virtualization project merges with OPEN-O to create ONAP. It seems that the Linux Foundation is entering consolidation mode with its growing number of networking projects. In October last year the foundation merged ON.Lab with the Open Networking Foundation (ONF). The foundation is now merging AT&T’s ECOMP and Open Orchestrator Project (OPEN-O) to create a new project called Open Network Automation Platform (ONAP) Project whose focus is automating, designing, orchestrating and managing services and virtual functions. “By combining two of the largest open source networking initiatives, the community is able to take advantage of the best architectural components of both projects,” said Jim Zemlin, Executive Director of The Linux Foundation. ECOMP is AT&T’s own deployment of software-defined technologies to virtualize its network. Earlier this month, AT&T decided to release it as an open source project under the umbrella of the Linux Foundation Collaborative project. The move to merge ECOMP and OPEN-O also means that the efforts that the foundation was going to put into the short-lived ECOMP project will now go towards ONAP. The foundation will set up a governance body and a membership structure for ONAP to build and grow the technical community around the project. Related content opinion These are the most exciting Linux powered devices Did you know that Tesla cars ran on Linux?rn By Swapnil Bhartiya May 22, 2017 4 mins Linux Open Source opinion How Rackspace flew through turbulence in the private cloud Bryan Thompson, General Manager, OpenStack Private Cloud at Rackspace, talked about the second generation of cloud and some turbulence that OpenStack recently experienced.rn By Swapnil Bhartiya May 22, 2017 4 mins Open Source Cloud Computing Data Center opinion How Dell’s Project Sputnik came to life I met and talked to Barton George, the projectu2019s initiator and leader, to understand the backstory. By Swapnil Bhartiya May 22, 2017 10 mins Linux Open Source Computers and Peripherals opinion Elementary OS is trying to create a business model for open source app developers There is no dearth of Linux based operating systems, you will find dime a dozen. However there are only a few major ones that matter and elementary OS is among them. rn By Swapnil Bhartiya May 20, 2017 4 mins Linux Open Source Podcasts Videos Resources Events SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER From our editors straight to your inbox Get started by entering your email address below. Please enter a valid email address Subscribe