RevolutionizingCriticalInfrastructure
Connectivity:ThePowerofOpenSource
CloudNativeWirelessNetworking.
Chijioke“CJ”Ejimuda
chijioke.ejimuda@gmail.com

Chijioke “CJ” Ejimuda
Works at a MAANG.
Disclaimer: This presentation represents my own view points and not of my employer.
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Utilities
Critical Infrastructures.
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Utilities Rail
Critical Infrastructures.
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Utilities Rail Wind
Critical Infrastructures.
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Mostly run on high latency SCADA networks.
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Utilities Rail Wind Oil & Gas

Most things depends on Electricity.
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LTE + 5G Networks.
Inaccessible and costly.

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Big or not easily
affordable.
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Run cloud native
applications.
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LTE Cell Site Equipment.
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Linux Foundation - Magma.
K Meta Connectivity developed and
open-sourced MagmH
K Flexible, low cost and scalable
networks
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LF Project - Magma.
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Most things depends on Electricity.
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How would it
scale?

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Cloud Native.
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Most things depends on Electricity.
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Mobile World Congress (MWC)
Announcements.

Telco Network Builder Telecom Network Automation Azure Operator Nexus
Public Cloud Providers.
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Device OEM’s.
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It’s Time to
Build!
https://a16z.com/2020/04/18/its-time-to-build/
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Thank You!