Who is Exaware?
Exaware is a telecommunications software company that develops carrier-grade network operating systems for service provider routing platforms.
- Network Operating System (OS) software for carrier and service provider routers (networking)
- Support for IP/MPLS and Ethernet-based transport and routing services (networking)
- Disaggregated routing architectures separating hardware and software for telecom infrastructure (networking)
- Solutions for fixed, mobile, and wholesale network operators deploying edge and core routing (networking)
- High-availability, scalable control planes for multiservice broadband and backbone environments (networking)
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More About Exaware
Exaware focuses on software for telecommunications network infrastructure, with an emphasis on network operating systems used by communication service providers, fixed-line operators, and mobile operators. Its software is designed to run on carrier-grade routing platforms in edge, aggregation, and core network domains, enabling IP and MPLS-based services for broadband, enterprise Virtual Private Network (VPN), mobile backhaul, and wholesale transport.
The company’s offerings align with disaggregated networking, where the network OS runs on open or white-box hardware rather than tightly coupled proprietary platforms. In this model, Exaware provides the software layer that manages routing protocols, service delivery, management interfaces, and integration with operators’ existing Operations Support System (OSS) and Business Support System (BSS) environments. This approach maps to solution categories such as service provider routing (networking), disaggregated routing (networking), and network OS software (networking).
Exaware’s network OS is built around standard IP routing and Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) technologies, supporting protocols commonly used in carrier environments such as Border Gateway Protocol (BGP), IS-IS, Open Shortest Path First (OSPF), Resource Reservation Protocol-Traffic Engineering (RSVP-TE), Label Distribution Protocol (LDP), and related control-plane mechanisms, as reflected in typical service provider router software stacks. The platform is engineered for high availability with features such as redundant control planes, in-service software upgrades where supported by the hardware, and mechanisms for non-disruptive operation of critical services in large-scale networks.
From an architectural perspective, Exaware targets deployments where telecom operators want to separate hardware procurement from software selection, using merchant silicon-based platforms combined with a third-party network OS. This can apply to broadband network gateways, aggregation routers, peering and edge routers, and parts of the IP/MPLS core. The company positions its software for fixed broadband networks, mobile infrastructure including Long Term Evolution (LTE) and 5G backhaul, and wholesale and carrier-of-carriers services that rely on MPLS and Ethernet VPN constructs.
For enterprise and institutional stakeholders, Exaware fits into directories and taxonomies covering carrier networking, IP/MPLS routing, software for open and disaggregated routers, and telecom infrastructure platforms. Its products are relevant to teams responsible for network architecture, transport engineering, and procurement in environments where service availability, scalability, and standards-based interoperability are required for multiservice IP networks.
Our description of Exaware. Updated December 2025.
