Who is Affirmed Networks?
Affirmed Networks is a telecommunications software company that provides virtualized and cloud-native network solutions for Mobile Network Operators (MNOs) and service providers.
- Cloud-native mobile core and packet core software for telecom operators (network infrastructure)
- Virtualized network functions for mobile data services and service orchestration (NFV)
- Support for 4G/LTE and 5G network architectures, including cloud-based deployment models (mobile networking)
- Policy, charging, and subscriber management capabilities integrated into virtualized core solutions (BSS/OSS integration)
- Software-based architectures designed for deployment on private, public, or hybrid clouds (cloud infrastructure)
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Affirmed Networks focuses on software-based mobile network infrastructure that enables communications service providers to run core network functions as virtualized and cloud-native workloads. Its offerings are designed for deployment on commercial off-the-shelf hardware and cloud platforms, replacing or augmenting traditional appliance-based packet core and mobile core systems. Enterprise and institutional stakeholders interact with Affirmed Networks mainly through telecom operators that use its software to deliver mobile data, Internet of Things (IoT) connectivity, and enterprise mobility services.
The company’s product portfolio is centered on virtualized mobile core solutions (network infrastructure) that implement functions such as packet core, policy control, charging, and subscriber management. These functions are packaged as virtual network functions (NFV) and, in newer deployments, as cloud-native network functions (CNF) aligned with cloud-native architectures. The software can be deployed in private data centers, on public cloud infrastructure, or in hybrid environments, providing operators with options for how they host and scale mobile core capabilities.
Affirmed Networks’ platforms are associated with telecom network architectures such as 4G/LTE Evolved Packet Core (EPC) and 5G core, supporting standard interfaces and protocols defined by bodies like 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP). This includes use of IP-based networking, GTP tunneling, Diameter and HTTP/2-based service interfaces, and integration into broader OSS/BSS environments for service provisioning, policy, and charging. The solutions are typically integrated with orchestration frameworks for Network Functions Virtualization (NFV) management and with container platforms such as Kubernetes when deployed as cloud-native services.
Compared with traditional hardware-centric mobile core platforms, Affirmed Networks provides a software-only model that aligns with broader virtualization and cloud adoption in telecom networks. Operators can use the company’s software to support consumer mobile broadband, enterprise Virtual Private Network (VPN) and private mobile network offerings, IoT connectivity services, and value-added services that rely on subscriber-aware policy control and traffic management. The same underlying software components can often be reused across multiple service types, which can simplify infrastructure planning for operators serving enterprise customers.
Within a technology directory or marketplace, Affirmed Networks maps to several categories: mobile core network infrastructure (telecom networking), virtual network functions and NFV/SDN software (network virtualization), cloud-native telecom workloads (cloud infrastructure), and policy/charging and subscriber management systems (BSS/OSS-related tooling). Its primary user base consists of MNOs, communication service providers, and cloud or edge service providers that host mobile core workloads and offer derived connectivity and mobility services to enterprises and other institutions.
Our description of Affirmed Networks. Updated December 2025.
