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Cumucore

Finnish company Cumucore sells containerized 4G EPC and 5G core software for private networks, with time-sensitive networking (TSN) over 5G features aimed at industrial sites; its core ran the CBRS-based Operation Connect Carolina disaster-relief networks in 2024.

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Overview

Cumucore is a Finnish company, based in Espoo, that develops 3GPP-compliant 4G EPC (Evolved Packet Core) and 5G core software for private, or non-public, networks.[1][2] Its containerized core can be installed on the customer's premises and run without an internet connection, and the company focuses on industrial uses such as time-sensitive networking (TSN) over 5G.[3][2][4] Cumucore says it has more than 100 deployments worldwide.[1] Its documented U.S. use is Operation Connect Carolina, a volunteer effort that used Cumucore's core with CBRS (Citizens Broadband Radio Service) 5G radios to restore connectivity in Western North Carolina after Hurricane Helene in 2024.[5]

At a glance

Headquarters
Espoo, Finland (Cumucore Oy).[1][3]
Founded
Not stated on Cumucore's website; its company timeline begins in 2015 with its first virtual EPC customer.[6]
Ownership and funding
Not publicly stated. Cumucore's website footer notes funding from the EU Horizon 2020 programme (grant agreement 877967), and the company lists several EU-funded 5G and 6G research projects it takes part in.[3][6]
Private network offering
Containerized 4G EPC and 5G core software with network slice management, multi-access edge computing (MEC) support and TSN over 5G.[2]
CBRS / Band 48 support
Cumucore sells core software, not radios. Its core ran with CBRS 5G radios in Operation Connect Carolina in 2024.[5] CBRS-specific certification is not publicly stated.
Pricing
Cumucore's website lists pricing from €200 per month per base station and a minimum investment of €6,000 for one base station covering about 1 km, with the customer supplying the spectrum license (as listed on October 1, 2026).[2]
Sales channel
Cumucore says customers can install the core themselves, and it runs a partner program for integrators.[3][7] Its contact page lists no U.S. office or U.S. reseller.[8]
Notable U.S. deployments
Operation Connect Carolina (2024), a coalition formed by Celestic that included Cumucore, RiPSIM and MosoLabs (Moso Networks), among others.[9][10]
Not publicly stated
Certifications

Product lines

  • Cumucore 4G/5G Corecore

    Cumucore 4G/5G Core is a containerized 4G EPC and 5G core that Cumucore says is optimized for up to 10,000 users or devices and up to 10 base stations.[2]

  • Network Slice Manager and Cumucore Network Wizardsoftware

    Software for defining network slices with their own size, quality of service and traffic rules, managed through the Cumucore Network Wizard graphical interface.[2]

  • TSN over 5Gsoftware

    Time-sensitive networking modules in the 5G core, with a network-side TSN translator in the user plane function and a device-side translator in the user equipment, according to RCR Wireless News.[4]

Reported deployments

  • Operation Connect Carolina, Western North Carolina

    After Hurricane Helene in 2024, Cumucore said it supplied the mobile core for portable private 5G networks on CBRS spectrum, integrated with RiPSIM eSIMs, MosoLabs (Moso Networks) base stations and satellite backhaul, with five network sites live by November 26, 2024.[5][10]

  • University of Burgos mmWave trial, Spain

    In September 2026 Cumucore said it configured a Nokia AirScale mmWave base station to run with its 5G core in a 26 GHz 5G standalone trial at the University of Burgos, which obtained the spectrum license, for multi-robot human activity recognition research.[1]

Company updates

  1. Cumucore, Nokia and the University of Burgos announced a 26 GHz mmWave 5G standalone trial in Spain using Cumucore's 5G core.[1]

  2. RCR Wireless News reported that Cumucore and Kontron had combined to deliver TSN over a private 5G network, with Kontron helping integrate TSN functions into Cumucore's 5G core.[4]

  3. Cumucore described its role supplying the mobile core for Operation Connect Carolina's CBRS networks in Western North Carolina.[5]

On Private5G.com

Sources

Researched Oct 1, 2026. Manufacturer and vendor statements are their claims, not independent tests.

  1. Cumucore, Nokia and the University of Burgos Complete First mmWave 26 GHz 5G Standalone Trial in Spain — Cumucore, Sep 8, 2026. Accessed Oct 1, 2026.
  2. The software to build a mobile private network — Cumucore. Accessed Oct 1, 2026.
  3. The mobile private network for your company — Cumucore. Accessed Oct 1, 2026.
  4. TSN over private 5G gets closer for Industry 4.0 – with Cumucore/Kontron collab — RCR Wireless News, Feb 14, 2025. Accessed Oct 1, 2026.
  5. Rebuilding Mobile Connectivity in Crisis — Cumucore, Nov 26, 2024. Accessed Oct 1, 2026.
  6. About Cumucore — Cumucore. Accessed Oct 1, 2026.
  7. Integrator partners — Cumucore. Accessed Oct 1, 2026.
  8. Contact — Cumucore. Accessed Oct 1, 2026.
  9. RiPSIM Joins Operation Connect Carolina to Provide Communications Hubs After Hurricane Helene — RiPSIM Technologies, Oct 8, 2024. Accessed Oct 1, 2026.
  10. Reconnecting Western North Carolina After Hurricane Helene — Moso Networks, Oct 28, 2024. Accessed Oct 1, 2026.

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