MIRANTIS POLAND SPOLKA Z OGRANICZONA ODPOWIEDZIALNOSCIA

Their core work

Mirantis Poland is a technology SME specializing in cloud-native and software-defined networking infrastructure, with applied expertise in 5G mobile transport — specifically the fronthaul and backhaul segments that connect radio antennas to the core network. Their H2020 work contributed to building and validating 5G transport platforms using NFV (Network Functions Virtualization) and SDN (Software-Defined Networking), enabling operators to slice networks and serve multiple vertical industries from shared infrastructure. In practice, they help design and prototype the software layers that make 5G networks programmable, flexible, and industry-ready — bridging the gap between telecom research and deployable systems. Their parent brand, Mirantis, is a recognized name in OpenStack and Kubernetes-based cloud infrastructure, which underpins their NFV/SDN competence in the European R&D arena.

What they specialise in

How they've shifted over time

Mirantis Poland entered H2020 in 2017 through 5G-TRANSFORMER with a clear focus on the infrastructure side of 5G — transport protocols, NFV/SDN tooling, fronthaul/backhaul architecture, and multi-operator federation. By 2019, their second project (5GROWTH) shifted the frame upward: the transport layer remained the foundation, but the application domain expanded toward vertical industries — manufacturing, energy, transport — as end beneficiaries of 5G connectivity. This trajectory suggests a deliberate move from pure telecom infrastructure engineering toward applied 5G-for-industry positioning, following the European 5G verticals agenda that matured between 2018 and 2022.

They are moving from telecom-internal infrastructure work toward applied 5G deployments in industrial verticals, making them a relevant partner for any consortium needing credible 5G transport expertise within an industry-focused project.

How they like to work

Mirantis Poland has exclusively participated as a consortium partner, never taking the coordinator role — consistent with a specialist technical contributor that brings defined software infrastructure competence rather than project management leadership. Their two projects both sat in large, multi-partner Research and Innovation Actions, and their 33 unique partners across 9 countries across just two projects suggests active engagement in broad European consortia rather than repeated bilateral partnerships. For a consortium builder, they represent a reliable, focused technical partner rather than a project driver.

Mirantis Poland has built a European footprint of 33 unique partners across 9 countries from only two projects — an unusually wide reach for such a compact portfolio, reflecting participation in large, diverse 5G research consortia. No single geographic cluster dominates, which is typical of EU-funded 5G projects where telcos, vendors, and research institutes from multiple member states are deliberately assembled.

What sets them apart

Mirantis Poland occupies a rare niche as a Polish cloud-infrastructure SME with validated 5G transport R&D credentials — a profile almost absent from Central and Eastern European H2020 participants, who are more commonly found in applied research institutes or IT services firms. Their connection to the Mirantis brand (a global player in OpenStack/Kubernetes) gives them access to production-grade cloud-native tooling that is directly transferable to NFV/SDN deployments, distinguishing them from purely academic partners in the same consortia. For a 5G or edge-computing consortium seeking a CEE partner that can contribute real software infrastructure expertise, Mirantis Poland is a credible and uncommon option.

Highlights from their portfolio

• 5GROWTH
  The largest project in their portfolio at EUR 1.47M EC funding, extending 5G transport work into the strategic vertical industries domain — manufacturing, energy, and transport — which aligns with major EU industrial digitalization priorities post-2020.
• 5G-TRANSFORMER
  Their entry project established the core technical identity of the organization — 5G transport platform, NFV/SDN, network slicing — and produced the most detailed keyword fingerprint available for their expertise profile.