It's not just a good idea anymore, the OpenDaylight Project has released its first open-source software-defined network release: Hydrogen.

Want your own 5G network? Thanks to FreedomFi and the Magma open-source software project you can build your own private 4G LTE or 5G network.

Open networking and software-defined networking (SDN) both promise to bring the benefits of open source to the world of networking, but is this something that your company can benefit from now?