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    EdgeX™

    AI-Native Edge Cloud Platform

    SD-WAN. Security. SBC. AI. Local Applications — Unified at the Edge.

    EdgeX is a distributed edge cloud platform designed to run networking, security, communications and AI workloads on a single, software-defined infrastructure.

    Eliminate appliance sprawl. Deploy once. Operate everything—from VNFs to AI inference—on a unified edge fabric.

    Built for enterprises, telcos and sovereign infrastructure, EdgeX brings cloud capabilities to every site with low latency, full control and local intelligence.

    Internet / 5G
    EdgeX software orchestrator displaying K8s containers and VMs sitting on top of an x86 server hardware box
    CortexAI Monitoring

    Applications

    SD-WAN
    Firewall
    SBC
    Local Apps
    Edge Compute & Storage+AI Inference

    Why EdgeX?

    Today's branch and edge environments are overloaded with hardware. EdgeX replaces multiple appliances with a unified, multi-VNF virtualisation layer running on a single edge device — centrally managed through ControlX.

    SD-WAN appliance
    Firewall appliance
    SBC appliance
    Router
    Local server
    AI analytics box

    This model is expensive, complex and operationally fragile. EdgeX consolidates all of it into one programmable node.

    What Is EdgeX?

    EdgeX is a KVM-based edge virtualisation platform built on Ubuntu LTS, designed for enterprise branches, retail chains, telco uCPE replacement, industrial sites and AI-enabled edge deployments.

    Virtual Machines
    Containerised apps
    Multi-VNF networking
    GPU AI inference
    Offline autonomous operation

    EdgeX turns edge hardware into a programmable infrastructure node.

    Multi-VNF Consolidation

    Run multiple virtual network and application functions simultaneously on one node. No hardware stacking. No vendor lock-in.

    SD-WAN (multi-link bonding, VLAN, QoS, traffic shaping)
    Next-Generation Firewall
    SIP Session Border Controller (SBC)
    Local application servers
    Backup & caching services
    OT monitoring tools
    AI inference engines

    CortexAI — Edge Intelligence

    Edge infrastructure should not depend on the cloud to think. EdgeX enables local intelligence.

    Real-time anomaly detection
    Network behaviour analysis
    Device health scoring
    Predictive alerts
    Automated policy decisions
    Local response during WAN outages

    Application Marketplace via ControlX

    Deploy to EdgeX nodes with one click. This transforms EdgeX from infrastructure into an edge application platform.

    Firewall VNFs
    SD-WAN stacks
    SBC packages
    Retail applications
    Office services
    AI models
    Monitoring tools
    Custom VNFs

    EdgeX Architecture

    Designed for distributed intelligence.

    1

    Hardware Layer

    x86 edge appliance / uCPE / rugged server
    Optional GPU acceleration
    Multiple Ethernet ports
    2

    Virtualisation Layer

    Hardened KVM hypervisor
    VM and container support
    Resource isolation
    SR-IOV and GPU passthrough
    3

    Multi-VNF Layer

    SD-WAN
    Firewall
    SBC
    Local apps
    AI workloads
    4

    Cognitive Layer

    CortexAI decision engine
    Policy automation
    Event correlation
    Local anomaly detection
    5

    Control Layer

    Fleet management via ControlX
    Marketplace deployment
    Zero-touch provisioning

    Edge In a Box

    Retail in a Box

    Deploy new stores in hours, not weeks.

    Secure SD-WAN
    Integrated firewall
    POS server hosting
    Inventory sync
    CCTV AI analytics
    Local caching
    Loss prevention AI

    Office in a Box

    One device. Fully operational branch.

    SD-WAN
    Firewall
    SIP SBC
    Local directory services
    File caching
    Backup
    AI-based network monitoring

    Telco Edge & uCPE Replacement

    EdgeX enables telcos to replace proprietary uCPE appliances with programmable virtualised infrastructure.

    Multi-tenant edge hosting
    VNF chaining
    Service isolation
    Fleet visibility
    Edge AI zones
    5G edge services

    Industrial & OT Edge

    Built for sovereign and secure deployments in regulated and critical environments.

    IDS hosting
    Log collection
    Asset inventory
    Backup services
    IAM node
    AI-based anomaly detection
    Air-gapped deployment mode
    AI-Ready Edge

    AI Workloads at the Edge

    Data remains local. Compliance preserved. Latency minimised.

    GPU passthrough
    AI inference models
    Smart video analytics
    Predictive maintenance
    Edge-hosted LLM workloads
    Low-latency processing

    6+

    VNFs on one node

    <5ms

    Edge latency

    100%

    Offline capable

    1-Click

    Marketplace deploy

    EdgeX vs Traditional Appliance Model

    EdgeX consolidates cost, complexity and operational risk.

    CapabilityAppliance ModelEdgeX
    Separate Hardware per FunctionYesNo
    Multi-VNF SupportLimitedNative
    AI at EdgeRareEmbedded
    Central MarketplaceNoYes
    Sovereign DeploymentLimitedFull
    Offline OperationPartialAutonomous

    Deployment Models

    Enterprise branches
    Retail chains
    Telco POPs
    Industrial substations
    Smart city nodes
    Remote sites
    Air-gapped facilities

    Security & Compliance

    Designed for enterprise and regulated industries.

    Role-based access control
    Network segmentation
    Multi-tenant isolation
    Encrypted communication
    Full observability
    Audit logging

    Pricing Philosophy

    One edge node. Multiple services.

    No per-VNF tax
    No forced appliance bundles
    Predictable per-node pricing
    Scalable licensing model

    Edge infrastructure should scale without licensing shock.

    Transform Your Edge into Intelligent Infrastructure

    EdgeX is not another appliance. It is a programmable edge platform combining networking, security, communications and AI in one sovereign architecture.

    Deploy faster. Operate smarter. Control everything.

    Explore the connected platform

    HookZ InfraX platform

    ControlX orchestration and Cortex observability manage every EdgeX node from one control plane.

    Enterprise private cloud with CoreX

    Pair distributed edge infrastructure with a CoreX data centre and private cloud core.

    Enterprise edge cloud solutions

    Retail, manufacturing, utilities and branch edge deployments built on EdgeX.