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Announcing OCUDU Release 26.10: Maturing Open-Source RAN for Production Deployments

We are thrilled to present Release 26.10 of the OCUDU open-source project! With this release, the OCUDU project takes a major step forward in both functional maturity and operational robustness, bringing open-source 5G Radio Access Network software closer than ever to commercial production deployments. Release 26.10 delivers critical advancements across radio signal processing, scheduler efficiency,…

Two Workshop Papers at IEEE MILCOM 2026 Highlight Growing OCUDU Ecosystem for Advanced 5G/6G Research

Rimedo Labs and POWDER-led research demonstrates OCUDU across resilient open source RAN control, spectrum sensing, and over-the-air experimentation Two papers accepted for publication and presentation at workshops associated with IEEE MILCOM 2026  highlight the growing role of the OCUDU Ecosystem Foundation’s OCUDU Technical Project as an open platform for advanced 5G/6G research, experimentation, and technology…

Keynotes, Panels, and the Bigger Story at the OCUDU Developer Summit

The Radio Access Network is having its Linux moment - and the OCUDU Developer Summit this October is where you can watch it happen live. For years, telecom infrastructure has been defined by vendor lock-in, closed interfaces, and eye-watering deployment costs. OCUDU is part of a broader push to change that: a carrier-grade, open source…

From AI-RAN to Military Hardware: Hands-On Demos at the OCUDU Developer Summit

On October 20, the inaugural OCUDU Ecosystem Developer Summit lands at Virginia Tech in Alexandria, bringing together open source pioneers, wireless communications leaders, and researchers to shape the future of 5G and 6G. Beyond network building, attendees will dive into hands-on code contributions and real-world deployments of this field-proven, carrier-grade stack. Below, we preview the…

Inside the first OCUDU Developer Summit 2026: What to Expect

Open RAN just keeps moving faster - and nowhere is that more obvious than in the agenda for the first OCUDU Ecosystem Developer Summit. Over three days at the Boeing Auditorium, developers, operators, defense integrators, and academic researchers from around the world will gather to share how they're pushing OCUDU - the carrier-grade, open source…

What we’ve learned from the first three OCUDU Developer webinars

If you've been meaning to catch up on the OCUDU Ecosystem Foundation's webinar series but haven't found the time, this post is for you. Over three sessions, some of OCUDU’s echnical architects walked through an overview of the project, how to contribute to it, and how the codebase is structured. Here's the recap. First, what…

Blog: Introducing the Initial OCUDU Technical Project Release, 26.04

The OCUDU technical project community, now part of the new OCUDU Ecosystem Foundation, is proud to announce "OCUDU 26.04," the initial OCUDU technical project release. This is an important milestone that brings together a strong foundation for open, cloud-native CU/DU innovation and continued progress toward production-ready Open source RAN deployments. This release builds on a…