OCUDU Ecosystem Foundation

Name

OCUDU Ecosystem Foundation

Legal name

OCUDU Ecosystem Foundation

Website

https://ocudu.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2026

Operating status

Operating

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Open Source RAN Software

NAICS

Computer Systems Design Services (541512), Computer Systems Design and Related Services (5415)

SIC

Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design (7373), Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370)

akta.pro primary industry

vRAN & Open RAN Platforms (CU/DU, RIC, xApps/rApps) (HDAIAIAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Virtualized RAN & Open RAN (vRAN/O-RAN) (HDAFANAF)

Keywords

• Open source RAN software
• 5G CU/DU software
• Open RAN infrastructure
• Mobile network software
• Telecom network foundation

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Foundation Membership Fees: The OCUDU Ecosystem Foundation generates revenue through membership fees from organizations joining the foundation at various tiers (Premier, General, Associate members). Members include telecommunications operators, equipment vendors, chip makers, cloud providers, defense agencies, and research institutions that contribute to the ecosystem.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

OCUDU Ecosystem Foundation coordinates the development of the OCUDU Technical Project, a permissively licensed (BSD-3-Clause) open source 5G and beyond CU/DU (Centralized Unit / Distributed Unit) software implementing the full L1/L2/L3 stack aligned with 3GPP Release 18 and O-RAN Alliance specifications. The foundation offers tiered membership (Premier, General, Associate) for organizations across telecom operators, equipment vendors, chip makers, cloud providers, defense agencies, and academia to govern and contribute to the open source codebase. The foundation is hosted by the Linux Foundation under neutral governance and serves both commercial 5G/6G networks and US Department of Defense mission-critical applications as a dual-use technology.

Product overview

The OCUDU Ecosystem Foundation operates as a two-layer structure: the OCUDU Ecosystem Foundation serves as the governing and collaborative umbrella hosted by the Linux Foundation, while the OCUDU Technical Project is the production-grade, open-source CU/DU software codebase. The OCUDU Technical Project implements the full 5G and beyond radio access network stack (CU-CP, CU-UP, DU-high, DU-low) aligned with 3GPP and O-RAN Alliance specifications, with minimal external dependencies. Supporting offerings include reference architectures, validation/conformance frameworks, deployment blueprints ('Super Blueprints'), comprehensive technical documentation, and a developer webinar series. The project builds on the technical lineage of srsRAN and is designed to serve both commercial 5G/6G networks and defense/mission-critical applications as a dual-use technology.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• OCUDU Technical Project A permissively licensed (BSD-3-Clause), open source 5G and beyond CU/DU (Centralized Unit / Distributed Unit) software project implementing the full L1/L2/L3 stack aligned with 3GPP Release 18 and O-RAN Alliance specifications. Designed for commercial deployment, broad industry adoption, and advanced research and development, with minimal external dependencies. Builds on the technical lineage of the srsRAN 5G stack. Targets telecom operators, equipment vendors, chip makers, cloud providers, defense agencies, and research institutions.
• OCUDU Ecosystem Foundation Membership Tiered membership program (Premier, General, Associate) for organizations joining the OCUDU Ecosystem Foundation to participate in governance, contribute to the open source codebase, and engage with the RAN ecosystem. Premier members hold Governing Board seats and shape foundation direction. Membership provides access to collaborative development opportunities, ecosystem coordination, and influence over project roadmap. Billed annually.

Quantifiable outcome

• Reduced integration costs through single shared foundation for civilian and military use
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration5 records

AI capability4 records

Feature10 records

Partnerships

24 partnerships are on record, tiered general, core, premier and founding/flagship.

• Wind River SystemsgeneralStrategic or Co-development Partner · 27 May 2026Wind River joined as a new General Member, bringing leadership in StarlingX and distributed edge cloud platforms to help advance open, cloud-native RAN architectures for commercial and FutureG environments.
• Parallel WirelessgeneralStrategic or Co-development Partner · 27 May 2026Parallel Wireless joined as a new General Member, providing the common foundation to accelerate innovation in Integrated Sensing and Communications (ISAC) for national and economic security.
• Tiami NetworksgeneralStrategic or Co-development Partner · 27 May 2026Tiami Networks joined as a new General Member, contributing expertise in integrating sensing and intelligence directly into the RAN for 5G-Advanced and 6G evolution.
• NextNav Inc.generalStrategic or Co-development Partner · 27 May 2026NextNav joined as a new General Member to embed PNT (Positioning, Navigation, and Timing) and ISAC capabilities into the open source codebase, making resilient PNT a native capability in cellular networks as a complement and backup to GPS.
• REIGN Technology Corporation (G REIGNS)generalStrategic or Co-development Partner · 27 May 2026REIGN Technology Corporation joined as a new General Member, contributing expertise in end-to-end system integration and practical private 5G experience for secure connectivity at the tactical edge in remote and contested regions.
• US Department of Defense FutureG OfficecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 14 May 2026Partnership with the DoD FutureG Office to make ISAC and PNT built-in features of wireless networks. NextNav collaborates on embedding 3GPP PRS capabilities into the foundation's open source code base, leveraging nearly 20 years of PNT technology development.
• Qualcomm TechnologiespremierStrategic or Co-development Partner · 7 May 2026Qualcomm joined as a Premier Member with Doug Knisely, Senior Director of Technical Standards, joining the Governing Board. Qualcomm contributes Open RAN and standards expertise to advance open-source CU/DU platforms and accelerate 5G and early 6G innovation.
• Samsung ElectronicspremierStrategic or Co-development Partner · 7 May 2026Samsung joined as a premier member, participating in the growing coalition of leaders shaping the future of open source CU/DU software and next-generation wireless infrastructure.
• Intel CorporationpremierStrategic or Co-development Partner · 7 May 2026Intel joined as a premier member, contributing to the foundation's leadership bench as the industry accelerates work on open source CU/DU software and ecosystem collaboration.
• US Department of War (FutureG Office)founding/flagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 March 2026The US Department of War's FutureG Office is a founding member of the OCUDU Ecosystem Foundation. The Pentagon's FutureG office invested in OCUDU development and awarded contracts to DeepSig and Software Radio Systems to build the initial software. The defense community leverages open-source to enhance transparency, security, spectrum agility, and interoperability in communications systems.
• National Spectrum Consortium (NSC)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 March 2026NSC partnered with the FutureG Office and Linux Foundation to advance OCUDU development efforts. NSC has three years of Congressional funding supporting the initiative and brings together a large and diverse membership for competitive proposal processes to elicit technology solutions.
• Linux Foundationfounding/flagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 March 2026The OCUDU Ecosystem Foundation is hosted by the Linux Foundation, which provides neutral governance, security and compliance best practices, and world-class program operations. The Linux Foundation enables open collaboration across the ecosystem.
• DeepSigfounding/flagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 March 2026DeepSig, an AI Native wireless company, was awarded a contract by NSC to develop the initial OCUDU codebase. DeepSig CEO Jim Shea stated that OCUDU enables AI-RAN applications to be embedded directly into the software network stack, delivering resilient, high-performance connectivity independent of underlying hardware.
• Software Radio Systems (SRS)founding/flagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 March 2026SRS, provider of open software for mobile wireless networks, was awarded a contract alongside DeepSig to develop the initial OCUDU codebase. OCUDU builds on the technical lineage of the srsRAN Project, with SRS providing carrier-grade, open-source software platform for next-generation wireless networks.
• AMDpremierStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 March 2026AMD joined as a founding premier member, advancing an AI-native, software-defined RAN foundation that enables greater interoperability and empowering operators, vendors, and developers worldwide to drive innovation and accelerate the path from 5G to scalable 6G systems.
• AT&TpremierStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 March 2026AT&T joined as a founding premier member, partnering with the Department of War and Linux Foundation effort in advancing an open, multi-vendor ecosystem for next-generation wireless infrastructure.
• EricssonpremierStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 March 2026Ericsson joined as a founding premier member, contributing architectural guidance and ensuring technology neutrality while holding a seat on the Foundation's Board of Directors. Ericsson supports U.S. Department of War requirements for dual-use commercial 5G technologies.
• NokiapremierStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 March 2026Nokia joined as a founding premier member, contributing expertise to drive the next wave of intelligent, energy-efficient, and globally scalable RAN technologies through open collaboration with industry, academia, and government stakeholders.
• NVIDIApremierStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 March 2026NVIDIA joined as a founding premier member, committing to open source AI Aerial RA software libraries and providing foundational tools necessary for the industry to build AI-native 6G networks on open, secure, and trustworthy platforms.
• SoftBank Corp.premierStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 March 2026SoftBank joined as a founding premier member, committed to leading the AI-RAN transformation and building a carrier-grade open-source foundation through cross-sector collaboration to advance AI innovation and globally competitive RAN ecosystem.
• VerizonpremierStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 March 2026Verizon joined as a founding premier member, contributing to the development of open, interoperable RAN infrastructure for next-generation wireless networks.
• AI-RAN AlliancecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 March 2026The OCUDU Ecosystem Foundation complements the AI-RAN Alliance (130+ companies) and other industry alliances. NVIDIA is actively engaged in both OCUDU and the AI-RAN Alliance for 6G development.
• 3GPP and O-RAN AlliancecoreTechnology or Integration · 1 March 2026OCUDU complements global standards from 3GPP and O-RAN Alliance. The project is fully aligned with 3GPP R18 standards and O-RAN compliant, providing community-driven model that aligns with industry standards bodies.
• National Science Foundation (NSF)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 March 2026NSF has spent years fostering an open-source environment through the PAWR program supporting early development of infrastructure for open-source wireless research. OCUDU builds on these efforts with support from partnering universities.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Mavenir: A leading vendor of cloud-native Open RAN software solutions, including CU/DU implementations that compete directly with OCUDU in the open source RAN market. Mavenir offers commercial alternatives with full professional services support and is part of the broader Open RAN ecosystem alongside OCUDU's coalition.
• O-RAN Alliance: The global standards body defining the O-RAN architecture that OCUDU implements. While not a software project, O-RAN Alliance sets the interface specifications and conformance criteria against which OCUDU is built, making it a fundamental peer/partner in the open RAN ecosystem with shared member base of operators and vendors.
• Telecom Infra Project (TIP): A Meta-initiated, Linux Foundation-hosted consortium focused on disaggregated and open telecom infrastructure across access, transport, and core. TIP operates at a broader industry level (not specialized in CU/DU software) but pursues complementary goals around open, disaggregated network architectures and shares overlapping operator and vendor members with OCUDU.
• ONF (Open Networking Foundation): A operator-led consortium focused on open source networking platforms, including SD-RAN and SD-Core projects that overlap with OCUDU's mission of disaggregated, open telecom infrastructure. ONF shares operator-driven governance principles and pursues adjacent goals in open networking.

Direct peers

• Software Radio Systems (srsRAN): Provider of the srsRAN open source 5G stack from which OCUDU directly derives its technical lineage. SRS is a founding Premier member of the OCUDU Ecosystem Foundation and continues to develop related open source wireless software, making it both a contributor to and a direct peer of OCUDU in the open source RAN space.
• OpenAirInterface Software Alliance: Another major open source 5G RAN project implementing 3GPP-compliant gNB and core network software. OAI and OCUDU serve overlapping developer and operator communities seeking open source RAN alternatives, and both compete for contributor mindshare and ecosystem adoption in the open RAN space.

Others

• AI-RAN Alliance: A coalition of 130+ companies focused on integrating AI into Radio Access Networks, with overlapping members including NVIDIA, SoftBank, and DeepSig. While not a software foundation, AI-RAN Alliance pursues complementary goals around AI-native RAN that OCUDU's architecture directly enables, making it a strategic peer and collaborator.
• National Spectrum Consortium (NSC): A US-based nonprofit consortium that bridges government, industry, and academia to advance spectrum-related technologies. NSC provided the initial funding and Congressional appropriations for OCUDU's development and remains a Core strategic partner, making it a key enabling organization in the OCUDU ecosystem rather than a direct competitor.

Emerging players

• Parallel Wireless: An Open RAN solutions provider focused on 2G/3G/4G/5G deployments and a recent General Member of OCUDU. Parallel Wireless uses open source and disaggregated architectures in its commercial offerings, positioning it as both a peer and a potential downstream adopter/distributor of OCUDU software.
• Magma (Meta Connectivity): An open source mobile core network platform developed by Meta that provides complementary infrastructure to OCUDU's RAN focus. While Magma targets the core network rather than RAN, both are Linux Foundation-adjacent open source telecom projects pursuing similar goals of disaggregation and open architectures.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance3 records

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