OCUDU ships second open-source RAN release, adds Samsung, Qualcomm and Intel

The Linux Foundation's OCUDU Ecosystem Foundation released version 2 of its open-source RAN software on 8 October, focused on beamforming and advanced multi-antenna support. Samsung, Qualcomm and Intel joined since April, bringing membership to 12 premier and 34 general members, with releases planned every six months.

• Second release arrived 8 October, following the April 2026 debut
• Adds beamforming, 3GPP Release 17 NTN support and non-public networks
• Samsung joined in April, Qualcomm in May and Intel in August
• Cohere contract to test OTFS waveform runs until the 2028 LA Olympics