The O-RAN Software Community (SC) was created as a collaboration between the O-RAN ALLIANCE and the Linux Foundation with the mission to support the creation of open software for the Radio Access Network (RAN). The RAN is the next challenge for the open source community.
During 2026, the O-RAN SC is being migrated into Linux Foundation Networking (LFN). The full integration of O-RAN SC into LFN enables tighter, more efficient, and streamlined collaboration with fellow LFN projects under a single, unified governance structure, while continuing to address the challenges in performance, scale, and 3GPP alignment. Read the official press release to learn more.
The telecom industry is experiencing a profound transformation and 5G is expected to radically change how we live, work, and play. This means it’s critical to make network infrastructure commercially available as quickly as possible to ensure business success for operators. It’s time to turn to open source, as it is one of the most efficient ways to accelerate product development in a collaborative and cost-efficient way.
The O-RAN Software Community is focused on aligning with the O-RAN ALLIANCE’s open architecture and specifications to achieve a solution that can be utilized for industry deployment. As an open source community fully integrated into Linux Foundation Networking, the O-RAN SC is sponsored by the O-RAN ALLIANCE, and will enable the development of open source software enabling modular, open, intelligent, efficient, and agile disaggregated radio access networks.