The O-RAN Software Community (SC) is pleased to share that we will be in attendance at the O-RAN ALLIANCE Open Source Focus Group (OSFG) / University of New Hampshire Interoperability Laboratory (UNH-IOL) Workshop on Open Source, taking place October 1–2, 2025 at the University of New Hampshire Interoperability Labs in Durham, NH, USA.
This workshop, co-sponsored by the O-RAN ALLIANCE OSFG and UNH-IOL, will bring together open source projects and community participants from across the end-to-end mobile network ecosystem. The discussions will span Radio Access Network (RAN), Core, Infrastructure, and Cloud, with a focus on promoting alignment, integration, and collaboration between projects.
Why This Workshop Matters
Open source is central to the vision of O-RAN, helping to ensure openness, interoperability, and innovation across Radio Access Networks. The workshop will provide an opportunity to:
- Review and refine the role of open source in O-RAN’s roadmap and strategy
- Exchange insights across related communities and complementary projects
- Drive practical steps for cross-project alignment and coordination in areas such as RAN (including the RAN Intelligent Controller, or RIC), management/control, testing, and cloud infrastructure
- Explore how shared development can accelerate adoption and innovation across the ecosystem
By participating, the O-RAN SC looks forward to contributing to these conversations and reinforcing the importance of collaboration between open source and standards efforts.
O-RAN Software Community Perspective
The O-RAN SC plays a critical role in delivering open source implementations that bring the O-RAN ALLIANCE’s architecture and specifications to life. Our community is advancing projects that are directly relevant to the workshop’s focus areas, including:
- L-Release Updates: The upcoming release continues to expand support for interoperability, performance, and integration across the RAN ecosystem
- Integration and Testing: O-RAN SC contributes to end-to-end testing frameworks that help accelerate adoption and deployment of O-RAN solutions in real-world environments
- RIC Innovation: Through ongoing development of the Non-Real-Time (Non-RT) and Near-Real-Time (Near-RT) RIC, the community is enabling intelligent, flexible, and interoperable RAN management
- Collaboration Across Ecosystems: O-RAN SC actively works to align with complementary open source and standards communities, ensuring that our collective efforts are greater than the sum of their parts
We look forward to sharing our progress and learning from other participants, with the goal of strengthening the entire open RAN ecosystem.
Agenda Highlights
The two-day agenda includes:
- Project Introductions: Updates on scope, features, roadmaps, and activity levels across various open source initiatives
- Breakout Tracks (Birds of a Feather / BOF): Dedicated sessions focused on RAN (including RIC), management/control, integration and testing, and cloud/infrastructure
- UNH-IOL Tour: A chance to see the lab’s world-class interoperability testing environments
- Open Source Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) Discussions: Exploring processes and approaches to security management in open source projects
Each track will provide a readout and recommendations back to the broader group, helping to shape next steps for integration and collaboration.
Join Us
The workshop is open to all participants from the industry. O-RAN ALLIANCE membership is not required. Both in-person and virtual attendance options are available, and lunch will be provided for onsite participants.
📅 Date: October 1–2, 2025
📍 Location: UNH Interoperability Labs, 21 Madbury Rd., Durham, NH, USA
👉 Register here to secure your spot.
