LF Networking and OpenAirInterface have launched Duranta, an open source RAN project aimed at uniting research and industry under transparent governance.
LF Networking (LFN) and the OpenAirInterface Software Alliance (OSA) have announced the launch of Duranta, a new incubation project designed to accelerate the development and deployment of open source Radio Access Network (RAN) technologies.
The initiative strengthens LFN’s role as a global collaboration hub for open networking innovation by combining OAI’s academic research and RAN software expertise with LFN’s established governance, scale, and industry-grade security processes. Duranta aims to provide a robust platform for telecom operators, vendors, system integrators, and researchers to collaborate on next-generation RAN solutions, including CU/DU components.
Duranta complements existing LFN networking projects, particularly in deployment and automation. It integrates OAI’s radio CI/CD capabilities with LFN’s shared testing labs and infrastructure, supporting end-to-end integration, testing, and deployment-ready open RAN software.
Key features of Duranta include neutral governance under LFN, ensuring broad participation and transparency; structured support with governing board oversight and staff backing; and strong research engagement with universities and industry adopters. It also provides expanded roadmap ownership balancing OAI’s academic development tracks with industrial goals, test labs and CI/CD infrastructure leveraging assets from both organisations, and a strategic focus on deployment-ready open RAN software.
“OpenAirInterface has been a partner of Open RAN research and innovation. By joining LF Networking, Duranta will expand its impact with increased industry engagement, and the opportunity to connect research-focused communities to a global open source networking ecosystem,” said Arpit Joshipura, General Manager, Networking, Edge & IoT at the Linux Foundation.
“By supporting the creation of Duranta and seeding it with key cellular networking assets, OSA is stepping forward to support the long standing 5G Superblueprint ambitions of LFN… Such commitment will ensure industry alignment in Duranta and enable delivery of deployment-grade open RAN solutions, while keeping OAI’s research collaborations strongly engaged for CU/DU evolution towards 6G,” added Raymond Knopp, President of OSA.
Duranta positions itself as the first structured open source platform uniting research-driven RAN innovation with LFN’s governance and global ecosystem, creating a pathway from open source RAN to 6G.
