AmpliTech 5G radio unit achieves OCUDU interoperability

AmpliTech Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMPG, AMPGZ) announced that its 5G Medium Power Radio Unit has demonstrated interoperability with OCUDU, an open-source radio access network software platform supported by the Linux Foundation's OCUDU Ecosystem Foundation.

According to the company, the demonstration expands the software environments in which potential customers can evaluate AmpliTech's radio hardware. The company noted the milestone does not represent a customer order, and that further performance validation, security testing, customer qualifications and commercial agreements remain necessary before deployments or sales can occur.

The OCUDU interoperability applies specifically to the MPRU and does not extend to AmpliTech's full product portfolio, which also includes an O-RAN Category B 64T64R Massive MIMO radio and a portable private 5G Network-in-a-Box.

The Linux Foundation launched the OCUDU Ecosystem Foundation in March 2026, with founding participants including AT&T, Verizon, Ericsson, Nokia and Nvidia. The company stated that participation from those organizations does not establish an endorsement or purchase commitment to AmpliTech.

AmpliTech also referenced a separate prototype demonstration reported by Northeastern University in May 2026, in which the company's 64T64R Massive MIMO radio was integrated with Nvidia AI Aerial software and OpenAirInterface. The company described that as a distinct technical achievement from the OCUDU milestone announced in this release.

Fawad Maqbool, founder and chief executive officer of AmpliTech, said the OCUDU milestone and the Northeastern University demonstration "are distinct technical achievements involving different radio products," adding that the company's focus is to "convert each product's demonstrated capabilities into customer qualifications, purchase orders and repeat business."

The company cited the U.S. Department of Defense's Private 5G Deployment Strategy and a roughly $6.5 million Open RAN prototype award at Fort Bliss, Texas in 2024 as indicators of potential government demand for open radio access network solutions.

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