Palo Alto, California – March 11, 2025 – Aether’s SD-RAN initiative announced it has emerged as a leading open source platform for implementing an O-RAN-compliant Near-Real-Time RAN Intelligent Controller (Near-RT RIC) based upon an independent in-depth comprehensive evaluation by Rimedo Labs, renowned specialists in 5G Open RAN consulting.
The lab tests conducted an in-depth assessment of open-source Near RT-RIC platforms; the results demonstrated the superiority of Aether SD-RAN across multiple key areas:
- Most Robust Comprehensive Enterprise-Class Production-Ready Features
- Advanced orchestration capabilities through RKE2 (Rancher Kubernetes Engine 2)
- Robust observability stack including Elasticsearch, Grafana, and Prometheus integration
- Superior security implementation with enforced TLS/SSL encryption for all component communications
- Efficient gRPC APIs enabling low-latency communication with streaming support
- Sophisticated topology management through the μONOS platform
- Full adherence to O-RAN specifications and architecture
- Advanced state management through Atomix for distributed operations
- Comprehensive Kubernetes integration via custom operators
- Industry-standard Apache 2.0 licensing enabling commercial deployment
- Environment Designed for Developer Ease of Use
- Most comprehensive and well-organized documentation
- Clear deployment procedures and detailed installation guides
- Extensive SDK support for Python and Go development
- Simplified xApp development through automated workflows
- Comprehensive testing and deployment tools including RiaB (RIC-in-a-Box)
- Monitoring and troubleshooting tools
In addition to publishing the full research report, we will be publishing a series of weekly blogs highlighting findings from the report. We will also host a webinar featuring experts from Rimedo Labs and the Aether Project who will discuss the various test methodologies and report findings.
Register for webinar – May 27th, 8:00am Pacific
The Aether SD-RAN platform’s enterprise focus is evident in its superior orchestration support and robust observability tools, making it an ideal choice for organizations seeking a production-grade RAN intelligence solution. The project’s integration into the Aether initiative further strengthens its position as a leading choice for private 5G deployments. Aether has built a strong community of contributors and supporters including: Canonical, Intel, Kyunghee University, and Monogoto.
An Open Community
The Aether Project is an open community with open meetings, participation, and collaboration. To learn how to learn about Aether SD-RAN, access project resources, and get involved, please visit: https://aetherproject.org/sd-ran/
About the Aether Project
Aether is a Linux Foundation project that supports a portfolio of open-source 5G mobile networking sub-projects including Aether (private 5G and edge computing), SD-Core (open 5G mobile core), SD-RAN (open RAN), and SMaRT-5G (sustainable mobile and RAN transformation 5G).
About The Linux Foundation
The Linux Foundation is the world’s leading home for collaboration on open source software, hardware, standards, and data. Linux Foundation projects are critical to the world’s infrastructure including Linux, Kubernetes, Node.js, ONAP, OpenChain, OpenSSF, PyTorch, RISC-V, SPDX, Zephyr, and more. The Linux Foundation focuses on leveraging best practices and addressing the needs of contributors, users, and solution providers to create sustainable models for open collaboration. For more information, please visit us at linuxfoundation.org. The Linux Foundation has registered trademarks and uses trademarks. For a list of trademarks of
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About Rimedo Labs
Rimedo Labs specializes in delivering top-tier RAN algorithm design and implementation, tailored to meet customer’s individual needs and requirements. We provide applied research and expert consulting services in modern wireless systems, covering Open RAN, 5G, and beyond. Rimedo Labs provides an extensive portfolio of xApps and rApps integrated with commercial and open source RICs.
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