This blog post is part of our data centre networking series.

Canonical is excited to announce that we are collaborating with OpenAirInterface (OAI) to drive the development and promotion of open source software for open radio access networks (Open RAN). Canonical will bring automation in software lifecycle management to OAI’s RAN stack, alongside additional infrastructure capabilities. This will better enable telcos to adopt open source software as the telecom industry transitions to Open RAN running on COTS hardware.

The 5G Edge is revolutionising the telecommunications industry by significantly enhancing network performance, bringing computing power closer to users, and dramatically reducing latency, enabling faster and more efficient services. This advancement is crucial for a variety of applications across different sectors, including smart cities, autonomous vehicles, healthcare, and industrial automation.

Canonical, the publisher of Ubuntu, today announced the general availability of Data Science Stack (DSS), an out-of-the-box solution for data science that enables ML environments on your AI workstation. It is fully open source, free to use and native to Ubuntu. It is also accessible on other Linux distributions, on Windows using Windows Subsystem Linux (WSL), and on macOS with Multipass.

Today we are announcing the general availability of Authd, a new authentication daemon for Ubuntu that allows direct integration with cloud-based identity providers for both Ubuntu Desktop and Server. Authd is available free of charge on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS. At launch, Authd supports Microsoft Entra ID (formerly Azure Active Directory) identity provider, with additional providers, including a white label OIDC provider, to be introduced in the future.

Whether you’re a first time Linux user, experienced developer, academic researcher or enterprise administrator, Ubuntu 24.04 LTS Noble Numbat is the best way to benefit from the latest advancements in the Linux ecosystem — just in time for Ubuntu’s 20 year mark. The release of Ubuntu 24.04.1 LTS represents the consolidation of fixes and improvements identified during the initial launch of Ubuntu 24.04 LTS.

The Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog (KEV) is a database published by the US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) that serves as a reference to help organisations better manage vulnerabilities and keep pace with threat activity. Since its first publication in 2021, it has gone beyond its US federal agency scope and has been adopted by various organisations across the globe as guidance for their vulnerability management prioritisation frameworks.

The Cyber Resilience Act (CRA) is nearly upon us. This wide-reaching piece of legislation will introduce new requirements, checks and balances on developers, retailers and device manufacturers; many of the looming demands haven’t gone down well in the open source community.

The telecommunications industry relies heavily on their core network, which is essential for enabling communication and data transfer. As technology advances and data demand increases, these core networks pose significant challenges. Telcos may face immense difficulties in ensuring fast data transfer, maintaining network reliability, and securing communications. At the same time, the transition to technologies like 5G adds to these challenges, requiring substantial infrastructure changes.

Anyone who deals with online payments will have heard of PCI-DSS. The Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard is a comprehensive security control framework that is designed to keep payment card data safe from hackers and misuse. Merchants who accept debit or credit card payments (and service providers who process this information) will know this standard particularly well, as it’s a mandatory requirement for them to ply their trades.