Aerial Testbed# Introduction Software Release Manifest Release Notes Aerial Testbed Release 1.0 (April 2026) New Features Known Issues and Workarounds ARC-OTA Release 1.7 (January 2026) New Features and Bug Fixes Performance Improvements Deprecations Known Issues and Workarounds ARC-OTA Release 1.6 (August, 2025) New Features and Bug Fixes Performance Improvements Deprecations Known Issues and Workarounds ARC-OTA Release 1.5 (July, 2024) New Features and Bug Fixes Performance Improvements ARC-OTA Release 1.3 (May, 2024) New Features and Bug Fixes Performance Improvements ARC-OTA Release 1.2 (March, 2024) New Features and Bug Fixes ARC-OTA Release A1.1 (January, 2024) New Features and Bug Fixes Known Issues and Workarounds Product Description Key Features and Specifications 5G NR gNB Features 5G Core Features 5G Fronthaul Features Data Collection on Aerial Testbed with Data Lake Key Features Example: Training Data Generation Using pyAerial Extending RAN functionality with dApps Software components Available Data Streams References Product Blueprints Full-Stack Innovation Aerial Testbed and O-RAN Installation Guide Part 1. Procure the Hardware Part 2. Configure the Network Hardware Part 2.1 - Setup the VIAVI Solutions GrandMaster Part 2.2 - Set up the Switch Part 2.3 - Set up the Foxconn O-RU Part 2.4 - Set up the WNC O-RU Part 3. Install Aerial Testbed Software Components Automated installation of Aerial CUDA-Accelerated RAN Manual Installation of Aerial CUDA-Accelerated RAN Part 4. Validate the Setup Step 1: Add the SIM User Profile Step 2: Setup the UE and SIM Card Step 3. Running End-to-End OTA Tutorials Developer Zone Developer Extensions RIC Platform by Northeastern University Kubernetes Service Management by Sterling SkyWave Open5Gs by Northeastern University n48 (CBRS) O-RU Interoperability by Rice University GPU MIG Partition by Sterling SkyWave Featured Talks, Demos, and Sessions Developer Radar Tech Talks Developer Demos Developer GTC Sessions Developer Use Cases ETH Zurich HHI Fraunhofer Northeastern University OpenAirInterface Software Alliance Rice University Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD) and Keysight Technologies DeepSig Develops Algorithms for Learned Air Interface for 6G Selected Developer News and Publications Resources FAQs Useful Shell Scripts Recommended Reading Material Hands-on CUDA-C Additional Help Licensing Aerial CUDA-Accelerated RAN OAI License Model