zTouch Networks today announced the general availability of zTouch.OS as a Kubernetes Operator for Red Hat OpenShift. Customers can now install AI-RAN orchestration directly into their Kubernetes and OpenShift clusters and manage it like any other operator. It is available through the Red Hat Marketplace or directly from zTouch Networks on request on any Kubernetes-native cluster.

1. What is zTouch.OS?

zTouch.OS is an AI-RAN orchestration platform. It lets RAN workloads and AI workloads run side by side on shared edge infrastructure, with true domain isolation so AI never degrades RAN performance. Instead of configuring each component by hand, you state an intent. For example, you might want to reduce energy consumption, deploy sensing in a given area, or maximize revenue from idle edge compute. zTouch.OS then selects, deploys, and manages the workloads (dApps, RAN functions, AI inference and training) needed to achieve that intent.

zTouch.OS received the Special Award at Deutsche Telekom and T-Mobile’s T Challenge 2026.

2. Why a Kubernetes Operator on OpenShift?

Packaging zTouch.OS as a Kubernetes Operator means it installs, upgrades, and runs through the same platform your team and the industry already use. On Red Hat OpenShift, the platform manages the full operator lifecycle, so there are no bespoke installers or manual integration steps. Because zTouch.OS is built on standard Kubernetes APIs, it also runs on conformant upstream Kubernetes clusters, giving teams flexibility across lab, edge, and production environments. Version 1.0.1 supports both amd64 and arm64 architectures, covering data center servers and edge hardware alike.

For operators and private 5G integrators already standardized on OpenShift, AI-RAN orchestration becomes a catalog install and not a cumbersome scripting procedure.

2. What's included

• Intent-based AI-RAN orchestration. zTouch.OS selects and deploys the right mix of RAN and AI workloads to meet operator goals such as energy savings or AI-RAN monetization.

• GPU management and monitoring. Visibility and control over GPU resources lets RAN and AI workloads share edge compute efficiently.

• dApp lifecycle management. Operators create dApp intents, such as “deploy sensing capabilities in this area.” With one click, they can deploy ISAC, AI training, or AI inference dApps across every base station they choose.

• CBRS domain proxy to operate your private 5G network in the US and comply with FCC regulations.

• O-RAN M-plane support for streamlines and standardized network management.

• A ready-to-deploy OCUDU stack. It includes core network integration and native dApp support, all deployable in one click.

4. How to get it

zTouch.OS is available through the Red Hat Marketplace, or directly from zTouch Networks on request. To evaluate it, contact bd@ztouchnet.com for a free one-month non-commercial trial license.

Use of zTouch.OS is governed by the zTouch.OS End User License Agreement, available at our website.

Want to see zTouch.OS in action? Request a demo or learn more about zTouch.OS.