Open Source Summit

Sagemcom has been named a strategic partner of the Global prpl Summit 2026, reinforcing its commitment to open broadband innovation. The company, a major supplier of broadband gateways and set-top boxes, supports the prpl Foundation's open-source initiative for edge computing and broadband devices. The partnership signals continued industry push toward open, interoperable software platforms for operator hardware, a topic drawing attention as carriers seek alternatives to closed vendor ecosystems.

The SONiC Foundation, hosted under the Linux Foundation, announced that new members have joined its open-source network operating system project, strengthening its ecosystem for AI-driven data center networking. The foundation also said it is expanding its presence at the OCP Global Summit 2026, where SONiC-based AI networking technologies will be showcased to the open hardware community.

The OpenSearch Software Foundation is launching a new OpenSearch Project User Group in Prague this week, timed to the Open Source Summit Europe and other Linux Foundation events taking place in the city. Sidecar Software, a foundation member, is helping host the gathering, and attendees are being asked to RSVP in advance to reserve a spot at the launch meetup.