diff --git a/cmake_targets/build_oai b/cmake_targets/build_oai
index ca387cda32..95793206bf 100755
--- a/cmake_targets/build_oai
+++ b/cmake_targets/build_oai
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ Options:
 --UE-conf-nvram [configuration file]
    Specify conf_nvram_path (default \"$conf_nvram_path\")
 -w | --hardware
-   USRP, BLADERF, LMSSDR, IRIS, SIMU, AW2SORI, AERIAL, None (Default)
+   USRP, BLADERF, LMSSDR, IRIS, SIMU, AW2SORI, AERIAL, ZMQ, None (Default)
    Adds this RF board support (in external packages installation and in compilation)
 -t | --transport
    Selects the transport protocol type, options: None, Ethernet, oran_fhlib_5g, oran_fhlib_5g_mplane, WLS
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ function main() {
             shift 2;;
        -w | --hardware)
             case "$2" in
-                "USRP" | "BLADERF" | "LMSSDR" | "IRIS")
+                "USRP" | "BLADERF" | "LMSSDR" | "IRIS" | "ZMQ")
                     HWs+=" OAI_"$2
                     TARGET_LIST="$TARGET_LIST oai_${2,,}devif" # ,, makes lowercase
                     CMAKE_CMD="$CMAKE_CMD -DOAI_$2=ON"
diff --git a/docker/Dockerfile.base.ubuntu b/docker/Dockerfile.base.ubuntu
index fc258b226c..0fa2112047 100644
--- a/docker/Dockerfile.base.ubuntu
+++ b/docker/Dockerfile.base.ubuntu
@@ -40,7 +40,8 @@ RUN apt-get update && \
        wget \
        flatbuffers-compiler \
        libflatbuffers-dev \
-       libnanomsg-dev && \
+       libnanomsg-dev \
+       libzmq3-dev && \
     # --break-system-packages allows externally managed environment in pip 
     pip3 install --ignore-installed pyyaml --break-system-packages
 
diff --git a/docker/Dockerfile.build.ubuntu b/docker/Dockerfile.build.ubuntu
index 3050a5c51e..29c1278025 100644
--- a/docker/Dockerfile.build.ubuntu
+++ b/docker/Dockerfile.build.ubuntu
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ RUN \
       -w USRP -t Ethernet -w BLADERF \
       --build-e2 --cmake-opt -DKPM_VERSION=$KPM_VERSION --cmake-opt -DE2AP_VERSION=$E2AP_VERSION \
       --cmake-opt -DOAI_VRTSIM_TAPS_CLIENT=ON \
+      -w ZMQ \
       --noavx512 \
       --build-tool-opt -k10 \
       --cmake-opt -DT_RECORD_DB=ON \
diff --git a/docker/Dockerfile.gNB.ubuntu b/docker/Dockerfile.gNB.ubuntu
index d10e476127..d76cbcbd39 100644
--- a/docker/Dockerfile.gNB.ubuntu
+++ b/docker/Dockerfile.gNB.ubuntu
@@ -47,7 +47,8 @@ RUN apt-get update && \
         python3-requests \
         libusb-1.0-0 \
         libyaml-cpp-dev \
-        libnanomsg5 && \
+        libnanomsg5 \
+        libzmq5 && \
 # if the --sanitize option was used to build, additional packages are required
     /bin/bash -c 'if [[ "$BUILD_OPTION" = "--sanitize" ]]; then DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive apt-get install --yes \
         libasan8 \ 
@@ -78,6 +79,7 @@ COPY --from=gnb-build \
     /oai-ran/cmake_targets/ran_build/build/libtelnetsrv_rrc.so \
     /oai-ran/cmake_targets/ran_build/build/libtelnetsrv_o1.so \
     /oai-ran/cmake_targets/ran_build/build/libvrtsim.so \
+    /oai-ran/cmake_targets/ran_build/build/liboai_zmqdevif.so \
     /usr/local/lib/
 
 # Now we are copying from builder-image the UHD files.
@@ -105,7 +107,8 @@ RUN /bin/bash -c "ln -s /usr/local/lib/liboai_usrpdevif.so /usr/local/lib/liboai
         /usr/local/lib/libldpc*.so \
         /usr/local/lib/libtelnetsrv.so \
         /usr/local/lib/libtelnetsrv_ci.so \
-        /usr/local/lib/libuhd.so.4.8.0
+        /usr/local/lib/libuhd.so.4.8.0 \
+        /usr/local/lib/liboai_zmqdevif.so
 
 WORKDIR /opt/oai-gnb
 #EXPOSE 2152/udp  # S1U, GTP/UDP
diff --git a/docker/Dockerfile.nrUE.ubuntu b/docker/Dockerfile.nrUE.ubuntu
index c38104f3bc..69aa85d550 100644
--- a/docker/Dockerfile.nrUE.ubuntu
+++ b/docker/Dockerfile.nrUE.ubuntu
@@ -50,7 +50,8 @@ RUN apt-get update && \
         iperf \
         libyaml-cpp-dev \
         libzstd1 \
-        libnanomsg5 && \
+        libnanomsg5 \
+        libzmq5 && \
 # if the --sanitize option was used to build, additional packages are required
     /bin/bash -c 'if [[ "$BUILD_OPTION" = "--sanitize" ]]; then DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive apt-get install --yes \
         libasan8 \
@@ -83,6 +84,7 @@ COPY --from=nr-ue-build \
     /oai-ran/cmake_targets/ran_build/build/libtelnetsrv.so \
     /oai-ran/cmake_targets/ran_build/build/libparams_yaml.so \
     /oai-ran/cmake_targets/ran_build/build/libvrtsim.so \
+    /oai-ran/cmake_targets/ran_build/build/liboai_zmqdevif.so \
     # Wildcards so it doesn't fail if not present
     /oai-ran/cmake_targets/ran_build/build/_deps*/fmtlog-build*/libfmtlog-shared*.so \
     /oai-ran/cmake_targets/ran_build/build/_deps*/clickhouse-cpp-build*/clickhouse/libclickhouse*.so \
@@ -114,7 +116,8 @@ RUN /bin/bash -c "ln -s /usr/local/lib/liboai_usrpdevif.so /usr/local/lib/liboai
         /usr/local/lib/libtelnetsrv.so \
         /usr/local/lib/libtelnetsrv_ciUE.so \
         /usr/local/lib/libtelnetsrv_5Gue.so \
-        /usr/local/lib/libuhd.so.4.8.0
+        /usr/local/lib/libuhd.so.4.8.0 \
+        /usr/local/lib/liboai_zmqdevif.so
 
 WORKDIR /opt/oai-nr-ue