Ukama

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Ukama full stack (SIM, Hardware, Software including core) using @SpaceX starlink as backhaul at customer site. You can deploy your own solar-powered decentralized cellular network anywhere! #solarenergy @SpaceX @ukamaNetworks @SpaceXStarlink

@techwondoTz @USTDA @USTDA_Director Sure thing. Can you email me at kashif@ukama.com and we can schedule time to chat :)

@ukamaNetworks @USTDA @USTDA_Director are the bands using licensed or unlicensed. am from An ISP company in Africa Called Habari.co.tz . i need to know more to deploy the service. can we schedual a Skype meeting?

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@techwondoTz @USTDA @USTDA_Director B41 for this project but we can use most of other LTE bands.

@ukamaNetworks @USTDA @USTDA_Director hi, what frequency is Ukama using?

@adlrocha Ukama + starlink (for backhaul) would be very cool indeed.

Ukama + Starlink + libp2p. Thoughts or ideas? (I am really tempted to buy a Ukama bundle to see how "hackable" it is) twitter.com/ericmigi/statu…

@9600 @LaF0rge @ericmigi Thanks for valuable feedback :) We are updating the table and adding lot more information by tomorrow.

@ukamaNetworks @LaF0rge @ericmigi GPP is not new hardware if it also runs the eNodeB, which SDR-based solutions tend to and your table said "no" in that cell. It's misleading.

Ukama just launched today. They are making a $600 open source LTE tower. It is a full network-in-a-box with all the hw/sw you need to run your own LTE network. Spectrum: CBRS (free, supports iPhones/Android). Download eSIM on phone. It's magic ⬇️ ⬇️ crowdsupply.com/ukama/ukama

@9600 @LaF0rge @ericmigi Ukama Tower Node has two things: it is based on SoC and it also have build in GPP module. When you buy Ukama Tower Node, you don't need to buy anything else. Agree, I should add "hardware required" to LTE stack and remove it from EPC but it will still be no :)

@9600 @LaF0rge @ericmigi So do i, when running SRS stack + EPC. :) Point is, when using SDR, you need additional hardware (GPP). When you buy SoC-based solution, you don't need to get another hardware to run your L1-L3 but ofcourse you loose flexibility.

@ukamaNetworks @LaF0rge @ericmigi No you don't. You can run an EPC on the same GPP as L1-3. We do this as a matter of course. Many do.

@LaF0rge @9600 @ericmigi Yes, you need GPP (hence new hardware). You get any SDR you need to have motherboard with it to run your stack + EPC.

@9600 @ukamaNetworks @ericmigi indeed it is a common configuration for "small" deployments to run a lean EPC like open5gs on the same CPU as the eNB. Also in the proprietary world, it's common to do that using Amarisoft

@edwardmiller Tower Node + amplifier is approx. 1km. The frequency used, terrain and vegetation also effect the range. Yes, you can increase the range. alternatively, depending on your use case, you can also use CPE (as UE) as FWS (Fixed Wireless Access).

@ukamaNetworks Super interesting project. I saw half a mile for the tower config. What's the approximate range on the tower with amplifier configuration? Can you also use directional antennas to extend range? Also what is the user/total bandwidth?

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@9600 @LaF0rge @ericmigi You need additional hardware to run EPC. We are running embedded EPC, i.e., on same SoC.

@ukamaNetworks @LaF0rge @ericmigi Also re table cell at EPC SDR-based, "No" is incorrect. You can run anything you want, within reason - including an open source core, such as srsEPC or Open5GS, or the EPC included with Amarisoft, for example.

@yangrunenberger @LaF0rge @sutton_pd @AndrePuschmann @ericmigi certification.oshwa.org/us000322.html

@LaF0rge certification.oshwa.org/us000322.html Stack is not open-source but it is still consider open-source. I assume because people can buy the module and still be able to replicate. We are going for same model. :)

@ukamaNetworks last but not least "Because everything is open source, ..." on the same page. It's hard to claim this isn't openwashing if the actual LTE protocol stack is not. Eople do misunderstand it, aa can be seen here on Twitter. Thanks for offering to clarify it.

Hi @ukamaNetworks - great project. What I'm a bit sceptical is the claim "it's all open source". Can you please confirm that indeed the full LTE protocol stack is/will be open source? If not, please be more caerful regrarding broad open source claims!

@LaF0rge @laForge another example of certified open-source project but it doesn't have L1-L3 cellular stack open. Cert: certification.oshwa.org/us000322.html Product: adafruit.com/product/2687

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@LaF0rge Simple way to think is: docs.arduino.cc/retired/shield…

@LaF0rge @ericmigi @LaF0rge yes the stack (L1-L3) is not open-source at this time, unfortunately. We have embedded core implementation, which runs in the same box, which will be open-source under same repo shortly. We are updating our page to reflect this clearly what all is open-source

@ericmigi I don't really seea any evidence of the actual "carrier grade LTE" stack of ukama being open source. It looks like the underlying linux os/distro is, but that is true for every cellular base station using a Linux based OS, such as for example all the LTE basestations of ericssson