Between Christmas and Chinese New Year the price of UmTRX v2.2 is
dropped
from $1500 to $850.
Offer duration: Dec 24, 2014 – Feb 19, 2015
Availability for shipment: 40 pcs starting January, 2015
We hugely appreciate all the effort that goes into making open source
telecoms a reality, and in recognition of this we want to do all we can
to
support the community and to enable more to work in this exciting area
and,
hopefully one day, become contributors.
With this in mind we are pleased to announce that for a limited time we
have significantly dropped the price of our dual-channel, wideband — and
open hardware! — SDR transceiver, UmTRX http://umtrx.org/. As a
special
for developers we are making the recently updated v2.2 hardware
http://umtrx.org/umtrx-hardware-updates/ available at the more
affordable
price of $850, instead of the regular pricing of $1,500. This comes
supplied complete with a power supply and coax pigtails.
If you place an order
http://shop.fairwaves.co/accessories-and-diy/UmTRX-transceiver-for-OpenBTS-and-Osmocom-OpenBSC
now
it will be received in January!
This offer is limited to a maximum of 2 lab kits per individual and 10
per
university.
What is UmTRX?
For those not familiar with UmTRX, it is a dual-channel wide-band SDR
platform with gigabit Ethernet connectivity, developed by Fairwaves and
designed to be used as a transceiver (TRX) with OpenBTS
http://openbts.org/ and Osmocom
http://umtrx.org/applications/osmocom/ GSM
base stations.
Given its SDR architecture, UmTRX can easily be used with many other RF
applications. Combining FPGA and FPRF (Field-Programmable RF)
technology,
it has the ability to process data on a CPU or a DSP, which makes it an
extraordinarily flexible platform.
Why UmTRX?
In our opinion there are a number of particularly interesting solutions
for
use with OpenBTS and Osmocom.
Nuand http://nuand.com/‘s BladeRF is an affordable solution for
hackers
who want configure it all by themselves. Host connection is via USB 3.0
and
use is supported with Linux, Windows and Mac OS X. It has a single
transceiver channel.
The Ettus R. http://www.ettus.com/ devices provide a flexible
solution that is well suited to universities. Their USRP™ platform
supports
RF applications from DC to 6 GHz, there are a wide range of devices and
options, with a product line that spans from affordable hobbyist SDRs to
high-end high-bandwidth radios.
Fairwaves http://fairwaves.co/ UmTRX has been developed with GSM
specifically in mind and provides two transceiver channels, host
connection
is via gigabit Ethernet and it is well suited to use in industrial
applications. It includes a TCXO and GPS for frequency stability, and
while
it is designed to be built into mobile base stations, it can also easily
be
used with many other applications. Furthermore, an alternate firmware,
4xDDC
http://umtrx.org/hardware/4xddc/, can be loaded to provide double the
number of receive signal paths (4) for receive-only applications.
Expansion
is possible via mezzanine cards and the UmSEL
http://umtrx.org/hardware/umsel/ daughter board can be used for
improved
GSM performance.
So, if you need an affordable dual-channel solution for GSM — with
GPS-locked frequency stability — UmTRX is a great choice
http://shop.fairwaves.co/accessories-and-diy/UmTRX-transceiver-for-OpenBTS-and-Osmocom-OpenBSC
.