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sysmocom news 4Q2019
by sysmocom Newsletter 15 Nov '19

15 Nov '19

It's a long time since our last newsletter. The reason is quite simple: We typically are too busy working on developing our products and don't find sufficient time to communicate. We promise to improve in the future. Let's first list each news item with one sentence. The long version can be found towards the end of the newsletter: * the sysmocom-funded Osmocom open source mobile communications project have released major updates to pretty much all parts of the software stack, details can be found at http://osmocom.org/news/113 * Osmocom binary packages are now available for even more GNU/Linux distributions, including Ubuntu 19.04, 19.10 and Raspbian 10, see https://osmocom.org/news/110 and https://osmocom.org/news/116 * A major sysmocom sysmoNITB software upgrade is available with tons of new features such as GPRS encryption support, MILENAGE authentication, inter-BSC and inter-MSC hand-over, SGs (CSFB from 4G) and many more * A software + hardware upgrade from sysmoNITB 2G to sysmoNITB 3G5 is available as a special price to our existing customers of sysmNITB 2G * We announce a new sysmoOCTSIM [1] product, which is an 8-slot SIM (smart card) reader with USB-CCID support and open source firmware. It can be used to build smaller or larger SIM banks, for example together with the sysmoQMOD [2] as modem bank and the osmo-remsim software [3] for interconnection. * Availability of new cavity duplexer models for the 800 MHz (LTE Band 20) [4], 2100 MHz (LTE Band 1) [5] and 2600 MHz (LTE Band 7) [6] * Availability of a new cavity filter for S-Band satellite reception (2170-2300 MHz) [7] * Many older duplexer and filter models are back in stock, including the cavity filter for L-Band satellite reception (1525-1705 MHz) * Availability of the Osmocom OSHW (Open Source Hardware) products osmo-sfp-breakout [9] and osmo-sfp-experimenter [10], which facilitate the easy use of fiber-optic transceivers in SFP/SFP+ form-factor from lab / DYI projects in non-ethernet-scenarios, such as reference clock distribution over fiber * Availability of the JTAG-lock-pick tiny v2 [11], which is a low-cost JTAG/SWD adapter similar in size to the venerable Amontect JTAGkey tiny, which is unfortunately no longer available on the market. * The long-awaited SIMtrace2 card emulation support has been released. SIMtrace2 boards can not only trace SIM card communication, but they can now also behave like a SIM Card and allow to implement remote SIM card applications or to emulate the entire SIM card OS inside the host PC [12]. If you have survived until this point, you will find some more details on some of the above topics further below... sysmocom sysmoNITB update ========================= We have reworked our sysmoNITB setup to incorporate the latest technology and updates from the Osmocom stack. There are big changes: * The OsmoNITB software is now split into its components: osmo-msc, osmo-bsc, osmo-hlr, osmo-mgw * The core network components connect via SS7 osmo-stp http://projects.osmocom.org/projects/osmo-stp/wiki And there are a lot of new features: * Dynamic TCH/PDCH switching * GPRS encryption support * DTX (Discontinued transmission) support * Milenage Auth/UMTS AKA (for 2G and 3G) * Inter-BSC and Inter-MSC handover * Load-based handover * Circuit switched fall-back through SGs and SMS-over-SGs (for LTE) * Cell Broadcast support * LCLS support * USSD handlers in OsmoHLR * Interop tested OsmoBSC with 3rd party MSCs (using both AoIP and SCCPlite) * Lots of smaller bug fixes all over the code * 3G support though Iuh / osmo-hnbgw (voice and data) * Serve 2G and 3G cells from the same MSC (still voice calls between 2G and 3G have issues) Now, to help you to ease the update, we have different offers: 1: you are doing the update for yourself, we have a small howto for doing that, but we cannot provide you support in it, also you have to migrate the configuration on your own. Price: 0€ 2: you are doing the update for yourself, but we are migrating your configs and offer you 2h of remote mail support. Price: 250€ 3: you send in your NITB and the BTS and we update and migrate your config incl. 2h of remote mail support. Price: 500€ (+shipping) 4: if you do not have an external NITB or want a new one, we could provide this for an additional 150€ sysmoNITB 2G -> 3G5 upgrade =========================== ... and now for a very special offer: 5: we offer options 3+4 above and on top a nano 3G S8, so that you have both a sysmoNITB 2G and 3G5 starter kit. This offer is only valid for existing sysmoNITB 2G starterkit customers at 2400€. If you have interest on one of these offers/options, send a request to sales(a)sysmocom.de stating the name under which you bought the starter kit and which offer you are interested in. Osmocom News ============ * We have implemented and tested inter-BSC hand-over support in OsmoMSC and inter-MSC hand-over support in OsmoBSC. * The SGs interface for CSFB (Circuit Switched Fallback from 4G) and SMS-over-SGs has been implemented. Interoperability testing with multiple vendors has been performed successfully. * A lot of time has been invested in automatic testing of IuCS interface. 3G used to lag behind in terms of automatic test coverage, it no longer does * Last not least, there is a first software release of osmo-remsim. https://git.osmocom.org/osmo-remsim/ This correspondents a lot with the next news item about the sysmoOCTSIM sysmoOCTSIM released ==================== The success of sysmocom’s sysmoQMOD board made us think about a reliable, compact and economic solution to serve multiple SIM cards for sysmoQMOD or other targets that work with remote SIM cards. The sysmoOCTSIM is a carrier board for up to 8 SIM cards in 2FF (Mini-SIM) format. Targeted users are system integrators who use the sysmoOCTSIM to build their own products, such as SIM banks for cellular network quality monitoring or roaming testing. Providing a very low stacking height, sysmoOCTSIM allows to build high-density SIM servers. Exposing every SIM card directly to the front panel ensures individual cards can be swapped without taking entire banks of cards out of service (like with other products). sysmocom can also offer SIM banks with 96 slots (19" 1U) and 192 slots (19" 2U). In combination with osmo-remsim (see above), it is possible to build versatile client-server solutions for remote SIM. Footnotes: [1] https://www.sysmocom.de/products/lab/sysmooctsim/index.html [2] https://www.sysmocom.de/products/lab/sysmoqmod/index.html [3] https://osmocom.org/projects/osmo-remsim/wiki [4] http://shop.sysmocom.de/products/dx800-kt30 [5] http://shop.sysmocom.de/products/dx2100-kt30 [6] http://shop.sysmocom.de/products/dx2600-kt30 [7] http://shop.sysmocom.de/products/cf2235 [8] http://shop.sysmocom.de/products/filter-rf-l-band [9] http://shop.sysmocom.de/products/sfp-breakout-board-v1-kit [10] http://shop.sysmocom.de/products/sfp-experimenter-board-v2-kit [11] http://shop.sysmocom.de/products/jtag-lock-pick-tiny-2 [12] http://osmocom.org/news/114

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OsmoCon 2018 - early bird ends on September 10
by sysmocom Newsletter 06 Sep '18

06 Sep '18

OsmoCon 2018 - early bird ends on September 10 ============================================== Just a short reminder as time is fleeting: The early bird ticket sale for 375€/ticket ends on September 10th. After that date, tickets will cost 599€/ticket. Still you will find all information on https://osmocom.org/Osmocon2018 Hope to see you in October in Berlin and all the best!

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OsmoCom 2018 - Oct 18+19 in Berlin
by sysmocom Newsletter 21 Aug '18

21 Aug '18

OsmoCon 2018 Oct 18+19 in Berlin - Schedule now online ======================================================= After the very successful OsmoCon 2017, sysmocom is very happy to host OsmoCon 2018 at a new venue in Berlin. OsmoCon 2018 will happen on Thursday and Friday the 18th and 19th of October 2018 in the heart of Berlin. It will start on Thursday 10am and end on Friday 5pm. For the second time, the Osmocom Conference brings together users, operators and developers of the Osmocom Open Source cellular infrastructure projects, such as OsmoBTS, OsmoBSC, OsmoSGSN, OpenGGSN and others. OsmoCon 2018 is your opportunity to deepen your understanding of Osmocom technology and to meet other people in and around the Osmocom Ecosystem. Key talks this year include: * "External SS/USSD Interface" by Vadim Yanitskiy (freelance, RU) https://pretalx.sysmocom.de/osmocon2018/talk/DKXJLQ * "3GPP LCLS in Osmocom" by Harald Welte (sysmocom, DE) https://pretalx.sysmocom.de/osmocon2018/talk/UFMT33 * "Operating a real-world roaming 2G network using Osmocom" by Anthony Timson (Wavemobile, UK) https://pretalx.sysmocom.de/osmocon2018/talk/3ZPUVD * "Inter-BSC hand-over" by Neels Hofmeyr (sysmocom, DE) https://pretalx.sysmocom.de/osmocon2018/talk/8RGGTP and * "Load-based hand-over" by Neels Hofmeyr (sysmocom, DE) https://pretalx.sysmocom.de/osmocon2018/talk/YSMLES * "Monitoring and KPI in Osmocom" by Daniel Willmann (sysmocom, DE) https://pretalx.sysmocom.de/osmocon2018/talk/NAXMP8 Find the schedule on https://pretalx.sysmocom.de/osmocon2018/ Join us for two days of presentations and discussions with the main developers behind Open Source Mobile Communications, as well as commercial and non-profit users of the Osmocom cellular infrastructure software. There will be an evening dinner on Thursday. Ticket prices will be at 375€ for commercial attendees and 70€ for community attendees. Both prices are valid until September 10th. From 11th of September there will be a common ticket price of 599€. You can now subscribe to the conference via our ticket site https://pretix.sysmocom.de/sysmocom/osmocon2018/

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sysmocom news: OsmoCom 2018 - Oct 18+19 in Berlin
by sysmocom Newsletter 21 Aug '18

21 Aug '18

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sysmoQMOD, OpenCellular Workshop, sysmo NITB 3.5G starter kit limited edition
by sysmocom News 15 Jun '17

15 Jun '17

sysmo NITB 3.5G starter kit limited edition ready to ship ========================================================= As pre-announced in the previous newsletter, we are now shipping the NITB 3.5G starter kit "limited edition". We've been seeing significant customer interest during the last weeks, so if you are interested, please hurry up. We have only a limited number of the nano3G femtocells available. We are planing a regular edition bundled with the upcoming sysmoCell 5000 small cell, but the price of that future regular product will then be significantly higher than the current "limited edition". sysmocom speakers at OpenCellular Workshop ========================================== The first African OpenCellular workshop* will take place from June 19-20 in Nairobi, Kenya. This event is an excellent opportunity to learn about the OpenCellular project** within the Telecom Infra Project***, led by Facebook. The Osmocom GSM protocol stack is at the heart of OpenCellular. sysmocom CEO Harald Welte will give an overview about what you can achieve using the Open Source Osmocom cellular protocol stack and participate in the panel "rural connectivity and open-source: challenges and opportunities". sysmocom develpoer Pau Espin Pedrol will cover the Osmocom end-to-end test framework osmo-gsm-tester. * https://www.opencellular.ihub.co.ke/ ** https://code.facebook.com/posts/1754757044806180/introducing-opencellular-a… *** https://telecominfraproject.com/ Availability of sysmoQMOD product ================================= To complete sysmocom's portfolio of lab and test solutions, we are proud to introduce our new sysmoQMOD quad modem board. The board can carry up to four mPCIe WWAN modems which can be remotely managed and monitored. The built-in remote SIM forwarding capability allows the modems to remotely utilize SIM cards from different physical locations via internet. Due to it's open and flexible design, the sysmoQMOD is a versatile solution for hosting and controlling multiple modems in many applications like * remote roaming testing probes * cellular network service quality testing * least cost routing * equipment testing To get more information about the sysmoQMOD, please visit the product page on https://www.sysmocom.de/products/sysmoqmod/index.html

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sysmo NITB 3.5G starter kit limited edition
by sysmocom News 18 May '17

18 May '17

sysmo NITB 3.5G starter kit limited edition =========================================== We are happy to announce the availability of a starter kit to enable an easy jump start into testing and developing 3G applications. The well known open NITB has been upgraded to 3G (aka UMTS or WCDMA) network. It now hosts hNodeB-Gateway, MSC/VLR and HLR, SGSN and GGSN but remains a simple "full network in one box" system. This makes the setup of a self-contained 3G network a snap and you can invest the resulting time savings in your research and development work. For more information visit https://sysmocom.de/products/3g5starterkit/index.html Shipping of this limited offer starts around mid of June until stock lasts. So hurry up to ask for an offer at sales(a)sysmocom.de OsmoCon 2017 - Video recordings =============================== The first OsmoCon on 21st of April was a big success with more than 60 visitors from all parts of the world demonstrating their interest in Osmocom. We think the conference was worth the trip, but decide on your own: The video recordings of the presentations are available on https://media.ccc.de/c/osmocon17

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Updates on Osmocom Conference 2017 on April 21st, 2017
by Harald Welte 27 Mar '17

27 Mar '17

OsmoCon 2017 Updates ==================== sysmocom is happy to provide you with some updates regarding the first ever Osmocom Conference, to be held on April 21st, 2017 in Berlin, Germany. Get your ticket now! For the first time ever, the Osmocom Conference brings together users, operators and developers of the Osmocom Open Source cellular infrastructure projects, such as OsmoBTS, OsmoBSC, OsmoSGSN, OpenGGSN and others. * The Schedule of talks has been released, see https://osmocom.org/projects/osmo-dev-con/wiki/OsmoCon2017#Schedule * Travel Grants are available for those who wouldn't be able to attend OsmoCon without financial support: https://osmocom.org/projects/osmo-dev-con/wiki/OsmoCon2017_TravelGrants * Social Event Details have been released: https://osmocom.org/projects/osmo-dev-con/wiki/OsmoCon2017_SocialEvent As April 21st is approaching fast, please make sure you register and obtain a ticket in time. There's only a limited number of seats available. Tickets can be obtained from the sysmocom webshop at http://shop.sysmocom.de/products/ticket-for-osmocon-2017 sysmocom is happy to provide organizational and administrative support for the OsmoCon 2017.

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