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We are excited to announce the availability of our first v1.1 RF front ends! The two new RF front ends are connected to NI N310 SDRs on the MEB and Browning rooftops. The new v1.1 RF front ends make more RF links feasible.
For more info: powderwireless.net/news#news…
Demonstrating the Future of Remotely Operated Vehicles.
In July, the DRIVE-SAFE team demonstrated their work in a real-world setting using Minnesota's custom CAV (connected and automated vehicle) on Utah's POWDER mobile and wireless test bed. price.utah.edu/2026/09/03/de…
During the summer, POWDER hosted the DRIVE-SAFE team to conduct teleoperated driving testing on the POWDER testbed! The team used open-source 5G stacks, combined with off-the-shelf O-RAN radio units (RUs) deployed in POWDER, for this over-the-air testing. piped.video/i40756I4J4g
If we counted correctly, that's 12 papers at OSDI 2026 that present experiments or other evaluations performed with CloudLab. 👍
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POWDER and Rimedo Labs have embarked on a collaboration to integrate and test jamming detection and mitigation capabilities on the OCUDU RAN software in an over the air (OTA) deployment. Learn more: powderwireless.net/news#news…
ALT Logos for Rimedo Labs, the POWDER testbed, and the OCUDU Ecosystem Foundation
The POWDER team conducted a tutorial on "practical wireless experimentation, spectrum sharing, and interference management with OpenZMS" at IEEE DySPAN 2026.
More than a dozen attendees took part in hands-on sessions that made use of the POWDER platform. powderwireless.net/news#news…
ALT A photograph of the tutorial session, from the back of the room. Two people are at the front of the room, facing the audience and giving the tutorial presentation. About a dozen audience attendees are seated at tables, many with laptops open.
At DySPAN '26, Kobus Van der Merwe took part in a panel on Exploring the Role of Testbeds in Advancing Future Wireless and Spectrum Innovation. With all the building blocks it provides, POWDER is uniquely positioned for wireless and spectrum exploration! powderwireless.net/news#news…
ALT Photograph of POWDER Director Kobus Van der Merwe speaking as part of a panel at the IEEE DySPAN 2026 conference. The photograph is from the side of the presentation room. Kobus is standing at a lectern. Five other panelists are seated at a table, facing the audience.
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