Credit: Ukama
- Ukama is a crowdfunding project that promises to let you create your own decentralized cellular network.
- The software and hardware are open source.
- The indoor, outdoor, and DIY models cost $599, $799, and $499 respectively.
While you likely won’t have any signal problems in the city, unfortunately, strong cellular service isn’t something that’s readily available everywhere you go. Ukama wants to solve that by allowing you to create your own cellular data network where you need it.
Back in 2015, the FCC opened up a band of radio spectrum called Citizens Broadband Radio Service (CBRS) in the US for unlicensed users to develop their own private networks. The people working on Ukama have capitalized on this to create a product that will allow you to put up your own decentralized cellular network with no service contracts.