Range Networks
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| Industry | Telecommunications |
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| Founded | 2011 |
| Headquarters | San Francisco, CA, USA |
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Key people
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Bob Fultz (VP of Products), Pedro Rump (VP of Engineering), Harvind Samra (Co-Founder and CTO) |
| Products | RapidCell 5150 Series Development Kit |
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Number of employees
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30+ |
| Website | http://rangenetworks.com/ |
Range Networks, Inc. is a U.S. company that provides open-source software products used to operate cellular networks. Founded in 2011, Range Networks is headquartered in San Francisco, CA, with satellite offices worldwide.
In 2007 David Burgess and Harvind Samra created OpenBTS, subsequently releasing the source code to the public to provide cellular service to people in rural and remote regions.
In 2010 the founders incorporated as Range Networks to commercialize OpenBTS based products and deploy networks worldwide. Range Networks deployments can now be found on all seven continents including Antarctica.
In December, 2010 the company raised $12 million from Gray Ghost Ventures and Omidyar Network.
Range Networks is a provider of U.S.-made commercial open source cellular systems. Using a combination of Range Networks hardware and software, network operators can build networks in which traditional GSM handsets are treated as virtual endpoints. The company supports 2G, 2.5G and 3G GSM systems.
The OpenBTS Project, an open source software defined radio implementation of the GSM (Global System for Mobile communications) radio access network that presents normal GSM handsets as virtual SIP endpoints, was developed and is maintained by Range Networks. Range Networks produces proprietary software packages releasing their source code mostly under the GNU AGPL while holding copyright under single commercial entity selling commercial licenses, support and hardware.
In August 2013, Range Networks announced the release of an update to OpenBTS, providing developers with the ability to incorporate Internet access through a packet-oriented mobile data service known as General Packet Radio Service (GPRS).
Range Networks has worked with university and research groups to deploy cellular networks in rural regions around the world.
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