>> Bruce, when you say the radio design presently looks at lot like the >> USRP, I'm hoping the price isn't going to look a lot like USRP as well.
> I don't think it has to. The expensive parts are the gate-array, the > DAC, and the ADC. The USRP hasn't really followed the prices of these > components. I think I posted this before, but in case not.... there are (at least 1) SoC aimed at software defined radios: http://www.freescale.com/webapp/sps/site/prod_summary.jsp?code=MC13260 Bascially a ARM9 with attached DSP for processing and RF frontend. Simon ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Cloud Services Checklist: Pricing and Packaging Optimization This white paper is intended to serve as a reference, checklist and point of discussion for anyone considering optimizing the pricing and packaging model of a cloud services business. Read Now! http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfnl/114/51491232/ _______________________________________________ Freetel-codec2 mailing list Freetel-codec2@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freetel-codec2