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POWDER Wireless @powderwireless.net · 24/09/2026

The SpectrumX and POWDER teams are combining equipment and expertise to collaborate on spectrum sensing research. One of the SpectrumX Mobile Experimentation Platform (MEP) devices has been deployed as a bring-your-own-device in POWDER. For more info: powderwireless.net/news#news-se...

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POWDER Wireless @powderwireless.net · 24/09/2026

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-se...

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POWDER Wireless @powderwireless.net · 08/07/2026

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-ju...

Logos for Rimedo Labs, the POWDER testbed, and the OCUDU Ecosystem Foundation

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POWDER Wireless @powderwireless.net · 04/06/2026

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 real-world building blocks it provides, POWDER is uniquely positioned for wireless and spectrum exploration! powderwireless.net/news#news-ma...

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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POWDER Wireless @powderwireless.net · 04/06/2026

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 remotely made use of the POWDER platform. powderwireless.net/news#news-ma...

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.

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POWDER Wireless @powderwireless.net · 02/05/2026

The 2026 CyberPowder Fellows Program culminated this week with the Fellows visiting POWDER to work on their research projects. Most of these projects are still in progress, but we are excited to see the progress they made and look forward to see the final papers! powderwireless.net/news#news-ma...

Participants in the CyberPowder Fellows Program standing on a rooftop on the University of Utah campus. The iconic "Block U" is visible on the foothills in the background.

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POWDER Wireless @powderwireless.net · 06/08/2025

👋 Hi, Bluesky! I'm POWDER, the campus-scale, advanced 4G/5G/NextG, programmable wireless testbed at the University of Utah! #introduction Dozens of published research papers have presented experiments that were carried out on POWDER. Check out the POWDER website: powderwireless.net

A screenshot of a web browser visiting the POWDER website, https://powderwireless.net/

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