BREAKING NEWS: Firecell and Accelleran Merge to Deliver Sovereignty-Compliant Industrial Private 5G Learn more

BREAKING NEWS: Firecell and Accelleran Merge to Deliver Sovereignty-Compliant Industrial Private 5G Learn more

Orion Labkit

Open source 5G lab network, packaged in a compact kit with a smartphone and SIM card, for indoor development and tests.

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Fit for research and development

Orion Labkit is a perfect fit for research centres, R&D labs and universities who want to develop and test innovative use-cases in their premises with a real 5G network.

Build and run small demonstrations and proof of concepts using 5G
Connect 5G smartphones, tablets, industrial routers, cameras and other devices
Kick start research on 5G network protocols thanks to an all-in one, plug & play package
Improves quality of Open source 5G code
Develop extensions or integrate third party software
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Analyse and robustify 5G security protocols
Train teams and students to configure and troubleshoot a real 5G network

Choose your Orion Labkit

5G SA
Max Bandwidth
SISO / MIMO
Max downlink bit rate
Max uplink bit rate
Radio Unit / SDR
Radio Unit Connection
Radio Unit Interface
Network Interface card
Synchronization
Max output Power
Max coverage
Bands
Price
4G / 5G Labkit 40
Orion Labkit 40
40 MHz
SISO
160 Mbps
32 Mbps
Generic “B210” SDR
USB
Split 8
N/A
N/A
10 dBM (10 mW)
3m - 5m
Most bands dedicated to private 5G networks

From: 11,900 one time, and
5,580 / year

4G / 5G Labkit 100
Orion Labkit 100
100 MHz
2x2 MIMO
800 Mbps
80 Mbps
Ettus N300 SDR
SFP+
Split 8
Intel 710
N/A
18 dBM (63 mW)
5m - 10m
Most bands dedicated to private 5G networks

From: 29,900 one time, and
5,580 / year

Orion Labkit O-RAN
100 MHz
2x2 MIMO (4x4 MIMO software upgrade in Q3 2025)
800 Mbps
80 Mbps
250mW O-RAN Radio unit
SFP+
Split 7.2
Intel 810
PTP
24 dBM (250 mW)
30 - 100m
n48 / n77 / n78 / n79

From: 22,900 one time, and
5,580 / year

Support & Maintenance

Firecell documentation
Firecell customer service
Support for configuration and operation
Software upgrades
Access to Core and RAN source code
Support for integration of 3rd party devices or radios
Support for source code modification & compilation

What you can do

Firecell Labkit is pre-installed, pre-tested, pre-configured and ready to use ! Get your own end-to-end 5G cellular network on air in less than 15 mn.

1
Deploy, configure and update the 5G Core Network and the 5G RAN with Firecell’s command line scripts
2
Monitor bit rates, radio network usage, connected devices, using the Firecell NMS
3
Observe protocol messages between network elements using Wireshark
4
Add, remove and configure SIM cards and devices, set stream priorities with quality of service (QoS)
5
Modify and recompile the source code

Quarterly releases

Firecell publishes software releases 4 times a year, with new features, enhancements and bug corrections. You can upgrade your software version from Firecell’s online repository using a simple command.
As long as you are subscribed to Firecell’s Gold or Platinum Support & Maintenance, you will get access to Firecell's latest software releases.

Frequently Asked Questions

Orion Labkit is for indoor use in a lab. It will not radiate outside the walls of the laboratory and therefore you usually need not apply for spectrum allocation. For good measure, please check 5G lab network usage conditions with your country’s frequency regulator.

A Faraday Cage is not required and almost none of our clients use them. It may be needed if you want to test the same bands as the ones from telecom companies (and you are in a place where their signal is strong), or in places where there is a lot of interference, e.g. in a tradeshow. To avoid interference, you can more simply use a band not used by MNOs or other 5G labs in your area.

Firecell has selected a range of 5G devices from various partners, to meet various requirements and use cases:

  • development boards (Quectel RM500Q)
  • Smartphones (Crosscall Core-Z5, Crosscall Stellar-X5, Pepperl+Fuchs Smart-Ex 03)
  • industrial routers (Teltonika RUTX50, Teltonika  RUTM50)
  • USB Dongles (Tozed Kangwei ZLT X01)
  • mobile computers with integrated barcode scanners (Zebra TC27, Zebra TC58, Honeywell CT47)
  • Tablets (Zebra ET45)
  • connected cameras (Milesight MS-C2966-RFGPC)
  • Laptops (Lenovo ThinkPad X13s Gen 1)

If your 5G device is not listed here, please contact Firecell to check its compatibility.

Labkit supports up to 64 devices connected simultaneously.

Labkit is a hardware platform integrating an industry-grade version of the OpenAirInterface (OAI) 5G Core Network and 5G Radio Access Network (RAN) software, maintained by Firecell.

With Labkit, not only do you get a pre-installed 5G Network that works out-of-the box with the included Smartphone and SIM card, but you also get Firecell’s Network Management System, Firecell command line for easy operation, 64 active users (rather than 16), Firecell priority-based QoS. You also get full online documentation, support and quarterly software upgrades.

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