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+* Free and Open Source Software
+ * typically strong in infrastructure and embedded
+ * Linux to be found in many unexpected places today
+ * [various examples]
+* Benefits of FOSS
+ * reduced "software BOM" cost
+ * joint development resources leading to less R&D cost at each
+   individual user (compared to custom implementation)
+ * more eyes reviewing code than any organization has developers in-house
+
+* existing community-driven FOSS projects
+ * gnuradio
+  * do SDR on x86, use C++ blocks connected by python scripts
+  * GUI for visually creating signal processing flow-graphs
+  * strength in research and prototyping of SDR applications
+ * OpenBTS
+ * airprobe
+  * GSM receiver for protocol analysis
+ * Osmocom (TETRA, GMR, SDR, ...)
+
+* inexpensive SDR hardware
+ * USRP family (>= USD 1000)
+ * OsmoSDR (USD 200)
+  * receive-only, 1.4 Ms/s @ 14bit (HW v3: 4.2 Ms/s)
+  * 64 MHz ... 2 GHz
+  * small FPGA + Cortex-M3
+ * rtl-sdr (USD 20)
+  * 64 MHz ... 2 GHz
+  * ?? Ms/s @ 8 bit
+  * raw samples 
+ * UmTRX
+
+* inexpensive "low-end" SDR hardware + FOSS go hand in hand
+ * enable participation in research and development to anyone with sufficient time and interest
+   * beyond traditional telecom industry
+   * beyond top-tier universities with large research grants
+   * removes entry barriers
+   * small businesses can innovate and participate in the market
+
+* accessibility of technology
+ * UFPA / Brazil
+ * ENSPT / Yaounde
+
+* slides from "FOSS in telco / security"
+
+* what can the industry get from this?
+ * ennabling students, researchers and hobbyists to experiment and build skills (whihc are