--- title: Running Your Own 3G Network | daily.dev description: 1xBTS is a new open-source Rust implementation of the lower three layers of a CDMA2000 (3G) cellular network stack. It supports SDR hardware including USRP... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/running-your-own-3g-network-fpzivfniw twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Running Your Own 3G Network | daily.dev og:description: 1xBTS is a new open-source Rust implementation of the lower three layers of a CDMA2000 (3G) cellular network stack. It supports SDR hardware including USRP... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/running-your-own-3g-network-fpzivfniw og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/FpZIVFNIW.png og:image:alt: Running Your Own 3G Network og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Running Your Own 3G Network **[Hackaday](https://daily.dev/sources/hackaday)** · 2 min read · 311 upvotes · 6 comments ## Summary 1xBTS is a new open-source Rust implementation of the lower three layers of a CDMA2000 (3G) cellular network stack. It supports SDR hardware including USRP B200/B210, LimeSDR Mini 2, and BladeRF Micro 2.0 via SoapySDR. The stack covers BTS, BSC, and MSC layers, supports voice calls via SIP, SMS, and data transfers, and includes a web dashboard with packet tracing. Authentication requires registering handsets in a home location register. Legal caution is advised as cellular band transmissions are heavily regulated. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Community discussion Top comments from developers on daily.dev. **@ezpie** · 26 upvotes > if you are wondering why... well why not? **@jliter85** · 11 upvotes >  **@webkmsyed** · 5 upvotes > I think its the time for being RUSTy. **@madhanraj\_official** · 4 upvotes >  ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Demonstrating The Sheer Lack Of Security In First Gen Cellular Networks](https://daily.dev/posts/demonstrating-the-sheer-lack-of-security-in-first-gen-cellular-networks-ykbtufypb) · Hackaday · 0 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#rust](https://daily.dev/tags/rust) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/running-your-own-3g-network-fpzivfniw) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"Running Your Own 3G Network","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/running-your-own-3g-network-fpzivfniw","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/running-your-own-3g-network-fpzivfniw"},"datePublished":"2026-05-10T02:19:58.167Z","dateModified":"2026-05-10T02:20:16.273Z","description":"1xBTS is a new open-source Rust implementation of the lower three layers of a CDMA2000 (3G) cellular network stack. 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