Communications & signals
We engineer PHY, protocol stacks, and air interfaces, with RF planning, modeling, and simulation to understand how the whole communications system behaves.
Signals. Software.
Systems that work.
Mendocino Labs builds across communications, embedded computing, and software. We develop the underlying technology, bring the system together, and put it to work in the field.
Designed in the lab.
Proven in the field.
Communications, embedded systems, and software engineers working as one team, from first principles to live networks.
10+network
deployments
deployments
Our team’s collective experience includes multiple nationwide networks, with work across SmartSky, Nextel, Sprint, and LightSquared.
- Roberson and Associates
- AeroAntenna
From the waveform
to the working system.
Embedded & accelerated systems
We build embedded software and FPGA/GPU systems for signal processing and real-time workloads, working through the details of hardware and software together.
Software & infrastructure
We develop packet cores, cloud systems, applications, and operational tooling. Telemetry, analytics, and automation connect the underlying technology to the people running it.
Open source
by conviction.
Our team has been building with open-source communications stacks since 2020. We want to understand the code, change what needs changing, and put it to work in real networks.
From the PHY to the core.
We build and deploy OCUDU-based 5G systems and Open5GS 4G/5G cores, with hands-on experience taking Open5GS into large-scale deployment.
Our work also spans NVIDIA PHY and GPU-accelerated signal processing, bringing implementation-level depth from the radio through the core network.
Air-to-ground connectivity.
Connecting aircraft
in motion.
Air-to-ground networks have to maintain broadband links as aircraft move between ground stations. Beamforming, mobility management, and the core network all have to work together as radio conditions change.
Our engineering spans the air interface, embedded signal processing, network core, and operational software. We use simulation, flight telemetry, and field measurements to understand performance and refine the system.
What we’re working on
RF simulation & digital twins
Model propagation, mobility, and interference before putting hardware in the field. We’re building tools that connect simulated environments with deployment measurements, so engineers can test designs and refine them against real-world behavior.
Open interfaces for network operations
We’re building around standard, open interfaces for real-time operations, administration, and maintenance (OAM). By bringing network state, telemetry, and control together, we’re making it easier to understand system behavior, investigate faults, and act on what’s happening.
Wireless autoresearch
We’re putting powerful GPUs to work on wireless R&D, test, and evaluation. Our custom orchestration software runs experiments, evaluates results, and guides the next iteration across simulation and signal-processing workloads.
What are you
working on?
Developing new technology, building a complete system, or taking it into the field? We’re interested in projects and collaborations that draw on deep engineering across signals, hardware, and software.
contact@mendocinolabs.com