Manufacturing

From design brief to 500 units shipped

A six-phase OEM production roadmap built around Shenzhen radio sub-assembly, independent tooling, and Liberia field pilots.

Deliverables
  • Spec sheet
  • BOM + drawings
  • Firmware brief
Total investment to 500 units
NRE $3–8K + Prototype $2–4K + Tooling $8–15K + PVT $19K + Production 500 units $86K = approx. $118–132K all-in (CDN-enabled)
CDN software roadmap

Signal Mesh CDN — release timeline.

v1.0
Q3 2026 · EVT

Audio (Navidrome) + Written (Kiwix Wikipedia) + Education (Kolibri, Khan Academy) + captive portal. 64GB microSD. Static content only.

v1.5
Q4 2026 · DVT

Video (Jellyfin) + News (Miniflux RSS). 128GB microSD. Node-to-node rsync sync + content manifest gossip protocol. CM4 2GB.

v2.0
Q1 2027 · PVT

Social (Mastodon, Matrix, Lemmy) + Visual (Immich, Pixelfed). 256GB microSD + CM4 4GB. Signal CDN origin live + content partner API + operator upload UI. Full 8 categories.

v2.5
Q2 2027 · MP

PeerTube community video + full Fediverse federation + LRU eviction engine + analytics dashboard + content monetization. All 20 Docker services stable.

v3.0
2028 · Series A

Content partner portal with billing + network-wide analytics (500+ nodes) + AI content curation + ECOWAS Fediverse federation + multi-country CDN origin.

OEM partners.

Shenzhen
Gainstrong Technology

Radio PCB sub-assembly (MT7628 + MT7612E module)

MOQ
100–500 units
Note
4–6 weeks after NRE
Contact
gainstrong.cn/odm-oem
RFQ pending
Hong Kong
GL.iNet OEM Program

Alternative radio PCB / full device ODM

MOQ
500 units
Note
Pre-certified OpenWRT
Contact
gl-inet.com/oem
RFQ pending
Shenzhen
Shenzhen Suncomm

Full device ODM with global cert support

MOQ
500 units
Note
CE + FCC included
Contact
Alibaba Trade Assurance
Research phase

IP protection checklist.

Standard hardware-IP protections for any China-based OEM engagement.

1
NNN Agreement

Non-Disclosure + Non-Use + Non-Circumvention. Sign before sharing any design files.

TODO
2
China Trademark

Register "Signal Mesh" + Signal Technologies at CNIPA before factory engagement. ~$300–500.

TODO
3
Design split

PCB at Gainstrong. Firmware compiled separately. Enclosure tooling at independent mold shop.

PLANNED
4
QC inspection

QIMA or Bureau Veritas pre-shipment inspection. AQL 2.5 defect tolerance in contract.

PLANNED