nozomi interface to 3g / umts cards

[Volker]

Hi hackers,

I'm wondering if anyone is already working on a port of the nozomi 
card interface? For those not being aware of, the nozomi interface 
is the next generation interface for Option Wireless N.V. 3G / UMTS 
cards.

Option released the source of their nozomi interface under a GPL 
style license and a Linux port already exists. I would like to try a 
port of the sources to BSD if no one else is already working on it.

Nozomi is building the interface to HSDPA (high speed downlink 
packet access = up to 7.2 MBit/s) 3G cards which is highly of (at 
least my) interest for the BSDs. I'm already running a 3G router 
under FreeBSD RELENG_6 (more or less satisfiying as there's a total 
lack of manufacturer documentation from Novatel Wireless).

Also I do see the need for improving parts of the FreeBSD system to 
automatically detect other (older) 3G cards (the only card currently 
being detected is a Novatel Wireless U530/U630 which implements 
serial-over-PCMCIA but with that card sio.c needs to get a very easy 
patch). Most Option N.V. cards do not run with stock FreeBSD but the 
changes are minimal to get it to work.

But my number one task is the nozomi interface. As I've never 
developed kernel modules or device drivers I would probably need one 
of the current hackers (probably from core team) as a mentor and 
also as a commiter.

Again, main question is currently: Is anybody already working on the 
nozomi interface?

Greetings,

Volker