After several months of development and testing, we are ready to start receiving applications from anyone interested in hosting the RIPE Atlas software probes. The new probes are software packages that work just like regular probes. While not a replacement for their hardware counterparts, software probes will improve coverage by bringing RIPE Atlas to new and previously hard-to-reach places.
More information can be found on RIPE Labs: https://labs.ripe.net/Members/alun_davies/ripe-atlas-software-probes