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The OpenBTS project - an open-source GSM base station

The OpenBTS project - an open-source GSM base station

Posted Sep 4, 2008 20:56 UTC (Thu) by pcampe (subscriber, #28223)
In reply to: The OpenBTS project - an open-source GSM base station by drag
Parent article: The OpenBTS project - an open-source GSM base station

At least in Europe, companies have paid governments a lot of money for licenses to use the GSM band and governments protect their investments (and network health and security) not allowing anyone else to use the GSM band.


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The OpenBTS project - an open-source GSM base station

Posted May 21, 2009 14:52 UTC (Thu) by 071203 (guest, #58711) [Link]

If you get a amateur radio licence, you are allowed to use some spectrum
near the GSM band, mabe that is a solution?

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