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Announcing project OsmocomBB: Open Source GSM Stack

Announcing project OsmocomBB: Open Source GSM Stack

Posted Feb 22, 2010 9:51 UTC (Mon) by grmd (subscriber, #4391)
In reply to: Announcing project OsmocomBB: Open Source GSM Stack by josh
Parent article: Announcing project OsmocomBB: Open Source GSM Stack

>
> claims that modified GSM firmware can lead to interference with cell
> operation and emergency service represent either fearmongering or
> exactly the kind of problems that this project intends to expose and
> potentially fix
>

In emergency situations GSM networks can restrict access to ordinary subscribers - I think some of this access control is handled in the phone in order to make sure that bandwidth is preserved for high priority users.


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