Hi,
are there any plans to establish a GSM network next year?
Well, the problem is the hardware. To cover the fosdem, (both in capacity and area), you'd need 5 devices at the least. To make open source GSM you have two solutions : - OpenBSC + nanoBTS solutions - OpenBTS solutions. They're unfortunately not fully inter-operable yet. The first solution require nanoBTS. Each unit cost (new) about 4000 EUR. The second solution require a USRP (~1500 EUR) + PC/SBC at each site. So who has equipement that he'd be willing to loan to the FOSDEM ? (Given the high price, I guess some damage/stolen insurance would be needed). I have some, but not nearly enough.
If yes, do we need to bring our own SIM cards ?
SIM are the least of the problems :) Cheers, Sylvain