[FOSDEM] GSM BTS at Fosdem 2011?

[dirk astrath]

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hello,

here in germany we often use eventphone on opensource-events ... maybe you contact them ... but i don't know, if the can provide gsm or dect/voip/...-only ...

just take a look at www.eventphone.de ...

have a nice day ....



"Sylvain Munaut" <246tnt at gmail.com> schrieb:

>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
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