[SGVLUG] Injunction Lifted Against OpenBTS

[Charles Wyble]

It was a joyous day.

I have been actively involved with OpenBTS for some time.

It's a great project.

Stan Slonkosky wrote:
> According to http://openbts.sourceforge.net
> 
> "The federal injunction against public distribution of OpenBTS was
> lifted 4 August 2009."
> 
> 'The OpenBTS Project is an effort to construct an open-source Unix
> application that uses the Universal Software Radio Peripheral (USRP)
> to present a GSM air interface ("Um") to standard GSM handset and uses
> the Asterisk software PBX to connect calls. The combination of the
> ubiquitous GSM air interface with VoIP backhaul could form the basis
> of a new type of cellular network that could be deployed and operated
> at substantially lower cost than existing technologies in greenfields
> in the developing world.
> 
> "In plain language, we are working on a new kind of cellular network
> that can be installed and operated at about 1/10 the cost of current
> technologies, but that will still be compatible with most of the
> handsets that are already in the market."
> 
> More at http://openbts.sourceforge.net
>