[Server-devel] Facebook's new remote hotspot / "network in a box"

[Adam Holt]

On Wed, Jul 6, 2016 at 3:53 PM, Adam Holt <holt at laptop.org> wrote:

> Where "OpenCellular" presumably means something a bit more than
> anti-Android ;)
>
> Introducing OpenCellular: An open source wireless access platform
> https://code.facebook.com/posts/1754757044806180/
>
> Good thing GSM-like rural technologies like OpenBTS are finally being
> taken seriously??
>

Which Facebook's rural-radio publicists have not bothered to mention for
whatever reason, so FYI:

   Open Base Transceiver Station
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OpenBTS


> Anyway FB/OpenCellular promises to work with giant/sudden telco consortium
> https://telecominfraproject.com (TIP) to move 5G and similar deeper into
> the wilderness, as 2020 comes and goes...
>
> If so, it's a refreshing/honest honest admission that
> drones/balloons/satellites remain PR spin to capture Sci-Fi headlines,
> while terrestrial radio's last-miles continues to grow and grow.  So
> OpenCellular might be yet another hype-filled trial balloon, but fyi until
> we know more:
>
> "We aim to work with Telecom Infra Project (TIP) members to build an
> active open source community around cellular access technology development
> and to select trial locations for further validation of technical,
> functional, and operational aspects of the platform."
>
> "The hardware was designed with simplicity in mind, to encourage people to
> deploy their own cellular networks. Many people might not realize that
> running their own cellular networks is not only possible but also doesn’t
> require substantial technical expertise."
>
> "The first implementation of our platform will be available this summer."
>
> "We also aim to contribute OpenCellular to TIP so everyone in the
> ecosystem can benefit from this technology. Our goal is to build an active
> open source community around cellular access technology development."
>
> opencellular at fb.com
>
> --
> <opencellular at fb.com>
> <opencellular at fb.com>
> Unsung Heroes of OLPC, interviewed live @ <opencellular at fb.com>
> http://unleashkids.org !
>
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