<div dir="ltr">On Wed, Jul 6, 2016 at 3:53 PM, Adam Holt <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:holt@laptop.org" target="_blank">holt@laptop.org</a>></span> wrote:<br><div class="gmail_extra"><div class="gmail_quote"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">Where "OpenCellular" presumably means something a bit more than anti-Android ;)<br><div><br><div style="margin-left:40px">Introducing OpenCellular: An open source wireless access platform<br><a href="https://code.facebook.com/posts/1754757044806180/" target="_blank">https://code.facebook.com/posts/1754757044806180/</a><br></div><br></div><div>Good thing GSM-like rural technologies like OpenBTS are finally being taken seriously??</div></div></blockquote><div><br></div><div>Which Facebook's rural-radio publicists have not bothered to mention for whatever reason, so FYI:<br><br> Open Base Transceiver Station<br> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OpenBTS">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OpenBTS</a><br></div><div> </div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div>Anyway FB/OpenCellular promises to work with giant/sudden telco consortium <a href="https://telecominfraproject.com" target="_blank">https://telecominfraproject.com</a> (TIP) to move 5G and similar deeper into the wilderness, as 2020 comes and goes...<br><br>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:<br><br><div style="margin-left:40px">"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."<br><br>"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."<br><br>"The first implementation of our platform will be available this summer."<br><br>"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."<br><br><a href="mailto:opencellular@fb.com" target="_blank">opencellular@fb.com<br clear="all"><br>-- <br></a><div class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><a href="mailto:opencellular@fb.com" target="_blank"></a><div dir="ltr"><a href="mailto:opencellular@fb.com" target="_blank">Unsung Heroes of OLPC, interviewed live @ </a><a href="http://unleashkids.org" target="_blank">http://unleashkids.org</a> !</div></div>
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