<p dir="ltr">Even before we go Russian, how about using tried and tested OpenBTS and if you dont want the hustles of setting it up yourself, you could buy a 'box' from Range Networks <a href="http://rangenetworks.com/">http://rangenetworks.com/</a> that could handle 50 concurrent calls for about 5k USD?</p>
<p dir="ltr">Waithaka Ngigi</p>
<p dir="ltr">Alliance Technologies<br>
Nairobi, Kenya</p>
<p dir="ltr"><a href="http://www.A1.io">www.A1.io</a></p>
<div class="gmail_quote">On 27 Nov 2013 11:06, "James Kulubi" <<a href="mailto:jkulubi@yahoo.co.uk">jkulubi@yahoo.co.uk</a>> wrote:<br type="attribution"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
<div><div style="font-size:10pt;font-family:HelveticaNeue,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Arial,Lucida Grande,Sans-Serif"><div><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">Robert,</span></div><div><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">I find your proposal interesting but also confusing.</span></div>
<div><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">It is interesting because the base station is ten times cheaper and uses open source but it is also confusing because you are proposing transmission in a frequency band that is not internationally recognized for GSM (<a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" href="http://www.itu.int/osg/spu/ni/3G/casestudies/GSM-FINAL.pdf" style="color:rgb(25,106,212)" target="_blank">click here for second and third generation GSM details</a>). Further, you
appear to be emphasis the <i>Um </i>interface and associated equipment while ignoring the <i>Abis</i> and <i>A</i> equipment and interfaces. How is does the Russian base station authenticate, switch, handle mobility and perform roaming functions and generally interface with the global environment that is full of legacy GSM systems? Will such interfaces impose additional costs? Please provide us with a link to this innovative system so we understand.</span></div>
<div><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">Back to your last question, the CCK national radio frequency table can be found <a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" href="http://cck.go.ke/licensing/spectrum/freq_table.html" style="color:rgb(25,106,212)" target="_blank">here…</a></span></div>
<div><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">Regards</span></div><div></div><div><span></span></div><div><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">James</span></div><div><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif"><br>
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<div dir="ltr"> <font face="Arial"> On Wednesday, 27 November 2013, 8:56, robert yawe <<a href="mailto:robertyawe@yahoo.co.uk" target="_blank">robertyawe@yahoo.co.uk</a>> wrote:<br> </font> </div> <div><div><div><div style="font-size:14pt;font-family:HelveticaNeue,'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,'Lucida Grande',sans-serif">
Hi Listers,<br><br>I
recently met a group of Russian developers who have a GSM base station that sells at a tenth of the mainstream ones as it is based on open source technology.<br><br>The product could have a massive impact on many of Kenya's far-flung communities as it would allow them to set up community based communication networks especially where the ARPU is too low for the commercial operators to venture.<br>
<br>For this to work we need to provide a license free GSM frequency such as the 2.5 ghz that is used for data networks, do you know if there is such a provision in the CCK regulations?<br><br>Regards<br><div><span><br></span></div>
<div> </div><div>Robert Yawe<br>KAY System Technologies Ltd<br>Phoenix House, 6th Floor<br>P O Box 55806 Nairobi,
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