Re:OpenLTE: An open source 3GPP LTE implementation
by Zigurd on Friday July 01, 2016 @09:16PM
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There was a GSM-to-VoIP node based on a femtocell but the company making it apparently abandoned the idea before shipping very many, if any at all. I suspect the telcos had a small freakout.
In theory one can be transmitting on licensed spectrum inside the home without permits, but I suppose the telcos never envisioned a "3rd party femtocell" that wasn't connected to their services. So I imagine they were faced with drowning under deluge of telco lawyers.
Still, that was a brilliant idea. I think the product was eventually pivoted to shipboard applications. But, with unlimited voice calls on many plans, a roam-to-voip home base station holds less appeal.
In theory one can be transmitting on licensed spectrum inside the home without permits, but I suppose the telcos never envisioned a "3rd party femtocell" that wasn't connected to their services. So I imagine they were faced with drowning under deluge of telco lawyers.
Still, that was a brilliant idea. I think the product was eventually pivoted to shipboard applications. But, with unlimited voice calls on many plans, a roam-to-voip home base station holds less appeal.