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Re:Introducing OpenCellular: An open source wireless access ... by Johnythree on Wednesday July 06, 2016 @09:50PM (#12047034)
One of the myths is that spectrum "in the middle of nowhere" is unused.

Most third world countries have enthusiastically adoped mobile phones and have leap-frogged the creation of landline networks.

The result of this is two-fold: The Radio Spectrum is heavily used, and also very inefficiently used as so much traffic which should be carried by landlines is forced onto mobile networks.

If you've traveled in remote areas of Thailand, Cambodia or even Laos, you'll be aware of the incredible penetration of mobile phones and even the Internet.

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Re:Introducing OpenCellular: An open source wireless access ... by wmf on Wednesday July 06, 2016 @11:56PM (#12047405)
OTOH, it sounds like this project is aimed at places that do not currently have any cellular coverage.
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Re:Introducing OpenCellular: An open source wireless access ... by Johnythree on Thursday July 07, 2016 @12:59AM (#12047550)
Such as? If they don't already it will because of local unrest and lawlessness, not from the lack of local entrepreneurs.
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