{"id":363,"date":"2003-06-25T15:14:56","date_gmt":"2003-06-25T13:14:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.multiplicity.dk\/?p=363"},"modified":"2003-06-25T15:14:56","modified_gmt":"2003-06-25T13:14:56","slug":"open-gsm-networks-in-london","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/krag.be\/index.php\/2003\/06\/25\/open-gsm-networks-in-london\/","title":{"rendered":"Open GSM Networks in London?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a title=\"ROAM - Home Page\" href=\"http:\/\/informal.org.uk\/roam\/index.php\/HomePage\">ROAM &#8211; Home Page<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The British Radio Telecommunications Agency is <a href=\"http:\/\/www.radio.gov.uk\/topics\/pmc\/consult\/gsm1800\/index.htm\">reviewing options<\/a> on what to do with 2 narrow slivers of GSM spectrum in the 1800MHz band. And one of the options is to open it up for u8nlicensed, regulated use.<br \/>\nMy good friend Julian is trying to gather some momentum around this, by gathering the Open Spectrum people into answering to this proposal. <\/p>\n<p>License-free spectrum in the GSM band is such an awesome concept. Set up your own GSM cell,  link it to VoIP, and when you&#8217;re at home, you can uswe your existing GSM phone to talk at Voice-over-IP rates.  <\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;re Interested, this is the place to visit: <a title=\"ROAM - Home Page\" href=\"http:\/\/informal.org.uk\/roam\/index.php\/HomePage\">ROAM &#8211; Home Page<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Cory <a href=\"http:\/\/boingboing.net\/2003_06_01_archive.html#200443141\">also blogged<\/a> this over the weekend.<\/p>\n<p><bq>The uk radio authority is running a consultation process on what to do with the sidebands of the 1800Mhz spectrum. These bands formed a safety band around the 1800Mhz frequencies that are used for mobile phones. Its been decided that these saftey bands are no longer necessary so the spectrum is being freed up.<\/p>\n<p>The UK Radio Authority is requesting comments on whether to make the spectrum license exempt and operated in much the same way as 802.11 (WiFi) &#8211; so you wouldn&#8217;t need a spectrum license to set up your own network.<\/p>\n<p>This would mean for instance that anyone could set up a local GSM network.<\/bq><\/p>\n<p>http:\/\/boingboing.net\/2003_06_01_archive.html#200443141<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ROAM &#8211; Home Page The British Radio Telecommunications Agency is reviewing options on what to do with 2 narrow slivers of GSM spectrum in the 1800MHz band. And one of the options is to open it up for u8nlicensed, regulated use. 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