When you put into consideration Software
Defined Radio, whereby software and (general hardware) is used to generate
radio signals which were being generated by analog integrated circuits, maybe there
is a possibility.
Look at what GNU Radio is trying to do.
Together with SER/Asterisk, maybe
something can be built.
BTW there is an open source WCDMA software
base station already around.
From:
serusers-bounces@lists.iptel.org [mailto:serusers-bounces@lists.iptel.org] On Behalf Of CM0002@aol.com
Sent: Monday, July 10, 2006 2:46
PM
To: serusers@iptel.org
Subject: [Serusers] Open source
GSM/CDMA network
GSM suppliers working on that already and implementing
softswitches in order to increase capacity and lower cost. However GSM is
circuit switched - not packet switched (except GPRS) and here is the point cost
can't really dropped.
The way it will be more probably is that GSM CDMA might be
used in the furture in the suburbans and in metropolitan areas we will see a
WIMAX/VOIP scenario. This will result in a hybrid network for at least a
transitional period. We already experienced it with AMPS/TDMA to GSM
transition.
CDMA (spread spectrum) is almost dead because high cost and
leck of roaming capacity. WCDMA/UMTS (spread spectrum 3G) is very expencive and
hard to manage (in
I recently started with a project (small scale) to setup
such WIMAX based networks. The aim is to develop a low cost
internet/phone network for rural communities in third world
countries. Anybody with routing experience who wants to join me on a
professional base is welcome.
Regards Christian