Could this be used for LTE roaming? My parents live out in the middle of nowhere - no cell tower reception, but Starlink works so they have internet. I'd love to get them local LTE coverage for cell phone calls and text messages.
It is possible,... There is a GNU/Linux distro that has all the software needed. "DragonOS" For all you (Wireless) networking endeavors...
But over here at The other side of the pond... "transmitting" radiowaves is "Regulated" with a "Permit"/ham-radio license... and the spectrum already is "Distributed" between operators.
however.. i am not saying one cannot have fun?! Spending an afternoon sticking together a broomstick and an usbstick trying to contact major tom because that is literally what you will be doing.
get a conductive piece of "material"
Plug into usb and try to let it radiate electromagnetic waves...
Usually yes, but it is not an EU-wide system. Contact your spectrum regulator and ask for what options are available for private 5G[1]. You can likely get a bit of spectrum in the 1.8GHz guard band, around 2.3GHz, or somewhere between 3.4-5GHz. Price is from free to thousands of euros, depending on the country, transmit power and whether you are using outdoor cells. A private mmWave cell will almost everywhere need to be under an experimental/R&D license (we don't have public mmWave networks).
If you can choose, it's best to take a TDD license, as the duplexer required for FDD base station operation is a relatively expensive device when operating on an uncommon band.
1) Private 4G wasn't really a big thing in EU, but in most countries the license you get is technology neutral and can be used with a 4G base station as well.
PS: Connecting the private LTE to the public telephone network with a publicly reachable number requires a public telecom operator permit in some countries. You will also need to pay for the block of phone numbers. Roaming to the public cellular network requires many extra things which are not cheap or easy to obtain. And of course you need to have a roaming agreement with the other operator.
You can swap out the programmable sim cards for an eSIM (finally).
Simlessly's RSP platform will let you generate a free eSIM profile for a single device for your bootleg LTE network. https://simlessly.com/products/rsp/
Could someone with knowledge of the crypto side explain why the CBRS Ebay listings mostly have 'crypto miner' in the descriptions? Are/were these popular with miners because they were just cheap NICs?
Love the article, what a fun project starting up a home mobile network!
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[ 3.3 ms ] story [ 39.1 ms ] threadThese FreedomFi units seem to only support CBRS frequencies.
I might try this out
however.. i am not saying one cannot have fun?! Spending an afternoon sticking together a broomstick and an usbstick trying to contact major tom because that is literally what you will be doing.
get a conductive piece of "material" Plug into usb and try to let it radiate electromagnetic waves...
have fun and stay safe <3
If you can choose, it's best to take a TDD license, as the duplexer required for FDD base station operation is a relatively expensive device when operating on an uncommon band.
1) Private 4G wasn't really a big thing in EU, but in most countries the license you get is technology neutral and can be used with a 4G base station as well.
PS: Connecting the private LTE to the public telephone network with a publicly reachable number requires a public telecom operator permit in some countries. You will also need to pay for the block of phone numbers. Roaming to the public cellular network requires many extra things which are not cheap or easy to obtain. And of course you need to have a roaming agreement with the other operator.
Simlessly's RSP platform will let you generate a free eSIM profile for a single device for your bootleg LTE network. https://simlessly.com/products/rsp/
Range.
Love the article, what a fun project starting up a home mobile network!