@Stephen,

Thanks a lot for sharing the links it is little gestures like this that keep the forum relevant to some of us.

The statement below from one of the links shared by @song gives direction to how we can make universal access a reality in the country

"The next step, RCT volunteer Hernandez said, is to form cooperatives with other indigenous villages to request concessions from the Mexican government in order to resolve "this lack of free frequencies for cellphone communications in the country's rural communities." "

@Wambua of CCK please advise if there is a free frequency for community GSM communications?

Regards
 

Robert Yawe
KAY System Technologies Ltd
Phoenix House, 6th Floor
P O Box 55806 Nairobi, 00200
Kenya


Tel: +254722511225, +254202010696


On Wednesday, 27 November 2013, 18:06, "Song, Stephen" <stephen.song@gmail.com> wrote:
There is a great example of both Fairwaves and OpenBTS in Oaxaca, Mexico.  A couple of news articles on it follow:

Ignored by big companies, Mexican village creates its own mobile service

The Mexican village that got itself talking

-Steve Song


On 27 November 2013 10:28, robert yawe <robertyawe@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
Hi,

You can get more information about the product on their website www.fairwaves.ru.


Regards
 
Robert Yawe
KAY System Technologies Ltd
Phoenix House, 6th Floor
P O Box 55806 Nairobi, 00200
Kenya




On , Network of non- formal Educational institutions <nnfeischools@yahoo.com> wrote:
Hallo Yawe
I would be interested in the product. More information

Jane


On Wednesday, November 27, 2013 11:08 AM, James Kulubi <jkulubi@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
Robert,
I find your proposal interesting but also confusing.
It is interesting because the base station is ten times cheaper and uses open source but it is also confusing because you are  proposing transmission in a frequency band that is not internationally recognized for GSM  (click here for second and third generation GSM details). Further, you appear to be emphasis  the Um interface and associated equipment while ignoring the Abis and A equipment and interfaces. How is does the Russian base station authenticate, switch, handle mobility and perform roaming functions and generally interface with the global environment that is full of legacy GSM systems? Will such interfaces impose additional costs? Please provide us with a link to this innovative system so we understand.
Back to your last question, the CCK national radio frequency table can be found here…
Regards
James



On Wednesday, 27 November 2013, 8:56, robert yawe <robertyawe@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
Hi Listers,

I recently met a group of Russian developers who have a GSM base station that sells at a tenth of the mainstream ones as it is based on open source technology.

The product could have a massive impact on many of Kenya's far-flung communities as it would allow them to set up community based communication networks especially where the ARPU is too low for the commercial operators to venture.

For this to work we need to provide a license free GSM frequency such as the 2.5 ghz that is used for data networks, do you know if there is such a provision in the CCK regulations?

Regards

 
Robert Yawe
KAY System Technologies Ltd
Phoenix House, 6th Floor
P O Box 55806 Nairobi, 00200
Kenya



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