> > > I believe the OP wants to use GSM handsets as extensions, like running > > > your own localized GSM network. That's not the same as using a GSM > > > terminal to connect Asterisk to the cellular network. > > Correct! > > > IP Access makes such products. > > > http://www.ipaccess.com/products/nanoBTS.htm > > That looks about right. All problems of spectrum licensing etc aside, > > the product claims to use Ethernet as the wired access medium, but > > appears to need to connect to a much meatier box as part of a packaged > > solution. The site doesn't seem to give much away, including price. > > That's the trouble with GSM, the cell (or picocell) is just part of the > infrastructure required. A cell is actually a BSC (basetation > controller). > > BSC's are controlled by MSC's (Mobile switching centre), an MSC will > control multiple BSCs and MSC talk to each other. We're in SS7 land now. > You also need an HLR (home location register), SMSC (if you want your > users to do SMS) and then all the GPRS bits for MMS/data/etc. > > IP.Access's picocell uses IP backhaul so can be deployed easily in > remote sites. They cost around GBP 2,000.
Ah. More complicated than I'd hoped but not more than I suspected :) So the product that can accept gsm phone registrations and calls and trunk them to asterisk via E1/TDMoE/TDMoIP/SIP/IAX is still wishware? Oh well. I guess hybrid gsm/dect/wifi phones will reach maturity first which is probably a better solution to the problem anyway. Thanks for the info, if nothing else I'm now a little wiser on the subject. James _______________________________________________ --Bandwidth and Colocation provided by Easynews.com -- Asterisk-Users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
