Niue Pilot System
Niue Pilot System, Spring 2010
In early March 2010, the OpenBTS project installed their first long-term pilot system in the island nation of Niue, in cooperation with the state-operated telco, Telecom Niue. We have documented a lot of the experience in the project blog. Here are the individual postings, in the order they were written:
- Fakalofa Lahi Atu!. (Welcome!) What this project is about.
- A Rough Start. We get to Niue. Most of our equipment does not.
- Site Prep. We start prepping the BTS installation site and PBX.
- Linking the Site. At least we can install the backhaul.
- License?! We Don't Need No Stink'n License! A unlicensed WISP is squatting on most of the good spectrum, including GSM uplink.
- The Gear Arrives. Our equipment made it on the plane this time.
- Installation. The BTS finally finds its home.
- A Day of Rest. Our hosts show us around.
- A Kick in the Pants. The Minister helps force some progress.
- Up and Running, for a Little While. We get the system up, then take it down.
- Settling the Nonsense Once and for All. Finally establishing some facts on WISP interference.
- Don't Get Me Wrong. Overall, this has been good experience.
Tim Panton, a VoIP consultant on the Niue project also blogged a bit:
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