[Asterisk-Users] GSM to BRI ISDN Gateway

[Nana Yaw]

Hi,

How did you find it in your locality?

Eg, I am in London and have a T Mobile and an O2 mobile.

I will check with them to see what they say first of all.

Regards

Leslie

On Thu, 26 Aug 2004 17:07:08 +0800, Steve Underwood wrote
> In most countries the legislation which licences the cellular 
> operators to use certain spectrum for certain types of communication 
> also controls who may provide publicly offered (and sometime 
> privately offered) interworking services. This may also apply to 
> wireline services. It is very country dependant (possibly even 
> region dependant), so you need to check the detailed rules in your 
> location. You might, for example, be OK doing things with SMS, but 
> not with voice. Another level of checks you need to make is the 
> details of your agreement with your service provider. Even if the 
> licencing regulations say it is OK, your contract may not. Service 
> then tends to be abruptly cut at the most awkward moments, and there 
> is nothing you can do about it.
> 
> In general telecoms licensing legislation tends to say you cannot do 
> anything unless you are explicitly allowed to, so beware. :-)
> 
> Regards,
> Steve
> 
> Nana Yaw wrote:
> 
> >hello steve,
> >
> >I am interested to know how this is illegal, where is it written?
> >
> >Regards
> >
> >Nana Yaw
> >
> >On Wed, 25 Aug 2004 12:17:21 +0100, Steve Kennedy wrote
> >  
> >
> >>On Wed, Aug 25, 2004 at 12:00:09PM +0100, Chris Lee wrote:
> >>
> >>    
> >>
> >>>Miroslav Nachev wrote:
> >>>      
> >>>
> >>>>Hi,
> >>>>I am looking for GSM to BRI ISDN Gateway. Any help?
> >>>>        
> >>>>
> >>>I was also looking for such things nd came across these guys:
> >>>http://www.2n.cz/export
> >>>they have a product or two for GSM
> >>>and here is the one I found most likely to work for me (two GSM sim 
> >>>cards providing two ISDN channels on a BRI line):
> >>>http://www.2n.cz/uploads/2/PAGES/C379.HTML
> >>>But I still have to get hold of one for testing, the local supplier is 
> >>>moving offices and as such can not help me out in the short term.
> >>>      
> >>>
> >>Just beware GSM gateways are not legal in the UK if you're offering
> >>service to 3rd parties !!!
> >>
> >>i.e. you can connect one up to say a local PBX and connect your local
> >>GSM traffic through it, but not to anyone outside your organisation.
> >>
> >>Steve
> >>    
> >>
> 
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