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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=DE link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>One question…how do you want to attract those mobiles? Usually high traffic locations offer high field strength of all providers, and no mobile phone has the need to search for a different network, unless it is already roaming and suddenly sees its home network.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>Ralph.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div style='border:none;border-left:solid blue 1.5pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 4.0pt'><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'> openbsc-bounces@lists.osmocom.org [mailto:openbsc-bounces@lists.osmocom.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Sahil Gupta<br><b>Sent:</b> Friday, March 28, 2014 10:41 AM<br><b>To:</b> openbsc@lists.osmocom.org<br><b>Subject:</b> Fwd: OpenBSC and Roaming<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Hi there,<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>I'm fairly new to the mobile world and am still coming to terms with a whole new world of terminologies. The project is to test out a theory in my lab before wanting to scale this at a larger level for commercial purposes.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>The intent is to be able to have roaming available with a roaming aggregator in the United States with a small-scale mobile network enabled using OpenSource software.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>We are probably looking at implementing no more than 15 BTS's nationwide to attract roaming customers at high traffic locations.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Our roaming aggregator would like us to send them MAP SS7 Messages from our MSC.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>My understanding of the requirements so far are:<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>1 x BTS (this could be a PC with some radio cards or something like a nanoBTS)<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>1 x MSC/BSC/VLR<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>We won't be issuing any sim cards on our own network in the long run and hence I don't see the point in us having a unique HLR.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Are there any gurus here that would be willing to share their intelligence?<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#888888'><br clear=all><o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#888888'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#888888'>-- <br>Thanks,<o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#888888'>Sahil<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><br><br clear=all><o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal>-- <br>Thanks,<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>Sahil<o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div></div></body></html>