Brainstorming the Village Telco Roadmap

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Village Telco Entrepreneur (VTE) Server

  • assume we own the entire distro/server
  • live CD with USB drive configs


Voice Billing

  • A2Billing is a great start
  • Hack a new UI for A2Billing based on A2Billing UI code simplified for Village Telco needs
  • Leave the A2Billing-Asterisk integration intact
  • Design for simplicity - as few moving parts as possible
  • Avoid things like MySQL if possible
  • Generate PDF from voucher CSV file - allow for customisation (language, contact, etc)
  • Allow for VTE logo upload
  • Localisation built-in
  • Ability to generate a phone directory for the network
  • Every user must have a full telephone number whether they are externally connected or not

Mesh Deployment and Management

  • explore the adaptability of the Orange Mesh code to deploy and manage BATMAN nodes
  • develop for standalone management - Google Maps interface will need adaptation for non-connected environments
  • Provision the node to be part of the mesh: SSID and cell ID and IP address
  • Provision the phone to be part of the network:
  • Potato: generate extension from the MAC address

Village Telco Entrepreneur (VTE) Nodes

SuperNode = 3 Ubiquiti Nanostation 2

  • explore capacity of the Nanostation
  • verify whether ad hoc mode is stable enough to run BATMAN
  • ideally the Nanostations will run OpenWRT but will need a reasonable web UI
  • need to verify whether not having antenna management in OpenWRT is an issue


ToDo

  • Develop a web UI for OpenWRT on Nanostation

Mesh Potato (POTS Phone + ATA + Mesh Wifi)

  • POTS phone + ATA + BATMAN WiFi node = Mesh Potato
  • Proof of concept unit from off-the-shelf components
  • Develop a functional specification for the Mesh Potato

- memory - chipset - wireless

  • Explore development methods ==

- DIY or get someone to manufacture

  • Design
  • Build a prototype
  • Beta Run

- beta testers and formal test plan - certification

  • Volume Manufacture

How to Upstream your VT

  • outline the possibilities and challenges
  • lay out solutions for GSM, PSTN, VOIP national, global, etc
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