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> Shit needs a license, money, connections, bribes FTFY You can't just get a license if you don't know right people and you don't have suitcases of money read
by varispeed 5y ago
> Shit needs a license, money, connections, bribes
FTFY
You can't just get a license if you don't know right people and you don't have suitcases of money ready to pass under the table.
- detaro 5y agoDepends. Temporary, e.g. for an event, can often be done (although usually by operating under someone elses license, not getting one from scratch), with 5G there's likely some interest in femtocell setups where afaik some states are looking into special local licensing. But generally yes, difficult club to get into.
- beervirus 5y agoWe were talking about Europe, not China.
- sipos 5y agoIt isn't an under the table thing, at least in the UK. For the generalloy used frequency bands for this, there was an auction for the spectrum. You can get access to parts not being used by the people who bid on it. You can also get an amateur radio license, and use frequency not normally used for this, but that probably means using SDR as most devices designed to use LTE will only work on normal LTE bands etc. No bribes, connections, or anything shady etc needed.
- g_p 5y agoThere's also around 400 MHz of dedicated sharing-only spectrum in mobile bands, available in the UK at a flat price per 10 MHz required. (Replying to GP) At least in the UK, no bribes or envelopes of cash required. Nobody is going to want to help someone try to get started from scratch, but the spectrum access isn't anything like what you fear, at least in the UK. No connections required, the forms are all available online, and if you ask nicely and want bulk licences, you can use a spreadsheet instead for your requests, which is a bit less hassle than PDF forms.