Engineering
How to Add Subscribers in the Open5GS WebUI (Free Rapid5GS)
The free Rapid5GS core ships with the stock Open5GS WebUI, and it is a rough way to load SIMs. Here is how to log in, change the default password, and enter IMSI, Ki, and OPC correctly anyway.
Read MoreHow to Export IMSI, Ki, and OPC from the Baicells CloudCore
Moving Baicells SIMs to your own packet core? The CloudCore BOSS portal will export the IMSI, Ki, and OPC for every SIM in one CSV. Here is where the export lives and how to load it into Rapid5GS.
Read MoreGlobal Telecom Titan 4000 Firmware: The Builds We Actually Run
Unofficial download mirror and field notes for Global Telecom Titan 4000 (B48 CBRS) firmware: the world build we recommend (R3612/3445), the two USA SAS builds (R3768/3734 and R3882/4172), and which one to flash for your site.
Read MoreJumpers and Antennas for the Baicells Nova 436Q: What We Actually Run
What we actually buy for jumpers and sector antennas on a refurbished Baicells Nova 436Q deployment, and the framework we use to pick between KP Performance and Alpha Wireless. Includes the connector trap that catches the most people, why MET is worth the upgrade, and the case for Eupen jumpers — with the exact ISP Supplies part numbers — on every CBRS site.
Read MoreThree Sectors, 65° Beams: Why LTE & CBRS Don’t Play by WISP Rules
If you have been running a WISP for a while, you are probably used to throwing up three or four wide sectors, each blasting a big 90° or 120° slice of coverage, and calling it a day. For fixed wireless, that works fine. Your CPEs stay put, handovers are non-existent, and big beams keep the…
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