Software Defined Radio and GSM
With a Software Defined Radio (SDR) you can create a small private GSM telephony network. Using an Ettus Research USRP B210 and OpenBTS free phone calls and free SMS between connected phones becomes possible using custom SIM cards with a custom self-generated encryption key. In the Netherlands a small area in the 1800 MHz band called the DECT Guard Band can be used without a license under certain conditions.