Network-In-a-Box
{{Distinguish|Internet-in-a-Box}}
A Network-In-a-Box (NIB) is the combination of multiple components of a computer network into a single device (a 'box'), which are traditionally separated into multiple devices.{{Cite journal|last1=Pozza|first1=Matteo|last2=Rao|first2=Ashwin|last3=Flinck|first3=Hannu|last4=Tarkoma|first4=Sasu|date=2018|title=Network-In-a-Box: A Survey About On-Demand Flexible Networks|url=https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/8293778|journal=IEEE Communications Surveys and Tutorials|volume=20|issue=3|pages=2407–2428|doi=10.1109/COMST.2018.2807125|hdl=10138/240925 |s2cid=52116541 |issn=1553-877X|hdl-access=free}}{{Cite web|title=Definition of network in a box|url=https://www.pcmag.com/encyclopedia/term/network-in-a-box|access-date=2022-02-15|website=PCMAG|language=en}}
History
In 2014, an open-source hardware Network-In-a-Box based on OpenBTS was deployed in West-Papua, Indonesia.{{Cite web |last=Gallagher |first=Sean |date=2014-02-28 |title=Cellular's open source future is latched to tallest tree in the village |url=https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2014/02/cellulars-open-source-future-is-latched-to-tallest-tree-in-the-village/ |access-date=2022-03-08 |website=Ars Technica |language=en-us}}