MNC/MCC as string?

[Marcel Holtmann]

Hi Aki,

> >> For geolocation help, sure, but there are other places where MNC/MCC are
> >> used as keys to databases containing operator-specific information, like
> >> default Internet APN names and such.
> > 
> > shouldn't we just integrate that database into oFono directly or as
> > something like ofono-info.git that will be installed along with (for
> > easier updates).
> 
> This particular database of default APN names, maybe, although I think it's
> really oFono users like Connman that should integrate with that
> information. 
> 
> However, this wouldn't be the only database ever, so we would still need a
> way to reliably identify a specific operator.

if we are unclear about the format and the users at this moment, I
prefer we remove that interface and just keep it around as a TODO item
to add it later.

As I said, adding something is easy, removing/deprecating hard and
changing the format of it even harder.

Regards

Marcel