It took some time but at the end of last year we finally managed to get our first gateway up and running - and publicly accessible for you!
The gateway can be reached from around the University of St.Gallen. We'll still have to measure how far the network coverage reaches and optimize the positioning of the gateway.
In the mean time: head over to https://console.thethingsnetwork.org/applications (with your TTN account) and test it out!