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Cellular

Mobile communications; Mobile phones

A wireless telephone network that connects radio frequencies from a mobile phone to a system of multiple cell sites, each consisting of an antenna and a base station, to a mobile telephone switching ...

Cellular base station

Mobile communications; Mobile phones

The transmission and reception equipment, including the base station antenna, which connects a cellular phone to the network. Also called a cell site.

Cellular digital packet data (CDPD)

Mobile communications; Mobile phones

An enhanced packet overlay on analogue cell phone networks used to transmit and receive data. This technology allows data files to be broken into a number of packets and sent along idle channels of ...

Channel

Mobile communications; Mobile phones

An electrical, electromagnetic, or optical path for communication between two points.

Churn

Mobile communications; Mobile phones

In any industry, a measure of the number of customers who leave or switch to another service provider, usually stated as a percentage.

Circuit switch data (csd)

Mobile communications; Mobile phones

Allows a user to use their wireless handset as a modem for laptops, PDAs and other electronic devices via infrared ports or designated data cables. CSD also allows a user to access Wireless Internet ...