Chapter 3. Cellular Networks
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The American mobile industry is full of hype about PCS (Personal Communications Services) technology, as opposed to cellular. The latter is often used as a pejorative term, representing the older analog phones still popular in many parts of the world, including the United States. But in truth, nearly all mobile systems are cellular—they rely on a network of cells, with a powerful radio transceiver at the center of each. The basic design of a cellular network remains the same, whether it is used for second-generation PCS or even third-generation multimedia.
There has traditionally been a distinction between cellular and PMR (Private Mobile Radio) ...
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