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Nordic Mobile Telephone (NMT): An older analog cellular protocol used in Europe and elsewhere.

Plain Old Telephone Lines (POTL): Unless you are reading this at a high-tech company or large corporation -- which has ISDN or T1 lines -- chances are you accessed over POTS, copper wires that transmit at about 28.8 Kbps. Wh . . . View Full Definition

Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN): Traditional landline network that mobile wireless systems connect with to complete calls.

Perpetuum Mobile: Type of piece characterized by continuous repetitions of a rhythmic pattern at a quick tempo: perpetual motion.

Specialized Mobile Radio (SMR): Dispatch service (walkie-talkie-type service used by taxis, delivery trucks, etc.). SMR providers in the United States operate in the 800 MHz and 900 MHz frequency bands.

Narrowband Advanced Mobile Phone System (NAMPS): Combines cellular voice processing with digital signaling, increasing the capacity of AMPS systems and adding functionality.

Mobile-Home Park: An area zoned and set up to accommodate mobile homes by providing water hookups and sewage disposal for each home. The mobile-home park contains all utilities, streets, parking and amenities . . . View Full Definition

Telephone Network: The system of wires, fiber-optic cables, satellites, and transmission towers that transmit telephone messages from caller to receiver.

Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS): The goal of UMTS is to enable networks that offer true global roaming and can support a wide range of voice, data and multimedia services. A new-generation technology for rapidly moving data . . . View Full Definition

Wireless Telephone Base Station: The combination of antennas and electronic equipment used to receive and transmit wireless telephone signals. Sometimes called a base station.