base station
Fixed radio transmitter
A base station is a fixed radio transmitter that serves as a communication hub, connecting mobile devices to a larger network.
Cell towers are the most familiar type—your phone connects to the nearest base station, which routes calls and data.
The term also applies to home units for cordless phones and charging docks for portable devices: Return the handset to the base station when you're done.
Tall slender edifice
- antennaBroadcast signal receiver
- transceiverDual-function communication device
- coverageExtent of inclusion
- handoffDirect physical exchange
BTS · mast · signal · carrier · operator · roaming · backhaul · deployment
Dual-function communication device
- antennaBroadcast signal receiver
- repeaterSignal-extending transmitter
- transmitterSignal-emitting device
- receiverOne who accepts transmission
frequency · signal · broadcast · amateur · ham radio · two-way · VHF · UHF
Central operations facility
- operationsPlanned systematic activities
- coordinationOrganized cooperative movement
- dispatchSend with speed
- monitoringOngoing observation of something
headquarters · ground control · air traffic control · mission control · tracking · telemetry · navigation · guidance
Restoring electrical power
- syncCoordinate timing or data
- cradleRocking bed for infants
- peripheralExternal computer add-on
- laptopPortable hinged computer
tablet · wireless charging · hub · connectivity · USB · power supply · desktop · workstation
tower
Tall slender edifice
- antennaBroadcast signal receiver
- transceiverDual-function communication device
- coverageExtent of inclusion
handoff · BTS · mast · signal · carrier · operator · roaming · backhaul · deployment · sector
transceiver
Dual-function communication device
- antennaBroadcast signal receiver
- repeaterSignal-extending transmitter
- transmitterSignal-emitting device
receiver · frequency · signal · broadcast · amateur · ham radio · two-way · VHF · UHF · duplexer
command center
Central operations facility
- operationsPlanned systematic activities
- coordinationOrganized cooperative movement
- dispatchSend with speed
monitoring · headquarters · ground control · air traffic control · mission control · tracking · telemetry · navigation · guidance · radar
charging
Restoring electrical power
- syncCoordinate timing or data
- cradleRocking bed for infants
- peripheralExternal computer add-on
laptop · tablet · wireless charging · hub · connectivity · USB · power supply · desktop · workstation
- mountain stationsaerial tramway
- telecomwireless, cellular, telecommunications, carriers, telephone
- telecommunicationscell phone, cellphone, signals, cellular network, telephone calls
- telephonytelephone, telephone network, call, dial tone, phone lines
- laser taglaser gun, phaser, vest, sensor, arena
- stationsworkstation, waystation, substation, firehouse, depot
base stationmobile unit
Transportable operational group
handheld device · walkie-talkie · portable radio · handset · mobile phone
base, station, based, stationary, bases, debase, stations, baseless, stationed