How Does a GSM Phone Work?
GSM Standards Global System for Mobile communications (GSM) is the most widely used standard for cell phones in the world. The GSM Association promotes its use and claims that 80 percent of all mobile phones are using the GSM standard. GSM is the network these cell phones use. This means each of these phones search for a cell in the area in which they’re being used. This means there must be a GSM network to handle all GSM-based phone calls. GSM Network The GSM network is a cellular network. Cellular networks are radio networks that consist of cells. Each cell is a cell site that consists of an elevated tower that contains transceivers (transmitters and receivers), signal processors, a timing receiver and electrical power sources. The GSM network refers to these towers as base stations or Base Transceiver Stations (BTS). The size of each cell refers to the coverage area it’s designed for. There are five different cell sizes. The cell size, called a macro, is the size used in GSM mobile
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