Meaning of base station | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A GPS receiver at known fixed location, used to derive correction information for nearby portable GPS receivers.
2. A radio receiver/transmitter that serves as the hub of the local wireless network, and may also be the gateway between a wired network and the wireless network.
3. A radio transceiver permanently or semipermanently installed in a fixed location on land, typically used to communicate with mobile stations and/or other base stations

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Examples

“Used from mobile network operators' (MNOs) usual base⟳ stations, these waves work⟳ well in open⟳ country, which gives passengers a decent service. But DfT's report⟳ says that MNO base⟳ stations are not optimised for railways.”

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