(1) A holder (see
cradle).
(2) In general, a transmitter and receiver of electronic signals.
(3) An earth-bound transceiver station for wireless transmission to a communications satellite. See
earth station and
transceiver.
(4) A transceiver station for wireless transmission to cellular phones and devices. In 2G GSM systems, the base station is a "base transceiver station" (BTS). In 3G and LTE networks, base stations are known as "Node B" and "Evolved Node B" (eNB) stations respectively. See
3G,
LTE and
transceiver.
(5) A transceiver station for a wireless local area network (WLAN). A Wi-Fi base station is an "access point." See
access point,
transceiver and
wireless LAN.