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Definition: cellular system


A cellphone network. Often spanning an entire country, a cellular system comprises a core network that connects to base stations with antennas on towers that span up to 20 miles in diameter. GSM and CDMA are the two major cellular technologies. See cellphone, cellular generations, GSM, CDMA and microcell.