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  2. Wireless local loop - Wikipedia

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    Wireless local loop (WLL) is the use of a wireless communications link as the "last mile / first mile" connection for delivering plain old telephone service (POTS) or Internet access (marketed under the term "broadband") to telecommunications customers. Various types of WLL systems and technologies exist.

  3. Wireless home phone - Wikipedia

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    A wireless home phone service is a service that allows a regular wired telephone to connect to a cellular network, as if it were a mobile phone. [1] [2] It is an example of a wireless last mile connection to the public switched telephone network, also known as a wireless local loop.

  4. Multichannel multipoint distribution service - Wikipedia

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    MMDS microwave dish. Multichannel multipoint distribution service (MMDS), formerly known as broadband radio service (BRS) and also known as wireless cable, is a wireless telecommunications technology, used for general-purpose broadband networking or, more commonly, as an alternative method of cable television programming reception.

  5. WorldCall - Wikipedia

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    Initially, WorldCall's main services were wireless local loop (WLL) phones and long-distance calling. [8] While this segment generated revenue, it faced competition from the increasing number of cellphone operators and decreasing prices of cellular services. [8] By 2006, the benefits of WLL technology were reduced due to these market changes. [8]

  6. Never lose cell service again with this space-age satellite tech

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    AST SpaceMobile made history in April 2023 by completing the first two-way phone call via space on an unmodified cell phone. This milestone was achieved using its low Earth orbit satellite, Blue ...

  7. Local loop - Wikipedia

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    Local Loop. In telephony, the local loop (also referred to as the local tail, subscriber line, or in the aggregate as the last mile) is the physical link or circuit that connects from the demarcation point of the customer premises to the edge of the common carrier or telecommunications service provider's network.

  8. Public switched telephone network - Wikipedia

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    However analog two-wire circuits are still used to connect the last mile from the exchange to the telephone in the home (also called the local loop). To carry a typical phone call from a calling party to a called party, the analog audio signal is digitized at an 8 kHz sample rate with 8-bit resolution using a special type of nonlinear pulse ...

  9. Base transceiver station - Wikipedia

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    A base transceiver station (BTS) or a baseband unit [1] (BBU) is a piece of equipment that facilitates wireless communication between user equipment (UE) and a network. UEs are devices like mobile phones (handsets), WLL phones, computers with wireless Internet connectivity, or antennas mounted on buildings or telecommunication towers.