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  2. Mobile phone signal - Wikipedia

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    A mobile phone signal (also known as reception and service) is the signal strength (measured in dBm) received by a mobile phone from a cellular network (on the downlink). Depending on various factors, such as proximity to a tower , any obstructions such as buildings or trees, etc. this signal strength will vary.

  3. Access Point Name - Wikipedia

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    These settings include IP addresses, gateways, and other technical details that enable the device to access the internet and send MMS. Typically, APN settings are configured automatically when SIM is inserted or eSIM is activated. [1] An 'Access Point Name' (APN) is the name of a gateway [2] between a mobile network (GSM, GPRS, 3G, 4G and 5G ...

  4. Voice over LTE - Wikipedia

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    Depending on signal strength and other factors a device may default to 2G or 3G networks (if available). Furthermore, a 4G/LTE device may say “Emergency Calls Only” within the system settings or notifications area but that message does not prove the device can actually make an Emergency call over 4G/LTE. [14]

  5. Cell Broadcast - Wikipedia

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    Cell Broadcast messaging was first demonstrated in Paris in 1997. Some mobile operators used Cell Broadcast for communicating the area code of the antenna cell to the mobile user (via channel 050), [5] for nationwide or citywide alerting, weather reports, mass messaging, location-based news, etc. Cell broadcast has been widely deployed since 2008 by major Asian, US, Canadian, South American ...

  6. IP Multimedia Subsystem - Wikipedia

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    The IP Multimedia Subsystem or IP Multimedia Core Network Subsystem (IMS) is a standardised architectural framework for delivering IP multimedia services. Historically, mobile phones have provided voice call services over a circuit-switched-style network, rather than strictly over an IP packet-switched network.

  7. UMTS - Wikipedia

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    The Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS) is a 3G mobile cellular system for networks based on the GSM standard. [1] Developed and maintained by the 3GPP (3rd Generation Partnership Project), UMTS is a component of the International Telecommunication Union IMT-2000 standard set and compares with the CDMA2000 standard set for networks based on the competing cdmaOne technology.

  8. List of wireless network technologies - Wikipedia

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    CDMA2000 is a family of 3G mobile technology standards for sending voice, data, and signaling data between mobile phones and cell sites. It is a backwards-compatible successor to second-generation cdmaOne (IS-95) set of standards and used especially in North America and South Korea, China, Japan, Australia and New Zealand.

  9. Public land mobile network - Wikipedia

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    In telecommunication, a public land mobile network (PLMN) is a combination of wireless communication services offered by a specific operator in a specific country. [1] [2] A PLMN typically consists of several cellular technologies like GSM/2G, UMTS/3G, LTE/4G, NR/5G, offered by a single operator within a given country, often referred to as a cellular network.