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cellular radio

British

noun

radio communication based on a network of transmitters each serving a small area known as a cell: used in personal communications systems in which the mobile receiver switches frequencies automatically as it passes from one cell to another

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The company blamed the weakness on the timing of purchases by a customer that only buys its cellular modems and China, where an expected post-COVID recovery was yet to materialize.

From Reuters • May 4, 2023

One thing Apple didn’t spend much time on during its analyst call Tuesday was 5G, which became a central theme in Apple’s all-out war with Qualcomm, maker of cellular modems and other technology.

From Washington Post • Apr. 30, 2019

For instance, industry leader ES&S; sells vote-tabulation systems equipped with cellular modems, a feature that experts say sophisticated hackers could exploit to tamper with vote counts.

From Washington Times • Oct. 29, 2018

Most new vehicles come installed with cellular modems, so there would be little additional cost to drivers for 5G.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2018

Mack's Messengers had cellular modems and portable computers installed in their delivery trucks.

From Terminal Compromise: computer terrorism: when privacy and freedom are the victims: a novel by Schwartau, Winn

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