Mobile communications

Japanese: 移動体通信 - いどうたいつうしん

A means of communication essential to an advanced information society. It is also called mobile communication. Its main use is voice calls, but in recent years its use for data communication has progressed. It has become possible to easily send information to anyone, anywhere, at any time. Mobile phones and PHS are representative examples. Cordless phones, PDAs, satellite phones, pagers, car phones, train phones, ship phones, and aircraft phones also belong to mobile communications. With the exception of satellite phones and some other exceptions, mobile communication terminals communicate wirelessly to the nearest base station, and communication beyond the base station is conducted by wire, just like regular communication.

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Japanese:

高度情報化社会には必要不可欠な通信手段。モバイルコミュニケーションとも言われる。主な用途は音声通話だが、最近はデータ通信用途での活用が進展。いつでも、どこからでも、誰にでも簡単に情報を送信することが可能になった。携帯電話やPHSが代表的。コードレス電話やPDA、衛星携帯電話、ポケットベル、自動車電話、列車電話、船舶電話、航空機電話も移動体通信に属す。衛星携帯電話などの一部の例外を除き、移動体通信の端末は最寄りの基地局まで無線通信を行ない、基地局以遠の通信は通常の通信と同様に有線で行なわれる。

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