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... > social science subjects > sociology > sociology of organizations, institutions and structure > communities (sociology) > internet and communities > communications technologies > cellular telephony
... > social science subjects > communication and media studies > media studies > new media > networks and networking > cellular telephony
... > social science subjects > communication and media studies > media studies > new media > technology (new media) > cellular telephony

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cellular telephony  

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  • Cellular telephony is based on the idea of using radio waves (instead of copper wires or fiber-optic cables) to connect mobile telephones to one another and to the ordinary telephone network. Since devices of this kind were first developed in the 1920s, a variety of different systems have arisen using both analog and digital technology. [Source: Encyclopedia of New Media; Cellular Telephony]

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