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Bus/Financial - Telecom(munications) | | Spanish term or phrase: teléfono fijo inalámbrico | In Spain, "fijo" is a landline and "inalámbrico" usually means wifi or mobile, so I'm not sure what they are trying to say here (text is from Puerto Rico):
"XXX fue la primera en lanzar un **teléfono fijo inalámbrico** logrando acceso a muchas familias en áreas donde la PRTC no llegaba o tardaba mucho en instalar." |
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| | fixed wireless phone (FWP) | Explanation:
This refers to a "last mile" technology used to get phone access to rural areas. It is done by placing a transceiver (usually GSM or CDMA) with an antenna having far higher gain than most any portable unit can achieve, and a more powerful transmitter than is possible for a portable as well, at the usage site (i.e. - rural setting) which communicates wirelessly via towers with the phone company's system. Much like cellular, but since the usage site is fixed and the transceivers have much higher reception and transmission capabilities than any mobile ever could, the tower antennas can be aimed for specific regions (telecommunications zones) and the costs are greatly reduced compared to having a good signal for weak mobile units.
Kind of similar in concept to WiMax.
From infosyncworld.com:
Fixed wireless phones are physically designed like conventional land-line phones and plug into a wall outlet for power. However, rather than a landline connection they include a cellular radio for connecting to a cell tower. That allows for more in-house portability, as well as far greater ease of installation, especially in less developed and rural areas which do not yet have an extensive landline infrastructure. The savings on the "last mile" of copper wire to the home or business can be quite significant in areas where landlines are unreliable, unaffordable, or simply do not exist. |
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