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Vodafone - Glossary of phone electronics Category: Technical and IT > Phone electronics Date & country: 27/03/2011, UK Words: 31

Antenna
Part of a base station that sends and receives electromagnetic waves

Base station
The equipment that sends and receives mobile phone calls, texts, pictures and web pages etc. Includes antenna(s), a supporting structure such as a mast and a cabinet of equipment to power the base station

Cell
An area covered by a base station

Coverage
The provision of mobile phone services in a given area via the presence of adequate base stations

Dosimetry
The way levels of RF absorbed are calculated

Earpiece
Mobile phone accessory that allows calls to be made without holding the phone to the head

Electromagnetic field
Energy transmitted as waves through space. There are many different frequencies of EMF

Electromagnetic spectrum
The complete range of electromagnetic frequencies

Expert review
A review of existing scientific research by a panel of experts, usually commissioned by a national or international health agency, which applies risk assessment criteria consistent with the WHO approach

Exposure
The term used to describe the total amount of energy from an RF field that may be absorbed by the human body. Measured using the Specific Absorption Rate

Field strength
The level of radio frequency energy in a given area

Frequency
The number of waves of equal size that pass through space in a given time, e.g. per second. Measured in Hertz (Hz) and used to classify electromagnetic fields

Handset
Mobile telephone

IARC
International Agency for Research on Cancer. Leading independent cancer research organisation that coordinates the INTERPHONE study

ICNIRP
International Commission for Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection. A body of independent scientific experts. Sets guidelines that govern public and occupational exposure to radio frequency fields from mobile phones and base stations

IEC
International Electrotechnical Commission. An international body that develops standards for electrical and electronic equipment

INTERPHONE
Leading multinational study into mobile phones and cancer, with research teams in 13 countries. Coordinated by IARC

Local operating company
Company within the Vodafone Group operating in a specific country, e.g. Vodafone Australia

Loudspeaker
Function on a mobile phone that broadcasts voice calls through a speaker, allowing the user to move the phone away from the head and body

Mast
Structure commonly used in a base station to support the antenna(s)

Network rollout/deployment
The expansion of a mobile phone network through an increase in the number of base stations

Radio frequency field
Type of low-energy electromagnetic field used by many types of communication

Research review
A review of the body of existing scientific evidence to provide expert opinion

Research study
Original study that generates scientific results

SAR
Specific Absorption Rate. The method used to measure the amount of energy from an RF field absorbed by the human body. Measured in Watts per kilogram

Signal
Communication between a base station and a mobile phone via a radio frequency field

Supporting structure
The part of the base station that supports the antenna(s). Usually a mast or part of a building

Wavelength
The distance between two adjacent points on an electromagnetic wave. A shorter wavelength means a higher frequency

WHO
The World Health Organisation. The United Nations agency for health. Aims to create the highest possible levels of health for all people

WiFi
Wireless fidelity. A type of wireless network, where no cables are needed to connect a computer or other piece of communication equipment to each other or the internet

WLAN
Wireless local area network. A group of computers connected using radio frequencies, without the need for cables