{"id":4859,"date":"2011-07-09T14:19:58","date_gmt":"2011-07-09T14:19:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.techopedia.com\/definition\/cellular-phone\/"},"modified":"2017-01-05T11:16:38","modified_gmt":"2017-01-05T11:16:38","slug":"cellular-phone","status":"publish","type":"definition","link":"https:\/\/www.techopedia.com\/definition\/6413\/cellular-phone","title":{"rendered":"Cellular Phone"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><span id=\"what_does_cellular_phone_mean\">What Does Cellular Phone Mean?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>A cellular phone is a telecommunication device that uses radio waves over a networked area (cells) and is served through a cell site or base station at a fixed location, enabling calls to transmit wirelessly over a wide range, to a fixed landline or via the Internet.<\/p>\n<p>In this networked system, the cellular phone is identified as a mobile system consisting of the equipment and SIM card that actually assigns the mobile telephone number.<\/p>\n<p>A cellular phone is also known as a cellphone or mobile phone.<\/p>\n<h2><span id=\"techopedia_explains_cellular_phone\">Techopedia Explains Cellular Phone<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Derived from the mobile communication concept of two-way radio technology, the cellular phone has steadily evolved and advanced. 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