Data bits flow from cell towers through fiber and copper lines to a switching station.

数据从信号接收塔经由光纤和铜线流至交换站。

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The cell tower then sends its data on to a base station.

然后，发射塔将其数据发送到基站。

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The integration demonstrated MONAX's ability to provide coverage over a substantial network area of more than 3,800 kilometers2 (70-kilometer cell diameter) with just one base station.

此次MONAX系统的集成性能演示提供了一个超过3800平方公里网络覆盖面积(直径70公里)，而只依靠一个基站。

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TOKYO, JAPAN, November 16, 2012 --- NTT DOCOMO, INC. announced today that it has developed the world's first dual-mode small-cell base station, or femtocell, supporting 3G (W-CDMA) and LTE simultaneously for improved service coverage in indoor locations such as offices, shops and homes.

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In order for network operators to effectively deploy and manage such a large number of distributed access points (one analyst recently predicted 12 small cells will be deployed for each macro base station), these small-cell base stations need to be compact, inexpensive, energy efficient, reliable and easily manageable by the same system that operates macro cells.

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In these locations it can be traditionally either too difficult or costly to deploy a macro cell base station. lightRadio Metro Radio will provide a cost-effective alternative.

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