How do Cell Phone Towers Work
A signal cell phone tower will host single or multiple mobile operators, serving different air interface technology, such as CDMA or GSM. Part of the electromagnetic spectrum, cell phones and cell phone towers operate at the radio frequency, and emit non-ionizing radiation, similar to the one"s used by microwave, AM and FM radio waves, and are too low on energy, to enter DNA tissues.The operating mechanics of a cell phone are quite simple. When a call is made through a cellular phone, a signal is sent out from the cell phone"s antenna to the base station antenna. It radios the nearest cell phone tower, which is particular to your service provider or a collaborator of the your service provider.
The base station immediately responds to this signal by assigning it an available radio frequency channel. When the base"s response is slow or fails, it is caused due to unavailability (congestion) of the radio frequency channels. The transmitting and receipting radio signals transfer the voice information to the base station. After which the voice signals are sent to a switching center, which transfers the call to its destination, and completes the communication transmission.
Cell phones are lifelines to many business houses, and have become indispensable devices in many families. Now that we know how cell phone towers work, we know that we are well-connected when there is a cell phone tower around.