Path: utzoo!attcan!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!rutgers!netsys!vector!telecom-gateway From: techwood!johnw@gatech.edu (John Wheeler) Newsgroups: comp.dcom.telecom Subject: Re: More on Cellular Overseas Message-ID: Date: 18 Jun 89 16:15:18 GMT Sender: news@vector.Dallas.TX.US Reply-To: John Wheeler Organization: Turner Entertainment Networks Library; Atlanta Lines: 19 Approved: telecom-request@vector.dallas.tx.us X-Submissions-To: telecom@eecs.nwu.edu X-Administrivia-To: telecom-request@vector.dallas.tx.us X-TELECOM-Digest: volume 9, issue 205, message 3 of 6 In article wmartin@st-louis-emh2. army.mil (Will Martin) writes: >From: Torsten Dahlkvist >Organization: Ellemtel Utvecklings AB, Stockholm, Sweden >As a matter of fact, traffic outgrew the NMT-450 system years ago and the >second generation, NMT-900 was introduced. This runs on 900 MHz as opposed to >450 and thus covers less area per transmitter. Curious as to how "cellular" can be operated at 450 MHz. At frequencies that "low" the cells would spill all over the place. 400-500 MHz is in fact "famous" for its abilities to get into nooks and crannies everywhere, bouncing off every building and hill within sight. -- Turner John Wheeler E N T E R T A I N M E N T ...!gatech!nanovx!techwood!johnw Networks Techwood Library * home of Superstation TBS * TNT * TBS Sports