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MOBILE COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [6 records]

Record 1 2023-07-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Telecommunications Transmission
  • Wireless and Mobile Communications
  • Internet and Telematics
CONT

[The] 6G is the sixth generation of internet and mobile communication technology.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Transmission (Télécommunications)
  • Communications sans fil et mobiles
  • Internet et télématique
CONT

La 6G [est] la sixième génération de technologies de communication sans fil [...]

Spanish

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Record 2 2015-08-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Satellite Telecommunications
  • Modernization of Military Equipment
CONT

Satcom on-the-move(SOTM), or satellite communications on-the-move, is a phrase used in the context of mobile satellite technology, specifically relating to military ground vehicles. The basic principle behind satcom on-the-move is that a vehicle equipped with a satellite antenna is able to establish communication with a satellite and maintain that communication while the vehicle is moving.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Télécommunications par satellite
  • Modernisation du matériel militaire

Spanish

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Record 3 2013-09-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Telecommunications Transmission
  • Wireless and Mobile Communications
DEF

[A] very short range wireless communication technology that supports the use of mobile handsets by touch-based interaction...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Transmission (Télécommunications)
  • Communications sans fil et mobiles
DEF

Technique d'échange de données par radiofréquence, qui se fonde sur la production d'un champ électromagnétique à faible puissance permettant d'établir, au voisinage d'une antenne, une liaison sans fil de courte distance.

OBS

La liaison établie est le plus souvent de l'ordre de quelques centimètres.

OBS

communication en champ proche; CCP : terme, sigle et définition publiés au Journal officiel de la République française le 9 août 2013.

Spanish

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Record 4 2012-10-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Types of Motor Vehicles and Bicycles
  • Emergency Management
CONT

Command vehicles are mobile communication and incident control centers. They combine wireless communication systems, advanced information technology work stations, high-power scene lighting, and meeting space within a self-contained, climate controlled environment.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sortes de véhicules automobiles et de bicyclettes
  • Gestion des urgences

Spanish

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Record 5 2009-08-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Optical Telecommunications
DEF

A technology that uses light propagating in free space to transmit data between two points.

CONT

Free-Space Optics (also known as FSO, Wireless Optics or Optical Wireless) is an optical data, voice and video transmission system. Like fiber optic cable, wireless optics communication systems use laser light to transmit a digital signal between two transceivers. However, unlike fiber, the laser like is transtmited through the air (free-space) instead of through a glass strand. In order for the digital signal to be transmitted and received, there must be clear line of site between each wireless optics unit. In other words, there should be no obstructions such as trees or buildings between the transceiver units.

CONT

The technology is useful where the physical connection of the transmit and receive locations is difficult, for example in cities where the laying of fibre optic cables is expensive. Free Space Optics is also used to communicate between space-craft, since outside of the atmosphere there is little to distort the signal. The optical links usually use infrared laser light, although low-data-rate communication over short distances is possible using LEDs [Light Emitting Diode]. IrDA [Infrared Data Association] is a very simple form of free-space optical communications. Distances up to the order of 10 km are possible, but the distance and data rate of connection is highly dependent on atmospheric conditions.

OBS

In Information Technology and Communications, IrDA refers to Infrared Data Association, a standard for communication between devices(such as computers, PDAs and mobile phones) over short distances using infrared signals.

Key term(s)
  • free space photonics

French

Domaine(s)
  • Télécommunications optiques
CONT

L'optique sans fil et la radio sont deux technologies foncièrement différentes qui ont longtemps été considérées comme concurrentes. [...] Avec l'optique sans fil, on obtient de très hauts débits garantis jusqu'à 10 Gb [gigabits] se propageant sur de courtes ou de moyennes distances (entre 100 m et 2 km), en «full duplex».

Spanish

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Record 6 2002-12-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Federal Government Bodies and Committees (Canadian)
OBS

The MTO, consisting of a laptop computer integrated with Global Positioning System(GPS) and a wireless communication modem, was developed primarily to provide capabilities to transfer digital data through the use of wireless telecommunications technology including the geo-positioning of vehicle-based mobile units with coordinate information derived from GPS satellites. The system allows field staff working in remote areas to utilize their vehicles as mobile versions of their office.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités fédéraux (Gouvernement canadien)
OBS

Le système MTO, qui consiste en un ordinateur portatif incorporant le système GPS (Système de positionnement global) ainsi qu'un modem de communication sans fil, a été mis au point principalement pour offrir la capacité de transférer des données numériques par le biais de la technologie de télécommunication sans fil, incluant le positionnement géographique d'unités mobiles montées sur un véhicule à partir de coordonnées dérivées de satellites GPS. Le système permet aux personnes travaillant sur le terrain en régions éloignées d'utiliser leurs véhicules comme versions mobiles de leurs bureaux.

Spanish

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