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AMPS [2 records]

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Record 1 2008-05-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Telecommunications
  • Telephone Services
  • Satellite Telecommunications
  • Radiotelephony
CONT

Advanced Mobile Phone System: First Generation Cellular Radio standard developed in the USA. It is an analogue system which uses different frequency carriers to create communications channels in a technique known as Frequency Division Multiple Access (FDMA). AMPS is still widely used and forms the basis for a number of other cellular radio standards such as TACS and D-AMPS.

Key term(s)
  • advanced mobile telephone service
  • AMPS system
  • AMPS service
  • enhanced mobile phone system
  • enhanced mobile phone service
  • advanced mobile telephone system
  • AMTS

French

Domaine(s)
  • Télécommunications
  • Services téléphoniques
  • Télécommunications par satellite
  • Radiotéléphonie
DEF

Type de réseau cellulaire analogique.

OBS

Ce réseau utilise la bande voisine de 800 mégahertz.

Key term(s)
  • service AMPS
  • système AMPS
  • système mobile téléphonique perfectionné
  • système mobile évolué
  • système mobile perfectionné
  • service mobile perfectionné
  • système téléphonique mobile évolué
  • système téléphonique mobile perfectionné
  • AMTS
  • système mobile téléphonique évolué
  • système AMTS

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Telecomunicaciones
  • Servicios telefónicos
  • Telecomunicaciones por satélite
  • Radiotelefonía
CONT

El sistema celular analógico más extendido es el denominado Advanced Mobile Phone System o Sistema Avanzado de Telefonía Móvil (AMPS), originado en los EUA.

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Record 2 2002-03-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • International Bodies and Committees
  • Sociology (General)
OBS

Title reproduced from the document "United Nations and Related Bodies, Specialized Agencies of the United Nations System, Intergovernmental Organizations, International Non-Governmental Organizations, Networks, Systems, Foundations and Similar Institutions", with the authorization of UNESCO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités internationaux
  • Sociologie (Généralités)
OBS

Appellation tirée du document «United Nations and Related Bodies, Specialized Agencies of the United Nations System, Intergovernmental Organizations, International Non-Governmental Organizations, Networks, Systems, Foundations and Similar Institutions», avec l'autorisation de l'UNESCO.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Organismos y comités internacionales
  • Sociología (Generalidades)
OBS

Extraido de "United Nations and Related Bodies, Specialized Agencies of the United Nations System, Intergovernmental Organizations, International Non-Governmental Organizations, Networks, Systems, Foundations and Similar Institutions", con la autorización UNESCO.

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