What Does Cellular Phone Mean?

A cellular phone is a telecommunication device that uses radio waves over a networked area (cells) and is served through a cell site or base station at a fixed location, enabling calls to transmit wirelessly over a wide range, to a fixed landline or via the Internet.

Techopedia Explains Cellular Phone

Derived from the mobile communication concept of two-way radio technology, the cellular phone has steadily evolved and advanced. In the infancy of cellular phones, service was very rudimentary, and phones were extremely heavy–much like heavy battery packs. Today’s handheld cellular phones are smaller and pocket-sized.