| Cell phones, also known as mobile phones, are the | | | | bunch of numbers which are then transmitted via a |
| most popular and common form of communication | | | | radio wave with the help of antenna present inside |
| devices all over the world. They have taken the | | | | the mobile phones. |
| concept of communication to a whole new level. | | | | These radio waves then travel through the |
| Today you won't find a person who doesn't own a | | | | atmosphere at very high speed until they are caught |
| cell phone or has not used a phone in his or her life. | | | | by the nearest cell phone tower also called the |
| No one can guess how many mobile phones are | | | | mobile mast. These towers are usually mounted on |
| there in the market but some people say that there | | | | top of buildings so that they can easily catch and |
| is currently one mobile phone for every six people on | | | | forward the radio waves. |
| this planet. | | | | Now the calls take different routes depending on |
| In fact many people carry not one but multiple cell | | | | the number they are going to. Suppose if the |
| phones at a time. Mobile has become a must have | | | | destination number belongs to the same network |
| for today's people and has become the most loved | | | | then the radio waves are delivered to the destination |
| and most used accessory these days. But have you | | | | via a chain of connected towers but if the |
| ever wondered how do cell phones work. How our | | | | destination number belongs to a different network |
| voice and data are received by the person on the | | | | then it follows a longer path. In this case after the |
| other side of the call. How do mobile companies | | | | signal has been picked up by the nearest mobile |
| achieve such voice clarity even on international calls? | | | | tower they are sent to the exchange office from |
| Here is the answer. Mobiles use wireless technology | | | | where they are routed to the destination. |
| to transmit voice and data. The steps followed are: | | | | After the radio waves reach the destination |
| Every mobile phone has a speaker and a | | | | mobiles they are captured again by the antenna and |
| microphone. When you dial a number and make a call | | | | converted into numbers then signals and are then |
| the things you speak are picked up by the phone's | | | | heard as voice signals through the speaker. Here is |
| microphone. The microphone picks the voice and | | | | the answer to your question "How do cell phones |
| converts it into pulsating electric signals. | | | | work". |
| These electric signals are then converted into a | | | | |