Macrocell

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A macrocell is a cell in a mobile phone network that provides radio coverage served by a power cellular base station (tower). Generally, macrocells provide coverage larger than microcell such as rural areas or along highways. The antennas for macrocells are mounted on ground-based masts, rooftops and other existing structures, at a height that provides a clear view over the surrounding buildings and terrain. Macrocell base stations have power outputs of typically tens of watts. ^[1]

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The term macrocell is used to describe the widest range of cell sizes. As mentioned before, macrocells are found in rural areas or along highways. For a smaller cell area, a microcell is used to describe a cell are for an densely populated urban area. Picocells are for areas even smaller than microcells. An example of usage would be a large office, a mall, or train station. Currently the smallest area of coverage can be implemented with a femtocell: used in homes or small offices.