Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Jan 25, 2002 06:43
22 yrs ago
English term
China
Smartrans is really smart.
Native in: Chinese 
Works in: English to Chinese, Chinese to English
cell site
English to Chinese
Tech/Engineering
Telecom(munications)
telecom
Globe will also spend roughly US$780 million to install nearly 1,000 new cell sites, 37 basestations and 17 mobile switching centers over the next two and half years.
Proposed translations
+1
23 mins
Chinexpert
Native in Chinese
Specializes in field
20 yrs experience,language perfectionist
Native in: Chinese 
Works in: English to Chinese, Thai to Chinese, Chinese to English, and 3 more.
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发射站
Globe will also spend roughly US$780 million to install nearly 1,000 new cell sites, 37 basestations and 17 mobile switching centers over the next two and half years.
cell就是发射机组的意思。
全句可译为：
在未来的两年半中，全球将花费七亿八千万美元建造一千个新的发射站，37个基站和17个移动交换中心。
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Note added at 2002-01-25 07:08:32 (GMT)
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基站是base station
cell就是发射机组的意思。
全句可译为：
在未来的两年半中，全球将花费七亿八千万美元建造一千个新的发射站，37个基站和17个移动交换中心。
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Note added at 2002-01-25 07:08:32 (GMT)
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基站是base station
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21 mins
发射站（基站）
香港电讯局网页上一九九九年一月编制的电讯管理局常用辞汇（第二版）把“cell site”译作 “发射站”。
中国大陆的一些电信机构把它翻译成“基站”。
IT IS UP TO YOU TO CHOOSE。
中国大陆的一些电信机构把它翻译成“基站”。
IT IS UP TO YOU TO CHOOSE。
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chooi
: 基站 seems to be used interchangeably between base station and cell site.Any comment fr anyone on this?
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蜂窝式场站
cell指的是cellular,即蜂窝技术。
Globe will also spend roughly US$780 million to install nearly 1,000 new cell sites, 37 basestations and 17 mobile switching centers over the next two and half years.
全句可译为：
在未来两年半中，全世界亦将花费7.8亿美元来安装近1,000个新的蜂窝式场站、37个基站和17个移动交换中心。
Globe will also spend roughly US$780 million to install nearly 1,000 new cell sites, 37 basestations and 17 mobile switching centers over the next two and half years.
全句可译为：
在未来两年半中，全世界亦将花费7.8亿美元来安装近1,000个新的蜂窝式场站、37个基站和17个移动交换中心。
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