base station

plural base stations

1. geographyA GPS receiver at known fixed location, used to derive correction information for nearby portable GPS receivers.
2. computingA radio receiver/transmitter that serves as the hub of the local wireless network, and may also be the gateway between a wired network and the wireless network.

   Used from mobile network operators' (MNOs) usual base stations, these waves work well in open country, which gives passengers a decent service. But DfT's report says that MNO base stations are not optimised for railways.

   2022 September 7, Philip Haigh, “Wireless coverage leaves us hanging on our telephones”, in RAIL, number 965, page 42

3. broadcastingA radio transceiver permanently or semipermanently installed in a fixed location on land, typically used to communicate with mobile stations and/or other base stations