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How your phone yells across an invisible grid of overlapping bubbles called cells.
means Relating to either biological cells or the network of radio cells that carries your mobile calls and data.
from From Latin cellula, little chamber, the same root as monastery cells; nineteenth-century biologists named life's tiny rooms, and twentieth-century engineers stole the word for their honeycomb of radio zones.
Honeycomb designTowers cover hexagonal cells, hence the name.
Bell LabsSketched the cellular concept back in 1947.
Hand-off magicCalls leap between cells without dropping.