When a cell's (phone call) volume regularly exceeds its capacity (56 radio channels maximum) and blockage becomes a problem, the cell is split into two or more smaller cells. The radio frequencies are then reassigned, and transmission power is reduced. Cell splitting is a way to increase the capacity of a system. A new cell site must be constructed when a cell is split.
The process of creating more coverage and capacity in a geographic area by having more than one cell cover the same area that a single cell originally did. Each cell then covers a smaller area, with lower power, and thus offers the ability to reuse frequencies more times in a larger geographic coverage area.
Information on cell splitting
A means of increasing the capacity of a cellular system by subdividing or splitting cells into two or more smaller cells.
The subdivision of a mobile telephone cell into a series of smaller cells.
A means of increasing the capacity of a wireless system by subdividing one cell into two or more smaller cells.
Increasing cellular network capacity by reduction of cell sizes and adding more cells.
A method of increasing capacity by reducing the size of the cell.
The process of creating more coverage and capacity in a wireless system by having more than one cell site cover a particular amount of geography. Each cell site covers a smaller area, with lower power MHz and thus offers the ability to reuse frequencies more times in a larger geographic coverage area, such as a city or MTA.