Isn it possible to reduce the number of base stations?
The territory is divided into areas called cells, each cell being served by a base station. The size of a cell depends on a multitude of variables: type of aerial installed, geography, the location where it is mounted, the frequency band used to transmit and receive, population density in the area. In towns and cities, where communication traffic is greater, more cells are required, of smaller sizes. Conversely, in rural areas fewer cells are enough, but their coverage area is greater. Increasing the number of base stations actually means a reduction in power output, since the distance to the mobile phone will be less and the system is designed in such a way as to provide communications using the minimum amount of resources required, in order to avoid interference.
