The mobile phone (also
called a wireless phone or cellular
phone) is a short-range, portable electronic
device used for mobile voice or data
communication over a network of specialized base
stations known as cell sites. In addition to the
standard voice function of a telephone, current
mobile phones may support many additional
services, and accessories, such as SMS for text
messaging, email, packet switching for access to
the Internet, gaming, Bluetooth, infrared,
camera with video recorder and MMS for sending
and receiving photos and video. Most current
mobile phones connect to a cellular network of
base stations (cell sites), which is in turn
interconnected to the public switched telephone
network (PSTN) (the exception is satellite
phones).