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Re:A new firm says it can link satellites to ordinary smartp... by bucket2015 on Sunday March 08, 2020 @11:11AM (#22518376)
What's "BS" and "MS" here?
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Re:A new firm says it can link satellites to ordinary smartp... by imglorp on Sunday March 08, 2020 @11:21AM (#22518431)
Mobile Station and Base Station. They're used widely in the GSM specs but more general now.

https://www.ques10.com/p/5206/gsm-network-architecture-1/

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Re:A new firm says it can link satellites to ordinary smartp... by exar0815 on Sunday March 08, 2020 @11:22AM (#22518437)
Base Station -> fixed site, radio tower, top of a building... Mobile Station -> smartphone, mobile router, car...
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Re:A new firm says it can link satellites to ordinary smartp... by xolubi on Sunday March 08, 2020 @11:23AM (#22518441)
Figured it was base station vs mobile station
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