蜂窩站是一個安裝天線和電子通訊設備的站點，用于移動電話使用的蜂窩網(wǎng)絡。信號站由天線塔 (or antennas mounted on an elevated structure, such as a building)、無線電收發(fā)機、數(shù)字信號處理器、控制電路s,用于定時的GPS接收機，備份電源和機房組成。 蜂窩站通過T1 (專線或微波)和T3s (專線，微波或光纖)連接到移動電話交換局(MTSO)的基站控制器(BSC)�；究刂破鬟B接到接入公共交換電話網(wǎng)(PSTN)的電話交換機上。 "蜂窩站"的同義詞包括基站，蜂窩塔（盡管很多蜂窩站天線布裝在塔上），移動電話桿（mobile phone mast） (英國英語)。 A controversial issue is whether there is a correlation between radio transmission and the risk of cancer. Safety regulations exist to protect the public from extensive exposure to radio waves emitted by cell sites.
