Entel (Acronym for Empresa Nacional de TELecomunicaciones) is a Chilean telecommunications company and Telefónica CTC's fiercest competitor. Chile, officially the Republic of Chile ( Spanish:) is a country in South America occupying a long and narrow Coastal strip wedged between the To foreigners, Entel is best known for the 127 meter high Torre Entel (Entel Tower) that rises high above central Santiago and constitutes one of the city's main landmarks. Torre Entel is the name of a 1274 meter high TV and Telecommunications Tower at Santiago Chile. Santiago ( (litteraly in spanish Saint James) is the Capital of Chile, and the center of its largest Conurbation ( Greater Santiago
Entel is a corporation with several subsidiaries:
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Entel PCS s a Mobile Operator. Entel PCS is a Chilean Mobile phone operator Entel Chile Group subsidiary Entel PCS is a Chilean Mobile phone operator Entel Chile Group subsidiary Entel PCS is a Chilean Mobile phone operator Entel Chile Group subsidiary It has about 40% of the market share. It was the first American operator to launch a GSM in 1997. GSM ( Global System for Mobile communications: originally from Groupe Spécial Mobile) is the most popular standard for Mobile phones in the Since the year 2000 the Entel PCS network supports GPRS and since 2003 it supports EDGE. General Packet Radio Service (GPRS is a Packet oriented Mobile Data Service available to users of Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM and Enhanced Data rates for Global Evolution ( EDGE) Enhanced GPRS ( EGPRS) or IMT Single Carrier ( IMT-SC)
Entel UK Ltd. is a UK based manufacturer of two way radios. two-way radio is a radio that can both transmit and receive (a Transceiver) unlike a broadcast receiver which only receives content Entel UK Ltd. specialises in selling professional communications equipment, mostly for business use, to a worldwide network of dealers and distributors. Entel are well known for their submersible (waterproof) HT Series, which is also available as an Intrinsically Safe model (ATEX or USTC certified), and their smaller HX Series. Waterproof or water-resistant describes objects unaffected by water or resisting water passage or which are covered with a material that resists or does not allow water passage Intrinsic safety ( IS) is a protection technique for safe operation of electronic equipment in explosive atmospheres
Entel are currently upgrading their entire product range with the launch of the new HT Series 2. 0 and HX Series 2. 0. With this launch of new radios Entel are introducing features never before seen in two way radios such as Bluetooth and GPS. Bluetooth is a wireless protocol utilizing short-range communications technology facilitating data transmission over short distances from fixed and/or mobile devices creating wireless Basic concept of GPS operation A GPS receiver calculates its position by carefully timing the signals sent by the constellation of GPS Satellites high above the Earth Entel are also launching MPT1327 trunked versions of both product ranges, and a new GMDSS radio. The Global Maritime Distress Safety System ( GMDSS) is an internationally agreed-upon set of Safety procedures types of equipment and communication protocols used