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PLMN

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Last Updated May 24, 2021 7:52 am

Short for public land mobile network, a generic term for a mobile wireless network that is centrally operated and administrated by an organization and uses land-based radio frequency transmitters or base stations as network hubs. PLMNs can stand alone and interconnect with one another or connect to a fixed system such as the PSTN.

Cellular phones and mobile Internet access are two common uses of a PLMN.