MIT figures out a way to improve cellular reception

Even if you live near a cluster of cell towers, cell phone reception can be uneven. But those Poindexters at MIT have a way to improve reception using Error Correcting Codes. These ECCs allow data to be encoded and transmitted without losing any fidelity regardless of how much noise is on the channel. The ECC sends out a codename in a test message, to check how much noise is on the channel. The louder the noise, the longer the codename. This becomes a problem on exceptionally noisy channels as it requires a long codename. And if the level of noise is fluctuating, the codename could be too short to make sure the data is transmitted correctly.
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