Handoff
(Handover)
In wireless mobile phone systems, the process of transferring a phone call in progress from one base station (tower) to another base station, without interruption of the call or data session.
Many phones and networks are also capable of performing handoffs between different technologies. For example, a 3G (WCDMA) call might be handed off to 2G (GSM) tower in the middle of the call, if the 3G signal became too weak.
Last updated Feb 7, 2017 by Rich Brome
Editor in Chief Rich became fascinated with cell phones in 1999, creating mobile web sites for phones with tiny black-and-white displays and obsessing over new phone models. Realizing a need for better info about phones, he started Phone Scoop in 2001, and has been helming the site ever since. Rich has spent two decades researching and covering every detail of the phone industry, traveling the world to tour factories, interview CEOs, and get every last spec and photo Phone Scoop readers have come to expect. As an industry veteran, Rich is a respected voice on phone technology of the past, present, and future.
