Ever wondered what happens when you make a call on your cell phone? The process is deceptively simple: you dial and speak. But connecting with another phone or the Internet depends on structures known as cell towers. These lofty masts found scattered across the land and bristling with electric communications equipment and antennae are ubiquitous as they are necessary. But how exactly does a cell tower work, and what does it do with your call?
Click through this gallery and learn more about how these soaring cell sites function.