"Over-the-air" is a synonym for "over a
wireless
Wireless communication (or just wireless, when the context allows) is the transfer of information between two or more points without the use of an electrical conductor, optical fiber or other continuous guided medium for the transfer. The most ...
network".
Over-the-air can also refer to
Electronics and technology
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Over-the-air programming
Over-the-air programming (OTA programming) refers to various methods of distributing new software, configuration settings, and even updating encryption keys to devices like mobile phones, set-top boxes, electric cars or secure voice communication ...
, secure distribution of software, configuration settings, or encryption keys to electronic devices via an insecure connection
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Terrestrial television
Terrestrial television or over-the-air television (OTA) is a type of television broadcasting in which the signal transmission occurs via radio waves from the terrestrial (Earth-based) transmitter of a TV station to a TV receiver having an ante ...
, broadcast of television using radio waves from an earth-based transmitter
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Radio broadcasting
Radio broadcasting is transmission of audio (sound), sometimes with related metadata, by radio waves to radio receivers belonging to a public audience. In terrestrial radio broadcasting the radio waves are broadcast by a land-based radio ...
, transmission of audio by radio waves intended to reach a wide audience
Events
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Over the Air, a mobile-focused hack day and developer conference series in London
See also
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OTA bitmap, also known as Over The Air Bitmap, a proprietary specification for black and white images for mobile phones
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Ota (disambiguation)
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