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AGPS |
Assisted Global Positioning System |
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AMPS |
Advanced Mobile Phone System |
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ANI |
Automatic Number Identification |
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API |
Application Programming Interface |
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ARPU |
Average Revenue Per User |
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BREW |
Binary Runtime Environment for
Wireless |
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BSC |
Base Station Controller |
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BTA |
Basic Trading Area |
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BTS |
Base Transceiver System |
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CDMA |
Code Division Multiple Access |
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CDPD |
Cellular Digital Packet Data |
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CLEC |
Competitive Local Exchange Carrier |
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CPE |
Customer Premises Equipment |
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CSS |
Cascading Style Sheet |
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DOM |
Document Object Model |
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DSP |
Digital Signal Processor |
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DVB-H |
Digital Video Broadcast - Handheld |
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EDGE |
Enhanced Data for GSM Evolution |
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ESMR |
Enhanced or Extended Specialized
Mobile Radio |
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EV-DO |
Evolution Data Only |
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FDD |
Frequency Division Duplex |
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GMSC |
Gateway Mobile Switching Center |
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GPRS |
General Packet Radio Service |
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GPS |
Global Positioning System |
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GSM |
Global Systems for Mobile
Communications (originally Groupe Special Mobile (French)) |
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HLR |
Home Location Register |
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HSDPA |
High Speed Downlink Packet
Access |
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HSUPA |
High Speed Uplink Packet Access |
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HTML |
HyperText Markup Language |
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iDEN |
Integrated Digital Enhanced Network (Motorola TDMA) |
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ILEC |
Independent Local Exchange Carrier |
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IMS |
IP Multimedia Subsystem |
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IP |
Internet Protocol |
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J2ME |
Java 2 Platform, Micro Edition
(old) |
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Java ME |
Java Platform, Micro Edition
(new) |
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LAN |
Local Area Network |
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LEC |
Local Exchange Carrier |
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MIMO |
Multiple Input, Multiple Output |
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MMDS |
Multichannel Multipoint Distribution Service |
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MMS |
Multimedia Messaging Service |
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MOU |
Minutes of Use |
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MSC |
Mobile Switching Center |
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MT |
Mobile Terminated (e.g. SMS) |
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MO |
Mobile Originated (e.g. SMS) |
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MVNO |
Mobile Virtual Network Operator |
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NFC |
Near Field Communication |
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OS |
Operating System |
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OTA |
Over The Air |
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P2P |
Peer-To-Peer |
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PCS |
Personal Communications System |
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PHS |
Personal Handyphone System |
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POTS |
Plain Old Telephone Service |
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PSAP |
Public Safety Answering Point |
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PSTN |
Public Switched Telephone
Network (= POTS) |
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PTT |
Push To Talk |
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RBOC |
Regional Bell Operating Company |
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RF |
Radio Frequency |
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RFID |
Radio Frequency Identification |
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RNC |
Radio Network Controller |
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RTT |
Round-trip Time |
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SIM |
Subscriber Identity Module |
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SIP |
Session Initiation Protocol |
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SMR |
Specialized Mobile Radio |
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SMS |
Short Message Service |
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SVG |
Scalable Vector Graphics |
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TDD |
Time Division Duplex |
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TDMA |
Time Division Multiple Access |
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TD-SCDMA |
Time Division Synchronous Code
Division Multiple Access (phew!) |
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UMA |
Unlicensed Mobile Access |
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UMTS |
Universal Mobile Telecommunications System |
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UWB |
Ultra Wideband |
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VoIM |
Voice over Instant Messaging = VoIP |
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VoIP |
Voice over Internet Protocol |
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WAN |
Wide Area Network |
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WAP |
Wireless Application Protocol |
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W-CDMA |
Wideband Code Division Multiple
Access |
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WICD |
Web Integration Compound Document |
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Wi-Fi |
Wireless Fidelity (IEEE 802.11b
WLAN) |
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WiMAX |
(or WirelessMAN) Wireless
Metropolitan Area Network (IEEE 802.16) |
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WLAN |
Wireless Local Area Network
(typically IEEE 802.11) |
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WLL |
Wireless Local Loop |
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VLR |
Visitor Location Register |
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WML |
Wireless Markup Language |
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VoIP |
Voice over IP |
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XHTML |
Extended HyperText Markup Language |
