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White Paper J200
48 November 2004
GSM
Global System for Mobile Communications. GSM
is the world’s most widely-used digital mobile
phone system, now operating in over 100 countries
around the world, particularly in Europe and Asia-
Pacific. The GSM systems family includes GSM
900, GSM 1800 and GSM 1900.
HTML
HyperText Markup Language.
HTTP
HyperText Transfer Protocol.
IrDA
Infrared Data Association.
ISP
Internet Service Provider.
LAN
Local Area Network.
ME
Mobile Equipment.
MMI
Man-Machine Interface.
MS
Mobile Station.
MT
Mobile Termination.
OTA
Over-the Air Configuration. To provide settings for
the phone by way of sending a message, SMS,
over the network to the phone. This reduces the
need for the user to configure the phone manually.
PDA
Personal Digital Assistant.
PDP
Packet Data Protocol.
Phonebook
A memory in your mobile phone or SIM card where
phone numbers can be stored and accessed by
name or position.
Picture Phonebook
Lets you assign a picture or an icon stored in the
phone to an entry stored in the Phonebook.
PIM
Personal Information Management.
SC
Service Centre (for SMS).
Service provider
A company that provides services and subscrip-
tions to mobile phone users.
SI
Service Indication.
SL
Service Loading.
SIM card
Subscriber Identity Module card – a card that must
be inserted in any GSM-based mobile phone. It
contains subscriber details, security information
and memory for a personal directory of numbers.
The card can be a small plug-in type or credit card-
sized but both types have the same functions. Your
phone uses the small plug-in card.
SMS
Short Message Service. Allows messages of up to
160 characters to be sent and received via the net-
work operator's message centre to your mobile
phone. Messages are stored if the phone is off or
out of reach ensuring that they reach you. To use
this service, it must be supported by your network.
SS
Supplementary Services.
TCP/IP
Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol.
TE
Terminal Equipment.
Triple band
GSM 900/1800/1900. Your phone is a triple band
phone, which means that you can use your phone
on the GSM 900, GSM 1800, and the GSM 1900
network.
URL
Uniform Resource Locator.
USSD
Unstructured Supplementary Services Data.