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White Paper T290i/T290c
42 October 2004
Micro browser
Accesses and displays Internet content in a mobile
phone, using small file sizes and the bandwidth of
the wireless-handheld network.
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 an SMS message
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 the mobile phone or SIM card where
phone numbers can be stored and accessed by
name or position.
PIM
Personal Information Management.
SMS-C
Service Center (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. The
T290i/T290c uses the small plug-in card.
SMS
Short Messaging Service. Allows messages of up
to 160 characters to be sent and received via the
network operator's message center to a mobile
phone.
SS
Supplementary Services.
TCP/IP
Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol.
TTY
Text Teleph on y
UMTS
Universal Mobile Telecommunications System. The
telecommunications system, incorporating mobile
cellular and other functionality, that is the subject of
standards produced by 3GPP.
URL
Uniform Resource Locator.
USSD
Unstructured Supplementary Services Data.
VAS
Value Added Service.
vCard
vCard automates the exchange of personal infor-
mation typically found on a traditional business
card, for use in applications such as Internet mail,
voice mail, Web browsers, telephony applications,
call centers, video conferences, PIMs /PDAs, pag
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ers, fax, office equipment, and smart cards. vCard
is specified by IETF.