MT
Mobile Termination.
ODI
Object Distribution Indicator.
OMA
Open Mobile Alliance.
OTA
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.
QCIF
Quarter Common Intermediate Format.
QVGA
Quarter Video Graphics Array.
RPE
Regular Pulse Excited codec.
RTSP
Real Time Streaming Protocol session control.
SMS-C
Service Centre (for SMS).
Service provider
A company that provides services and subscriptions to mobile phone users.
SI
Service Indication.
SL
Service Loading.
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SIM card
Subscriber Identity Module card – a card that must be inserted in any
SMS
Short Messaging Service. Allows messages of up to 160 characters to be sent and received via the network operator’s message centre to a mobile phone.
SP-MIDI
SS
Supplementary Services.
TA
Timing in advance.
TCP/IP
Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol.
Triple band
GSM 900/1800/1900.
UI
User interface.
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.
The global address of documents and other resources on the World Wide Web.
USSD
Unstructured Supplementary Services Data.
vCard
vCard automates the exchange of personal information typically found on a traditional business card, for use in applications such as Internet mail, voice mail, Web browsers, telephony applications, call centres, conferences, PIMs /PDAs, pagers, fax, office equipment, and smart cards. vCard is specified by IETF.
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