For Internal Use Only

e-GSM

Extended GSM. New frequencies specified by the European Radio Communications Committee (ERC) for GSM use when additional spectrum is needed (Network-dependent). It allows operators to transmit and receive just outside GSM’s core 900MHz frequency band. This extension gives increased network capability.

EMS

Enhanced Messaging Service. An extension of SMS enabling pictures, animations, sound and text formatting to be added to text messages.

3GPP has included EMS in the standards for SMS.

E-OTD

Enhanced Observed Time Difference. A method for determining the location of a phone.

ESM

Ericsson Smart Messaging. Used for OTA configuration; an enhancement of the Nokia Smart Messaging standard.

ETSI

European Telecommunications Standards

Institute. www.etsi.org

FC, FC mode

Flip Closed – used in this document to refer to the P800 with the flip closed.

FCC

Federal Communications Commission. US government agency which regulates radio communications.

Full Rate, speech coding.

FO, FO mode

Flip Open. Used in this document to refer to the P800 when the flip is open.

GGSN

Gateway GPRS Support Node

GIF

Graphics Interchange Format. Format for storing images which also supports animated images. Highly compressed by limiting the colour palette to 16 or 256 colours.

GPRS

General Packet Radio Services.

GSM

Global System for Mobile Communications. GSM is the world’s most widely-used digital mobile phone system, now operating in over 160 countries around the world.

P800 Smartphone

White Paper, May 2002

GSM 900

The GSM system family includes GSM 900, GSM 1800 and GSM 1900. There are different phases of roll-out for the GSM system and GSM phones are either phase 1 or phase 2 compliant.

GSM 1800

Also known as DCS 1800 or PCN, this is a GSM digital network working on a frequency of 1800 MHz. It is used in Europe and Asia-Pacific.

GSM 1900

Also known as PCS. Refers to a GSM system running in the 1900MHz band. Used in the USA and Canada, for instance.

Half Rate, speech coding.

HSCSD

High Speed Circuit Switched Data.

HTML

HyperText Markup Language.

HTTP

HyperText Transfer Protocol.

IMAP4

Internet Message Access Protocol version 4. Used to collect E-Mail from a mail server. Has more features than POP3.

IrDA

Infrared Data Association.

ISDN

Integrated Services Digital Network. Can provide circuit-switched data connections in multiples of 64 kbps.

ISP

Internet Service Provider.

J2ME

Java2 Micro Edition. An edition of the Sun Microsystems Java programming/runtime environment specifying two runtime environment ‘configurations’ aimed at small devices.

Java Phone

An API in Java for interacting with a phone.

JFIF

JPEG File Interchange Format

JNI

Java Native Interface

JPEG

Joint Photographic Experts Group, best known for the .JPG format for still image compression.