MIME
Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions. A protocol defining how messages are sent on the Internet. MIME is used to describe how attachments are encoded and what type of data they contain.
MMS
Multimedia Messaging Service. Logical extension of SMS and EMS, MMS defines a service enabling sound, images and video to be combined into multimedia messages.
MMS Service Centre.
MP3
MPEG Audio Layer 3. An audio compression technology that is part of
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PCS
Personal Communications Services, often used to describe GSM1900 networks.
PDA
Personal Digital Assistant. A handheld computer having functions such as address book, calendar etc.
PDP
Packet Data Protocol.
Personal Java™
An edition of Java™ appropriate for mobile devices such as PDAs.
Phone book
A memory in the SIM card where phone numbers can be stored and accessed by name or position.
MPEG
Moving Picture Experts Group. A working group of ISO/IEC in charge of the development of standards for coded representation of digital audio and video.
PIM
Personal Information Management. Generic term for applications such as Contacts, Calendar, Tasks etc.
MS
Mobile Station. (Phone and SIM card)
MT
Mobile Termination.
OS
Operating System, such as Symbian OS, Linux, Microsoft Windows.
OTA
PC
Personal Computer.
PKI
Public Key Infrastructure.
PNG
Portable Network Graphics. Format for storing images on file with data compression but without lowering of quality (loss of information).
POP3
Post Office Protocol. Used to collect email from a mail server.
PSTN
Public Switched Telephone Network, such as, ordinary analogue phone line for speech and/or computer modem.
PTD
Personal Trusted Device. Concept in MeT.
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