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CSD

FCC

Circuit-switched Data. CSD is a GSM service providing a CS data connection at a rate of 9.6 or 14.4 Kbps.

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

CSS

Cascading Style Sheet. A feature of browsers.

DCIM

Digital Camera Images. The name of the root directory when storing images according to the Design rule for Camera File system (DCF) standard.

DRM

Digital Rights Management; controlling copying and distribution of contents, with respect to intellectual property rights.

FR

Full Rate, speech coding.

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.

G-MIDI

General MIDI. Specifies a minimum level of performance compatibility.

DTMF

Dual Tone Multi Frequency. A method of coding digits as a combination of two audible tones.

DUN

Dial-Up Networking.

ECML

Electronic Commerce Modelling Language.

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.

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.

GSM 900

The GSM system family includes GSM 900, GSM 1810 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 1810

Also known as DCS 1810 or PCN, this is a GSM digital network working on a frequency of 1810 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.

ETSI

HR

European Telecommunications Standards Institute. Half Rate, speech coding.

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