GSM
Global System for Mobile Communications. GSM is the world's most
GSM 900
The GSM system family includes GSM 900, GSM 1810 and GSM 1900. There are different phases of
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
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ISDN
Integrated Services Digital Network. Can provide
ISP
Internet Service Provider.
J2ME™
Java2™ Micro Edition - an edition of the Sun Microsystems Java programming/runtime environ- ment specifying two runtime environment 'configu- rations' aimed at small devices.
Java™ Phone
An API in Java™ used for interacting with a phone.
GSM 1900
Also known as PCS. Refers to a GSM system run- ning in the 1900MHz band. Used in the USA and Canada, for instance.
HR
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 email from a mail server. Has more fea- tures than POP3.
iMelody
A format for monophonic ringtones.
IrDA
Infrared Data Association.
JFIF
JPEG File Interchange Format
JNI™
Java™ Native Interface
JPEG
Joint Photographic Experts Group, best known for the .JPG format for still image compression.
JVM™
Java™ Virtual Machine
Kbps
Kilobits per second - rate of data flow.
KVM
'Kilo' Virtual Machine
LAN
Local Area Network.
MAC Address
Media Access Control address. This is a hardware address that uniquely identifies each node on a network.
MBM
Multi Bitmap. Image file format on Symbian OS.
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