FCC
Federal Communications Commission. US government agency which regulates radio communications.
FR
Full Rate, speech coding.
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.
General MIDI. Specifies a minimum level of performance compatibility.
GPRS
General Packet Radio Services.
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
GSM 1900
Also known as PCS. Refers to a GSM system running in the 1900MHz band. Used in the USA and Canada, for instance.
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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 features than POP3.
iMelody
A format for monophonic ringtones.
IrDA
Infrared Data Association.
ISDN
Integrated Services Digital Network. Can provide
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™ used for interacting with a phone.
JFIF
JPEG File Interchange Format
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