White Paper T610/612
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ME
Mobile Equipment.
Micro browser
Accesses and displays Internet content in a mobile
phone, using small file sizes and the bandwidth of the
wireless-handheld network.
MIDP
Mobile Information Device Profile. A J2ME profile
connected to the CLDC configuration and aimed at
mobile phones.
MMI
Man-Machine Interface.
MS
Mobile Station.
MT
Mobile Termination.
OTA
Over-the Air Configuration. To provide settings for the
phone by way of sending an SMS message over the
network to the phone. This reduces the need for the user
to configure the phone manually.
PDA
Personal Digital Assistant.
PDP
Packet Data Protocol.
Phone book
A memory in the mobile phone or SIM card where phone
numbers can be stored and accessed by name or position.
PIM
Personal Information Management.
SC
Service Centre (for SMS).
Service provider
A company that provides services and subscriptions to
mobile phone users.
SI
Service Indication.
SL
Service Loading.
SIM card
Subscriber Identity Module card – a card that must be
inserted in any GSM-based mobile phone. It contains
subscriber details, security information and memory for a
personal directory of numbers. The card can be a small
plug-in type or credit card-sized, but both types have the
same functions. The T610/612 uses the small plug-in
card.
SMS
Short Message Service. Allows messages of up to 160
characters to be sent and received via the network
operator's message centre to a mobile phone.
SS
Supplementary Services.
SyncML
An open standard for synchronization of all devices and
applications over any network.
TCP/IP
Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol.
UMTS
Universal Mobile Telecommunications System. The
telecommunications system, incorporating mobile
cellular and other functionality, that is the subject of
standards produced by 3GPP.
URL
Uniform Resource Locator.
USSD
Unstructured Supplementary Services Data.