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).

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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.

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