| 3G |
3G
(third generation) mobile would enable
high-speed data transmission,
including live pictures, camera etc.
on your phone. |
| Bandwidth |
Measure
in bits per second (bps) of the
data-carrying capacity of a
communications channel. |
| Bluetooth |
This
enables short range wireless voice and
data transmission through two way
digital radio |
| bps |
Bits
per second is a measure of data
transfer speed |
| GPRS |
GPRS
(General Packet Radio Service), is an
IP based service enabling high speed
data access to wireless Internet. |
| GPS |
Global
Position System. This technology based
on satellites would locate a users'
exact location in order to deliver
location specific content, as well as
deliver emergency help in case the
need arises |
| GSM |
(Global
System for Mobile Communications) is a
digital mobile telephone system that
is widely used in Europe and other
parts of the world. |
| IM |
Instant
Messaging |
| IP |
Internet
protocol used for data transfer
between computers on the Internet. |
| Kbps
(Kilobits per second) |
A
speed measurement for the transmitting
of data (see bps). |
| MB
(Megabyte) |
1
MB = 1024 kilobytes (KB) |
| PDA |
Personal
Digital Assistant are electronic
devices, meant exactly for the same
purpose, and some of these also offer
mobile internet browsing |
| Roaming |
This
is the nomenclature given to the
facility when the local mobile service
provider, allows your phone to be
accessible in other cities, within the
country, or abroad. This is done by
setting up communications with
networks over other areas by your
mobile service provider. |
| SIM |
Subscriber
Identity Module - referred to as the
SIM card provides individual identity
for each mobile user, authentication
and other basic user data and network
information. |
| SSL |
Secure
Sockets Layer - This software protocol
encrypts data transfer to ensure
security and privacy of data transfer
over the net. |
| VOIP
(Voice Over Internet Protocol) |
Describes
the process of transmitting voice via
data IP packages |
| WAP |
Wireless
Application Protocol offers internet
browsing from wireless handsets like
mobile phones |
| WAP
Gateway |
A
WAP gateway is a two-way software. Its
main function is to offload the WAP
mobile device from a lot of
computational layers. . |
| WAP
Server |
A
WAP server is a web server, using WML
(Wireless Markup Language) instead of
HTML(Hyper Text Markup Language) |
| WASP |
Wireless
Application Service Provider |
