Cellular phones and services glossary

• 3G (Third Generation Wireless)
• AMPS (Advanced Mobile Phone Service)
• APC (Adaptive Power Control)
• BREW (Binary Runtime Environment for Wireless)
• BTA (Basic Trading Area)
• Bluetooth
• CDMA (Code Division Multiple Access)
• CDMA2000 1X (Also 1xRTT)
• CDMA2000 1xEV-DO (and 1xEV-DV)
• CDPD (Cellular Digital Packet Data)
• DECT (Digital Enhanced Cordless Telecommunication)
• DTMF (Dual Tone Multi-Frequency)
• EDGE (Enhanced Data GSM Environment)
• EMS (Enhanced Message Service)
• ESMR (Enhanced Specialized Mobile Radio)
• ESN (Electronic Serial Number)
• FCC (Federal Communications Commission)
• GPRS (General Packet Radio Service)
• GSM (Global System for Mobile Communications)
• HSCSD (High Speed Circuit Switched Data)
• HomeRF
• IMT2000
• J2ME (Java 2 Micro Edition)
• LCD (Liquid Crystal Display)
• LED (Light Emitting Diode)
• LMDS (Local Multipoint Distribution System)
• MMDS (Multipoint Multichannel Distribution Service)
• MMS (Multimedia Messaging Service)
• MSA (Metropolitan Statistical Area)
• MTA (Major Trading Area)
• MTSO (Mobile Telephone Switching Office)
• NAM (Number Assignment Module)
• OLED (Organic Light-Emitting Diode)
• PCS (Personal Communication Services)
• POTS (Plain-Old-Telephone-Service)
• PRL (Preferred Roaming List)
• PSTN (Public Switched Telephone Network)
• RSA (Rural Service Area)
• SMS (Short Messaging System)
• STN (Super Twisted Nematic)
• T9 Text Input
• TDMA (Time Division Multiple Access)
• TFT (thin film transistor)
• UFB (Ultra Fine and Bright)
• UMTS (Universal Mobile Telecommunications System)
• WAP (Wireless Application Protocol)
• WCDMA (Wideband Code Division Multiple Access)
• WLL (Wireless Local Loop)
• Wi-Fi