1G - First Generation 2.

5G - Second and a half generation 2G - Second Generation 3G - Third Generation 3GPP - 3rd Generation Partnership Project 3GPP2 - 3rd Generation Partnership Project 4G - Fourth Generation AAA - Authentication Authorization, Account ACC - Analog Control Channel AMPS - Advanced Mobile Phone Service AUC - Authentication Center BC - Billing Center BCH - Broadcast Channel BER - Bit Error Rate BS - Base Station BSC - Base Station Controller BTS - Base Transceiver Station CBR - Constant Bit Rate CDG - CDMA Development Group CDMA - Code Division Multiple Access CDMA2000 - Code Division Multiple Access CDR - Call Detail Record CN - Core Network D/R - Distance to Reuse Ratio DAMPS - Digital Advance Mobile Phone Service DCC - Digital Color Code DTA - Data Transfer Adapter DTC - Digital Traffic Channel EDGE - Enhanced Data for Global Evolution EDI - Electronic Data Interchange EIR - Equipment Identity Register ESMR - Enhanced Specialized Mobile Radio ETACS - Extended TACS ETDMA - Extended Time Division Multiple Access FDD - Frequency Division Duplex FDM - Frequency Division Multiplexing FDMA - Frequency Division Multiple Access FM - Frequency Modulation FSK - Frequency Shift Keying FTMD - Full Track Music Download GGSN - Gateway GPRS Support Node GMSC - Gateway Mobile Switching Center GMSK - Gaussian Minimum Shift Keying GPRS - General Packet Radio Service GPS - Global Positioning System

GSM - Global System for Mobile Communication GSN - GPRS Support Node HLR - Home Location Register IC - Interchange Carrier iDEN - Integrated Dispatch Enhanced Network IMEI - International Mobile Equipment Identity IMSI - International Mobile Subscriber Identity ITU - International Telecommunication Union IVRS - Interactive Voice Response System IWF Inter Working Function LBS - Location-Based Services LMR - Land Mobile Radio MC - Message Center MC Multi Carrier Mode MCS - Mobile Cellular System ME - Mobile Equipment MIN - Mobile Identification Number MIRS - Motorola Integrated Radio system MSC - Mobile Station Class MSC - Mobile Switching Center MTS - Mobile Telephone Service NAMPS - Narrowband Advanced Mobile Phone Service NMT - Nordic Mobile Telephone NPDB - Number Portability Database NTACS - Narrowband Total Access Communication Service PAD - Packet Assembler And Disassembler PCM - Pulse Coded Modulation PCN - Personal Communications Network PCS - Personal Communication Services PDA - Personal Digital Assistant PDC - Personal Digital Cellular PDSN - Packet Data Switched Network PM - phase modulation PM - pulse modulation PN - Packet Number PN - pseudorandom noise PPDN - Public Packet Data Network PSTN - Public Switched Telephone Network PTT - Post Telephone and Telegraph PTT - Push to Talk QoS - Quality of Service RAN - Radio Access Network RNC - Radio Network Controller SCH - Synchronization Channel

SDMA - Spatial Division Multiple Access SGSN - Serving GPRS Support Node SIM - Subscriber Identity Module SIS - Subscriber Identity Security SMS - Short Message Service SMSC - Short Message Service Center TACS - Total Access Communications System TCH - traffic channel TD-SCDMA - Time Division Synchronous Cod TDD - Time Division Duplex TDMA - Time Division Multiple Access TFT - Thin Film Transistor TIA - Telecommunications Industry Association UE - User Equipment UMTS - Universal Mobile Telecommunication System UPR - User Performance Requirements USB - Universal Serial Bus VLR - Visitor Location Register VMS - Voice Mail System WCDMA - Wideband Code Division Multiple Access WLAN - Wireless Local Area Network