Mobile Abbreviations

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Mobile Phone Related Abbreviations

In this article we expand common, and not so common, Mobile and Mobile Telephony abbreviations. If we have missed any out please let us know and it will be added:

Where an abbreviation in this list is used in one, or more, of our articles we have provided a link to the appropriate article(s).

Some of the abbreviations, or acronyms, listed below relate to other niches as well as the Mobile Phone niche - however their meaning(s) may remain as below - in other niches however the meaning(s) may be different to those below.

Abbreviations used in the list below may be found elsewhere on SIMsurprise.co.uk.

AC = Authentication Center;

ACRE = Authorisation and Call Routing Equipment;

AMOLED = Active Matrix Organic Light Emitting Diode;

AMPS = Analogue (or Advanced) Mobile Phone System;

ANS = Advanced Network Services;

App = Application;

Apps = Applications;

BS = Base Station;

BSC = Base Station Controller;

BSS = Base Station System;

CAMEL = Customised Applications for Mobile-network Enhanced Logic (GSM / ETSI);

(C)EIR = (Central) Equipment Identity Register; Blocked and Blocking and IMEI And Phone Identity.

D-AMPS = Digital Advanced Mobile Phone Service;

EDGE = Enhanced Data for GSM Evolution;

EE = Everything Everywhere (Merger between T-Mobile and Orange);

EGSM = Extended Global System (for) Mobile;

EIR = Equipment Identity Register;

EMS = Enhanced Message Service;

ESN = Electronic Serial Number;

ETSI = European Telecommunications Standards Institute;

FAC = Final Assembly Code; IMEI And Phone Identity

GMSC = Gateway Mobile Switching Center;

GPS = Global Positioning System;

GPRS = General Packet Radio Services;

GSMS = GPRS Short Message Service;

GPU = Graphics Processing Unit;

GSM = Global System (for) Mobile;

GTP = GPRS Tunnelling Protocol;

IMEI = International Mobile Equipment Identity; IMEI And Phone Identity

IMEISV = International Mobile Equipment Identity Software Version; IMEI And Phone Identity

IMSI = International Mobile Subscriber Identity;

IMT2000 = International Mobile Telecommunications 2000;

MAP = Mobile Application Part;

ME = Mobile Equipment;

MCC = Mobile Country Code;

MIN = Mobile Identification Number;

MMS = Multimedia Message Service;

MNC = Mobile Network Code;

MNO = Mobile Network Operator; MVNA MVNE MVNO MNO

MNP = Mobile Number Portability; Unlocking Mobile Phones also PIN PAC PUK

MP3 = MPEG-1 Audio Layer-3 (Moving / Motion Picture Expert Group 3);

MP4 = MPEG-4 Part 14 (Moving / Motion Picture Expert Group 4);

MPEG = Moving (or Motion) Picture Experts Group;

MS = Mobile Station;

MSC = Mobile Switching Centre(s);

MSE = Mobile Station Equipment;

MSIN = Mobile Station Identification Number;

MT = Mobile Terminated;

MTSO = Mobile Telephone Switching Office;

MVNA = Mobile Virtual Network Aggregators; MVNA MVNE MVNO MNO

MVNE = Mobile Virtual Network Enabler; MVNA MVNE MVNO MNO

MVNO = Mobile Virtual Network Operator; Networks Real or Virtual also MVNA MVNE MVNO MNO

N-AMPS = Narrowband - Advanced Mobile Phone Service;

NUC = Network Unlocking Code; Unlocking Mobile Phones also PIN PAC PUK

PAC = Port Authorisation Code; PIN PAC PUK

PAYG = Pay As You Go; Contract Or PAYG

PAYM =Pay Monthly;

PDA = Personal Digital Assistant; or Portable Digital Assistant;

PIM = Personal Information Manager;

PIN = Personal Identification Number; PIN PAC PUK

PLMN = Public Land Mobile Network;

PUK = Pin Unlock Key; PIN PAC PUK

RAM = Random Access Memory;

RIM = Research In Motion (The company behind Blackberry);

ROM = Read Only Memory;

SAP = SIM Access Profile;

SIC = System Identification Code;

SIM = Subscriber Identity Module; SIM Card Facts

SMS = Small Message Service; or Short Message Service;

SMSC = Small (or Short) Message Service Center;

SMC-CS = Small (or Short) Message Control - Circuit Switched;

SMC-GP = Small (or Short) Message Control - GPRS Protocol;

SMSMM = Small (or Short) Message Service Mobility Management;

SMS - MO = Small (or Short) Message Service - Mobile Originated;

SMS - MT = Small (or Short) Message Service - Mobile Terminated;

SM-RL = Small (or short) Message - Relay Layer;

SM-TL = Small (or Short) Message - Transfer Layer;

TAC = Type Approval Code; or Type Allocation Code; IMEI And Phone Identity

TMSI = Temporary Mobile Subscriber Identity;

UI = User Interface;

UMA = Unlicensed Mobile Access;

UMTS = Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (ETSI);

USIM = Universal Subscriber Identity Module;

USB = Universal Serial Bus;

VLR = Visitor Location Register;

VoIP = Voice over Internet Protocol;

WAP = Wireless Application Protocol;

Wi-Fi = Wireless Fidelity;

2G = Second (2^nd ) Generation;

3G = Third (3^rd) Generation;

3G-MSC / VLR = Third Generation Mobile Switching Centre / Visitor Location Register;

3GPP = Third Generation Partnership Project;

3G-SGSN = Third Generation Serving GPRS Support Node;

4G = Fourth (4^th) Generation;

Article written by: T. Austin, www.SIMsurprise.co.uk

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