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tri-mode

Mobile communications; Mobile phones

Phones that work on three modes GSM, TDMA and analog.

triangulation

Mobile communications; Mobile phones

The process of pinning down a caller's location using three or more radio receivers, a compass and a map.

universal mobile telecommunications system (UMTS)

Mobile communications; Mobile phones

The goal of UMTS is to enable networks that offer true global roaming and can support a wide range of voice, data and multimedia services. A new-generation technology for rapidly moving data and ...

uplink

Mobile communications; Mobile phones

The portion of a telecommunications path from the ground to the satellite, also referred to as the forward link.

visitor location register (VLR)

Mobile communications; Mobile phones

A network database that holds information about roaming wireless customers.

voice activation

Mobile communications; Mobile phones

A convenient safety feature that allows a subscriber to dial a phone by voice instead of physically punching in the numbers.

voice recognition

Mobile communications; Mobile phones

The capability for cellular phones, PCs and other communications devices to be activated or controlled by voice commands.

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