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intelligent roaming database (IRDB)

Mobile communications; Mobile phones

A list of acceptable and unacceptable networks for a phone to roam with stored either on a SIM card or in the phone.

gateway gprs support node (GGSN)

Mobile communications; Mobile phones

Interface between the GPRS wireless data network and other networks such as the Internet or private networks.

interactive messaging

Mobile communications; Mobile phones

Short Message Service that allows users to send alphanumeric messages from their wireless handset to other wireless handsets or to email addresses. Interactive Messaging also allows the user to ...

general packet radio service (GPRS)

Mobile communications; Mobile phones

A GSM data transmission technique that does not set up a continuous channel from a portable terminal for the transmission and reception of data, but transmits and receives data in packets. GPRS is ...

interconnection

Mobile communications; Mobile phones

The connecting of one network with another, e.g. a cellular carrier's wireless network with the local exchange.

global positioning system (GPS)

Mobile communications; Mobile phones

A system of 24 satellites for identifying earth locations, launched by the U.S. By triangulation of signals from three of the satellites, a receiving unit can pinpoint its current location anywhere ...

interim standard (IS)

Mobile communications; Mobile phones

A designation of the Telecommunications Industry Association --usually followed by a number--that refers to an accepted industry protocol; e.g., IS-95, IS-136, IS-54.