| AGCH |
Access Grant Channel
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| ATDMA |
Asynchronous TDMA
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| ATM |
Asynchronous Transfer Mode
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| BCCH |
Broadcast Control Channel
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| BSS |
Base Station System
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| BSSAP |
Base Station System Application Part
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| BSSMAP |
Base Station System Management Application Part
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| BTS |
Base Transceiver Station
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| BTSM |
Base Transceiver Station Management
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| CDMA |
Code Division Multiple Access
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| DTAP |
Direct Transfer Application Part
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| EIR |
Equipment Identity Register
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| ES |
Earth Station
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| FACCH |
Fast Associated Control Channel
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| FCC |
Federal Communications Commission
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| FCCH |
Frequency Correction Channel
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| FDD |
Frequency Division Duplex
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| FDM |
Frequency Division Multiplex
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| FDMA |
Frequency Division Multiple Access
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| FEC |
Forward Error Correction
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| GEO |
Geostationary
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| GMSC |
Gateway MSC
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| GMSK |
Gaussian Minimum Shift Keying
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| GOCCs |
Ground Operations Control Centres
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| GSM |
Global System for Mobile Communications
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| HLR |
Home Location Register
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| IMEI |
International Mobile Equipment Identity
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IMSI |
International Mobile Subscriber Identity
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| ISL |
Inter-Satellite Link
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| ISO |
International Standards Organisation
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| IWF |
Inter-Working Function
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| IWMSC |
Inter-Working Mobile Switching Centre
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| LAPD |
Link Access Protocol for the ISDN D-channel
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| MEO |
Medium Earth Orbit
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| MS |
(GSM) Mobile Station
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| MSISDN |
MS ISDN (Integrated Services Digital Network) number
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| MSRN |
MS roaming number
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| MT |
(Satellite) Mobile Terminal
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| MTP |
Message Transport Part
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| OSI |
Open Systems Interconnect
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| PCH |
Paging Channel
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| PLMN |
Public LAnd MObile Network
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| PSTN |
Public Switched Telephone Network
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| QPSK |
Quarternary Phase Shift Keying
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| RACH |
Random Access Channel
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| RF |
Radio Frequency
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| RPE/LTP |
Regular Pulse Excited Long Term (pitch) Prediction
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| RR |
Radio Resource
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| SACCH |
Slow Associated Control Channel
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| SCCP |
Signalling Connection Control Part
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| SCH |
Synchronisation Channel
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| SDCCH |
Stand-Alone Dedicated Control Channel
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| SDMA |
Space Division Multiple Access
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| SMS |
Short Message Service
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| SOCC |
Satellite Operations Control Centres
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| TCH |
Traffic Channel
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| TDD |
Time Division Duplex
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| TDMA |
Time Division Multiple Access
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| TRAU |
Transcoder and Rate Adapter Unit
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| TT&C |
Telemetry, Tracking and Control
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| TX |
Transmit
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| UMTS |
Universal Mobile Telecommunications System
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| VLR |
Visitor Location Register
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