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Cellular & Wireless Glossary Third Generation Wireless (3G): Next generation wireless communications devices that can transmit at speeds up to two megabits per second. Access fee: A fee that local telephone companies are allowed to charge all telephone customers for the right to connect with the local phone network. Cellular customers pay this fee along with a federal telephone excise tax. Activation Fee:
The initial set up fee to turn on a cellphone so that it can operate within the selected carriers network.
Airtime: Time spent talking on the cellphone. Carriers bill customers based on how many minutes they use each month. Airtime charges during peak periods of the day vary depending on the service plan selected.
Alphanumeric: A message containing both letters and numbers. Analog: The original cellular service using waveform transmissions. Built in the 1980's, analog is a method of modulating radio signals so that they can transmit voice or data information. The newer cellphones are digital. Antenna:
A device used for transmitting, sending and receiving radio signals.
Authentication: Fraud prevention technology that takes a number of values to create a secret value used to verify a user's authenticity.
Automatic Call Delivery:
A feature that permits a cellular phone to receive incoming calls, even when roaming.
Band:
Is a Range of radio frequencies between two defined limits which are used in wireless communications for example 800 to 1900 MHz is the band used for CDMA.
Bandwidth:
Describes the transmission capacity of a medium in terms of a range of frequencies. A greater bandwidth indicates the ability to transmit a greater amount of data over a given period of time. Bit: A contraction of Binary Digit. It is the smallest unit of information in a binary system. Bits Per Second (BPS): Rate at which bits are transmitted.
Bluetooth: Technology designed specifically for short-range wireless communications of 30 feet or less at 2.4 GHz. Bluetooth utilizes transceiver chips and can be found in smart phones, laptop computers and other portable devices. Broadband: Using wide-bandwidth for voice, data and/or video services. Broadcast: Transmission to two or more stations at the same time. Call Forwarding: This feature allows a user to change their service so that all incoming calls to his station will be automatically rerouted to that preprogrammed number. |
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