Specifications
White Paper V800-Vodafone V802SE
71 August 2004
GSM
Global System for Mobile Communications. GSM 
is the world’s most widely-used digital mobile 
phone system, now operating in over 100 countries 
around the world, particularly in Europe and Asia-
Pacific.
GSM system
The GSM system family includes GSM 900, GSM 
1800 and GSM 1900. There are different phases of 
roll-out for the GSM system and GSM phones are 
either phase 1 or phase 2 compliant.
GSM 1800
Also known as DCS 1800 or PCN, this is a digital 
network working on a frequency of 1800 MHz. It is 
used in Europe and Asia-Pacific.
HR
Half Rate, speech coding.
HSCSD
High Speed Circuit Switched Data.
HTML
HyperText Markup Language.
HTTP 
HyperText Transfer Protocol.
IrMC
Infrared Mobile Communications standard.
IrDA 
Infrared Data Association.
ISP
Internet Service Provider.
ITTP 
Intelligent Terminal Transfer Protocol.
LED
Light Emitting Diode.
LAN
Local Area Network.
ME
Mobile Equipment.
Micro browser
Accesses and displays Internet content in a mobile 
phone, using small file sizes and the bandwidth of 
the wireless-handheld network.
MMI
Man-Machine Interface.
MP3
Short for “MPEG layer 3”, an effective audio coding 
scheme.
MS
Mobile Station.
MT
Mobile Termination.
ODI
Object Distribution Indicator. 
OMA
Open Mobile Alliance.
OTA
Over-the Air Configuration. To provide settings for 
the phone by way of sending an SMS message 
over the network to the phone. This reduces the 
need for the user to configure the phone manually.
PDA
Personal Digital Assistant.
PDP
Packet Data Protocol.
Phonebook
A memory in the mobile phone or SIM card where 
phone numbers can be stored and accessed by 
name or position.
PIM
Personal Information Management.
SMS-C
Service Centre (for SMS).
Service provider
A company that provides services and 
subscriptions to mobile phone users.
SI
Service Indication.
SL
Service Loading.










