Cell Phone Acronyms


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cell phone
CODE
MEANING
1G
First Generation cellular network
2G
Second Generation cellular network
3G
Third Generation cellular network
4G
Fourth Generation cellular network
5G
Fifth Generation cellular network
AMPS
Advanced Mobile Phone Services
APN
Access Point Name
CDMA
Code-Division Multiple Access
CDMA2000
Code-Division Multiple Access in the Year 2000
EDGE
Enhanced Data For GSM Evolution
ESN
Electronic Serial Number
FREEZE
not an acronym
GPRS
General Packet Radio Services
GSM
Global System for Mobile communication
HSPDA
High Speed Downlink/Uplink Packet Access
ICCID
Integrated Circuit Card Identifier
IMEI
International Mobile Equipment Identity
LTE
Long Term Evolution
LTE-A
Long Term Evolution Advanced
MCK
Master Control Key
MEID
Mobile Equipment Identifier
MIMO
Multiple Input Multiple Output
MMS
Multimedia Message Service
MWMCM
Millimeter Wave Mobile Communications, Massive MIMO
NCK
Network Control Key
OFDM
Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing
SIM
Subscriber Identity Module
SMS
Short Message Service
TDMA
Time Division Multiple Access
UDID
Unique Device Identifier
UMTS
Universal Mobile Telecommunications Service
WCDMA
Wideband Code Division Multiple Access
WiFi
not an acronym for anything – made up
WiMAX
Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access
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