2G |
Second-generation mobile network |
3G |
Third-generation mobile network |
ACN |
Automatic Crash Notification |
A-GPS |
Assisted GPS |
AI |
Artificial intelligence |
AM |
Amplitude modulation |
ANSI |
American National Standards Institute |
AOA |
Angle of arrival |
API |
Application programming interface |
AuC |
Authentication center |
AWT |
Abstract windowing toolkit |
BREW |
Binary Runtime Environment for Wireless |
BSC |
Base station controller |
BSS |
Base station subsystem |
BTS |
Base transceiver station |
CCI |
Common client interface |
CDC |
Connected device configuration |
CDMA |
Code Division Multiple Access |
CDPD |
Cellular digital packet data |
CDR |
Call detail record |
CGI |
Cell global identity |
CLDC |
Connected limited device configuration |
COM |
Component Object Model |
COO |
Cell of origin |
CORBA |
Common Object Request Broker Architecture |
CRM |
Customer relationship management |
CSS |
Cascading style sheets |
CTIA |
Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association |
DSSS |
Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum |
DTD |
Document type definition |
EIS |
Enterprise information system |
EJB |
Enterprise JavaBean |
E-OTD |
Enhanced-observed time difference |
FCC |
Federal Communications Commission |
FCD |
Floating car data |
FM |
Frequency modulation |
GGSN |
Gateway GPRS support node |
GI |
Geospatial information |
GIF |
Graphics Interchange Format |
GIS |
Geographic information systems |
GML |
Geographic Markup Language |
GMLC |
Gateway mobile location center |
GMT |
Greenwich Mean Time |
GPRS |
General Packet Radio Service |
GPS |
Global positioning system |
GSM |
Global System for Mobile Communications |
HIPAA |
Health Information Portability and Accountability Act |
HLR |
Home location register |
HTTP |
Hypertext Transfer Protocol |
HTTPS |
Secure HTTP |
IANA |
Internet Assigned Numbers Authority |
IDE |
Interface Development Environment |
IMEI |
International Mobile Equipment Identifier |
IN |
Intelligent network |
J2EE |
Java 2 Enterprise Edition |
J2ME |
Java 2 MicroEdition |
J2SE |
Java 2 Standard Edition |
JCA |
Java Connector Architecture |
JSP |
Java Server Pages |
JVM |
Java virtual machine |
KVM |
Sun's K Java virtual machine |
LCS |
Location services |
LIF |
Location Interoperability Forum |
LMU |
Location measurement unit |
ME |
Mobile equipment |
MeT |
Mobile Electronic Transactions Standard |
MFC |
Microsoft Foundation Classes |
MIDP |
Mobile information device profile |
MLC |
Mobile location center |
MLP |
Mobile Location Protocol |
MPC |
Mobile positioning center |
MS |
Mobile station |
MSC |
Mobile switching center |
MSID |
Mobile station identifier |
NSS |
Network switching subsystem |
OGC |
Open GIS Consortium |
OS |
Operating system |
P3P |
Platform for Privacy Preferences |
PDA |
Personal digital assistant |
POI |
Point of interest |
PRC |
Palm OS Resource File Format |
PSAP |
Public safety answering points |
PSDN |
Public switched data network |
PTD |
Personal trusted device |
RDS |
Radio data services |
RDS?TMC |
Radio Data Services?Traffic Message Channel |
RTD |
Relative time difference |
SA |
GPS selective availability |
SDE |
Spatial data engine |
SGSN |
Serving GPRS support node |
SIM |
Subscriber identity module |
SMLC |
Serving mobile location center |
SMS |
Short Message Service |
SNMP |
Simple Network Management Protocol |
SOAP |
Simple Object Access Protocol |
SRS |
Spatial reference system |
SSL |
Secure Sockets Layer |
SVG |
Scalable vector graphics |
TA |
Timing advance |
TDMA |
Time Division Multiple Access |
TDOA |
Time difference of arrival |
TMC |
Traffic Message Channel |
TOA |
Time of arrival |
UML |
Unified Modeling Language |
UMTS |
Universal Mobile Telecommunications System |
URI |
Uniform resource identifier |
URL |
Uniform resource locator |
UTM |
Universal Transverse Mercator |
VLR |
Visitor location register |
VML |
Vector Markup Language |
VXML |
VoiceXML |
W3C |
World Wide Web Consortium |
WAP |
Wireless Application Protocol |
WCEfA |
Windows CE for Automotive |
WGS |
World Geodetic System |
WML |
Wireless Markup Language |
WMLS |
Wireless Markup Language Script |
WSP |
Wireless Session Protocol |
WTLS |
Wireless Transport Layer Security |
XM |
Digital satellite radio |
XML |
Extensible Markup Language |
XSDL |
XML Schema Definition Language |
XSL |
Extensible Stylesheet Language |
XSLT |
XSL Transformations |