| Universal Mobile Telecommunications System |
A European third generation mobile communication system
based on WCDMA technology and standardised by ETSI. Besides
voice and data, UMTS enables audio and video delivery
to wireless devices. |
| Universal serial bus |
A plug-and-play interface between a computer and a compatible
add-on device, such as an audio player, joystick, keyboard,
phone, scanner, digital camera, or printer. With a USB,
a new device can be added to a compatible computer without
having to add an adapter card or even having to turn the
computer off. |
| Vibrating call alert |
A call alert that makes the phone vibrate to indicate
an incoming call or a message. The user can receive calls
and messages silently without disturbing others. |
| Voice command |
A spoken keyword that can be used to activate a certain
function of the phone. Voice commands are based on speech
recognition. |
| Voice dialling |
Making a call by speaking aloud the name of the recipient.
The phone compares the sound to the pre-recorded voice
tags and dials the phone number assigned to the recognised
voice tag. A user needs to create their own voice tags. |
| Voice mail |
A service that is used to send, store, and retrieve
audio messages. Voice mail can be used as a telephone
answering machine. |
| Voice recorder |
A feature that lets the user record, save, and listen
to voice memos and telephone conversations. |
| WAP identity module |
A security module that provides security services for
applications related to WAP. For example, the WAP identity
module lets the user use a digital signature. |
| Web browser |
Software that is used to view web pages and to interact
with the applications and services available on the web. |
| Wideband |
A transmission medium or channel that has a wider bandwidth
than one voice channel. Because a wide band of frequencies
is available, more information can be transmitted in a
given amount of time. Wireless phones and communication
devices use wideband. See also Bandwidth. |
| Wideband code division multiple access |
A third generation (3G) mobile wireless technology that
offers high data speeds to mobile and portable wireless
devices. WCDMA is used to increase the capacity and coverage
of wireless communication networks, for example, in the
third generation mobile communications systems, such as
UMTS. |
| Wireless application protocol |
An open international standard for applications that
use wireless communication. The main application based
on WAP is Internet access from a mobile device, which
can be used, for example, for banking, e-mail exchange,
ticket purchase, and news services. |
| Wireless markup language |
A language describing the structure of data that allows
the data of web pages to be presented on mobile devices
via wireless access. |
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