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Encryption

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The process of encoding a message such as a digital phone signal to prevent it from being read by unauthorised parties.

Affiliate

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Companies that assist carriers with building a wireless network. The affiliate may use the primary carrier's brand name, network operations, customer service or other facilities.

Air interface

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The standard operating system of a wireless network. Technologies include AMPS, TDMA, CDMA and GSM.

Actual time spent talking on the cellular telephone. Most carriers bill customers based on how many minutes of airtime they use each month. Airtime charges during peak periods of the day vary from ...

Alphanumeric

Mobile communications; Mobile phones

A message or other type of readout containing both letters ("alphas") and numbers ("numerics"). In cellular, "alphanumeric memory dial" is a special type of dial-from-memory option that displays both ...

Analogue

Mobile communications; Mobile phones

A signalling method that uses continuous changes in the amplitude or frequency of a radio transmission to convey information. It relies on a continuous (rather than pulsed as in digital) electrical ...

Access fee

Mobile communications; Mobile phones

A special fee that local telephone companies are allowed to charge all telephone customers for the right to connect with the local phone network. Cellular subscribers pay this fee along with a 3 ...