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Uplink
Mobile communications; Mobile phones
The portion of a telecommunications path from the ground to the satellite, also referred to as the forward link.
Visitor location register (VLR)
Mobile communications; Mobile phones
A network database that holds information about roaming wireless customers.
Voice activation
Mobile communications; Mobile phones
A convenient safety feature that allows a subscriber to dial a phone by voice instead of physically punching in the numbers.
Voice recognition
Mobile communications; Mobile phones
The capability for cellular phones, PCs and other communications devices to be activated or controlled by voice commands.
Wireless application protocol (WAP)
Mobile communications; Mobile phones
An open standard for communication between handsets and the Internet. WAP is a wireless communications environment for delivering web data to wireless terminals with minimal screen display. An ...
Wireless communications services (WCS)
Mobile communications; Mobile phones
The variety of services available using frequencies in the 2.3 GHz band for general fixed wireless use.
