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Call register

Mobile communications; Mobile phones

A feature in a mobile device that stores recently dialled, received, and missed calls in separate lists. The call register may also include call cost and duration information. It can be used to ...

A service that allows a user to be notified of a new incoming call during an active call. The user can accept, reject, or ignore the waiting call. If not accepted, the call may be forwarded to the ...

Car kit

Mobile communications; Mobile phones

An enhancement that lets a user use a phone hands free in the car. A car kit includes, for example, a holder for the phone, connexion to an external antenna, battery charger, external speaker, and ...

Cell

Mobile communications; Mobile phones

A geographical area in which the transceivers of one base station provide coverage. Cells can vary in size and they are usually hexagonal in shape.

Chat

Mobile communications; Mobile phones

A feature that lets a mobile device user have a conversation with another party by using messages, while the device keeps all the messages during the conversation. It is possible to chat with one ...

Closed user group (CUG)

Mobile communications; Mobile phones

A service that lets users form groups that limit communication to one predetermined group of users. A user may be a member of one or more closed user groups. The groups are formed by the network ...

Code division multiple access (CDMA)

Mobile communications; Mobile phones

A digital transmission technique in which a base station assigns a unique code to each mobile device to distinguish that particular device from all others on the air. The signals are encoded using ...