2006-10-26 03:57:34 · 4 answers · asked by Benjie E 1 in Consumer Electronics ➔ Cell Phones & Plans
The Global System for Mobile Communications, GSM (original acronym: Groupe Spécial Mobile) is the most popular standard for mobile phones in the world. GSM service is used by over 2 billion people across more than 212 countries and territories [1] [2]. The ubiquity of the GSM standard makes international roaming very common between mobile phone operators, enabling subscribers to use their phones in many parts of the world. GSM differs significantly from its predecessors in that both signaling and speech channels are Digital call quality, which means that it is considered a second generation (2G) mobile phone system. This fact has also meant that data communication was built into the system from very early on. GSM is an open standard which is currently developed by the 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP).
The GSM logo is used to identify compatible handsets and equipmentFrom the point of view of the consumer, the key advantage of GSM systems has been higher digital voice quality and low cost alternatives to making calls such as text messaging. The advantage for network operators has been the ability to deploy equipment from different vendors because the open standard allows easy inter-operability. Like other cellular standards GSM allows network operators to offer roaming services which mean subscribers can use their phones all over the world.
As the GSM standard continued to develop, it retained backward compatibility with the original GSM phones; for example, packet data capabilities were added in the Release '97 version of the standard, by means of GPRS. Higher speed data transmission has also been introduced with EDGE in the Release '99 version of the standard.
2006-10-26 04:21:30 · answer #1 · answered by jamilaveridiano 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
GSM (Global System for Mobile communications) is the technology that underpins most of the world's mobile phone networks. The GSM platform is a hugely successful wireless technology and an unprecedented story of global achievement and cooperation. GSM has become the world's fastest growing communications technology of all time and the leading global mobile standard, spanning 210 countries.
2006-10-26 04:50:51 · answer #2 · answered by VelvetRose 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2006-10-26 04:09:54 · answer #3 · answered by amrhappy1 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Global System for Mobile communication
2006-10-26 04:00:15 · answer #4 · answered by enterprise17 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Global System for Mobile communication ..just needed my points..loll
2006-10-26 04:45:33 · answer #5 · answered by MoHiT ... 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋