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GSM

The Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM) is a family of standards to describe the protocols for second-generation (2G) digital cellular networks, as used by mobile devices such as mobile phones and mobile broadband modems. GSM is also a trademark owned by the GSM Association. "GSM" may also refer to the voice codec initially used in GSM.

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GSM

Nodes138
Edges137
Triples196
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.014493
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see also · 36
GSM → BroadcastGSM, Cellphone, Cellular, Data Rates, EDGE, GSM Evolution, GSM USSD, GSM-R, GSM-Railway, HSDPA, IMEI, IMSI, International Mobile Equipment Identity, International Mobile Subscriber Identity, Location Register, Long Term Evolution, LTE, Messaging Service, MMS, Mobile Radio InterfaceGSM
related to Further reading · 35
GSM → An Introduction, April, Artech House, Artech House Mobile Communications, December, February, Friedhelm, Global Mobile Communications, GSM DCS, Hermes, Hermes Sciences Publications, Hillebrand, ISBN, John Wiley, June, Les, Library, Malcolm, Marie-Bernardette, Matthias
related to Initial European development · 28
GSM → Bonn Declaration, CEPT, Copenhagen, EU, EU Big Four, Europe, European, European Conference, Five, France, Global Information Networks, Groupe Spécial Mobile, GSM MoU, GSM Technical Specification, In, In February, Italy, May, Ministers, Paris
related to First networks · 26
GSM → European Commission, Finnish, France, Germany, Harri Holkeri, Helsingin Sanomat, In, It, Italy, July, Kaarina Suonio, Lonka, Marjo Jousinen, MHz, Nokia, Pekka Lonka, Radiolinja, Salo, Siemens, SMS
related to Discontinuation · 15
GSM → April, AT, August, Australia, December, January, Mobility, Northern Territory, Optus, Optus GSM, Singapore, Telstra, The, United States, Western Australia
related to Enhancements · 14
GSM → Also, DCS, Europe, GSM Association, In, Mercury One2One, MHz, MHz GSM, Pre-paid GSM SIM, SMS, Telstra, UK, United States, Work
related to Adoption · 10
GSM → CDMA, ETSI, European Telecommunications Standards Institute, LTE, OFDMA, TDMA, The GSM, The GSM Association, UMTS, Universal Mobile Telecommunications System
related to GSM security · 7
GSM → Despite, DVB-T TV, Given, However, It, Research, The
related to Patents and open source implementations · 6
GSM → Furthermore, GNU, OpenBTS, Osmocom, Patents, Several
related to Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) · 6
GSM → Alternatively, One, SIM, Subscriber Identity Module, The SIM, This

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GSMis asecond-generation0.90text
GSMis aSubscriber Identity Module0.90text
mobile phonesinstance ofas used by mobile devices0.80text
mobile broadband modemsinstance ofas used by mobile devices0.80text
a DVB-T TV tunerinstance ofThe vulnerability arises from the accessibility of tools0.80text
posing a threat to both mobileinstance ofThe vulnerability arises from the accessibility of tools0.80text
network usersinstance ofThe vulnerability arises from the accessibility of tools0.80text
GSMrelated to AdoptionThe GSM Association0.60section
GSMrelated to AdoptionTDMA0.60section
GSMrelated to AdoptionEuropean Telecommunications Standards Institute0.60section
GSMrelated to AdoptionETSI0.60section
GSMrelated to AdoptionThe GSM0.60section

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