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| Main LCD Display Screen |
The word MAIN is usually used only if the phone has multiple LCD Display Screens. ie. On flip phones this would be the internal LCD Display Screen. |
| Main Lens |
This is the glass / plastic window that covers and protects the Main LCD Display Screen. The word MAIN is usually used only if the phone has multiple LCD Screens. ie. On flip phones this would be the internal LCD Screen cover. |
| Mic |
Microphone |
| MMS |
Multimedia Messaging Service (MMS) is a standard for a telephony messaging systems that allow sending messages that includes multimedia objects (images, audio, video, rich text) and not just text as in Short Message Service (SMS). It is mainly deployed in cellular networks along with other messaging systems like SMS, Mobile Instant Messaging and Mobile E-mail. Its main standardization effort is done by 3GPP, 3GPP2 and Open Mobile Alliance (OMA). |
| Mobile Network Operator |
A mobile network operator, also known as wireless service provider, wireless carrier, mobile phone operator, or cellular company, is a telephone company that provides services for mobile phone subscribers.
The process of becoming a mobile network operator within a country usually begins by acquiring a radio spectrum license from the government. The precise spectrum obtained does depend on the type of mobile phone technology the operator intends to deploy. For example, a Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM) network will require a GSM frequency range.
The government may allocate spectrum using whichever method it chooses, although the most common method is an auction. Recent allocation of 3G licenses in Europe have been auctioned. |
| Mobile Phone |
A mobile telephone or cellular telephone (commonly, "mobile phone" or "cell phone") is a long-range, portable electronic device used for mobile communication.
In addition to the standard voice function of a telephone, current mobile phones can support many additional services such as SMS for text messaging, email, packet switching for access to the Internet, and MMS for sending and receiving photos and video.
Most current mobile phones connect to a cellular network of base stations (cell sites), which is in turn interconnected to the public switched telephone network (PSTN) (the exception are satellite phones). |
| Mobile Web |
This refers to the World Wide Web as accessed from mobile devices such as cell phones, PDAs, and other pocketable gadgets connected to a public network.
Accessing the Mobile Web does not require a desktop computer. And since it can be accessed with a number of mobile devices, the Internet can now be accessed in remote places previously unconnected to the Internet. For example, medical information could be sent by a mountaineer in difficulty and received by rescuers.
Today, many more people have access to mobile devices than have access to a desktop computer. This is likely to be very significant in developing countries. where web-capable mobile devices may play a similar role for deploying wide-spread Web access as the cell phone has played in providing telephone service (see W3C Workshop on Mobile Web Access in Developing Countries).
However, Mobile Web access today still suffers from interoperability and usability problems. This is partly due to the small physical size of the screens of mobile devices and partly due to the incompatibility of many mobile devices with not only computer operating systems, but also the format of much of the information available on the Internet. |
| Multimedia Messaging Service |
Multimedia Messaging Service (MMS) is a standard for a telephony messaging systems that allow sending messages that includes multimedia objects (images, audio, video, rich text) and not just text as in Short Message Service (SMS). It is mainly deployed in cellular networks along with other messaging systems like SMS, Mobile Instant Messaging and Mobile E-mail. Its main standardization effort is done by 3GPP, 3GPP2 and Open Mobile Alliance (OMA). |
