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mobile VPN
30 Oct 2006
WORD - A mobile VPN is a network configuration in which mobile devices such as notebook computers or personal digital assistants (PDAs) access a virtual private network (VPN) or an intranet while moving from one physical location to ...
Mobitex
11 Apr 2003
WORD - Mobitex is a wireless network architecture that specifies a framework for the fixed equipment necessary to support all the wireless terminals in a packet-switched, radio-based communication system. The three major components ...
GPS messaging
24 Jun 2003
WORD - GPS (Global Positioning System) messaging is a wireless messaging system for location-specific rather than recipient-specific messages. Somewhat like electronic sticky notes, the messages are sent and received by people with ...
geostationary satellite
11 Apr 2003
WORD - A geostationary satellite is an earth-orbiting satellite, placed at an altitude of approximately 35,800 kilometers (22,300 miles) directly over the equator, that revolves in the same direction the earth rotates (west to ...
wireless ISP
08 Apr 2003
WORD - A wireless Internet service provider (WISP) is an Internet service provider (ISP) that allows subscribers to connect to a server at designated hot spots (access points) using a wireless connection such as Wi-Fi. This type of ...
mobile satellite services
11 Apr 2003
WORD - Mobile satellite services (MSS) refers to networks of communications satellites intended for use with mobile and portable wireless telephones. There are three major types: AMSS (aeronautical MSS), LMSS (land MSS), and MMSS ...
wireless application service provider
16 Feb 2004
WORD - WASP is also an acronym for the Web Standards Project.A wireless application service provider (WASP) is part of a growing industry sector resulting from the convergence of two trends: wireless communications and the ...
roaming service
11 Apr 2003
WORD - Roaming service is the ability to get access to the Internet when away from home at the price of a local call or at a charge considerably less than the regular long-distance charges. For example, if you normally get access ...
helical antenna
11 Apr 2003
WORD - Also see satellite.A helical antenna is a specialized antenna that emits and responds to electromagnetic fields with rotating (circular)polarization. These antennas are commonly used at earth-based stations in ...


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