Groups of frequency which is allocated to wireless communication.

General Packet Radio Service; New technology for higher transmission speeds. For this purpose, data is divided into individual packets and sent with a recipient address. The mobile phones remain constantly online, so that no new connections need to be called up for individual data transmission. Now, for the first time, it is also possible to be constantly online with a mobile phone. Charges are made according to data volume and not according to connect time.

Enhanced Data rates for GSM Evolution. EDGE is an extension of GPRS as a technology, dramatically increasing the potential data rates that can be achieved wirelessly. EDGE uses clever software on the network to increase the data throughputs by as much as 8 times over GPRS. In South Africa, EDGE is supported by all of the operators. Data speeds supported in SA range up to a theoretical maximum of 236kbps, but as a technology, EDGE can be enhanced to deliver more than 400kbps. EDGE gives very wide coverage for the network and suits the SA environment very well.

A measure of how closely packed the dots in a bitmapped image are

Multimedia Message Service (or Video messaging) is an extension of the text message. You can send longer texts, and include photos, graphics, sounds and video from your mobile. You can send these messages to other MMS enabled phones.

New radio link standard with short working range, used for the purpose of connecting various terminals to one another on a wireless basis. Contrary to a wireless infrared connection, intervisibility between the devices is not necessary. Thus, the user could simply keep the mobile phone in a jacket pocket while it sends or receives data from the internet via a laptop.

A type of plug-in connection that is used to connect devices.

Allows user to interact with the computer by touching pictures or words on the screen.