| 3GPP | Third Generation Partnership Project |
| CDMA | Code Division Multiple Access |
| CDPD | Cellular Digital Packet Data |
| CMT | Cellular Messaging Teleservice |
| CSD | Circuit Switched Data |
| ETSI | European Telecoms Standards Institute |
| GPRS | General Packet Radio Service |
| GSA | Global Mobile Suppliers Association |
| GSM | Global Standard for Messaging |
| HSCSD | High Speed Circuit Switched Data |
| ITU | International Telecommunication Union |
| MExE | Mobile Station Execution Environment |
| SMD-PP | Short Message Delivery - Point-to-Point |
| SMS | Short Message Service |
| TDMA | Time Division Multiple Access |
| USSD | Unstructured Supplemental Services Data |
| WAP | Wireless Application Protocol |
| UMTS | Universal Mobile Telecommunications System |
| UWCC | Universal Wireless Communications Consortium |