The document defines common technical abbreviations used in mobile technology and communications: GSM refers to the Global System for Mobile communications standard for mobile phones. GPRS enables general packet radio service for data transfer like WAP, SMS, and MMS on GSM networks. SMS refers to Short Message Service for sending short text messages on mobile phones. MMS enables multimedia messaging with images, audio and video on telephony networks standardized by 3GPP and OMA. VOIP allows routing voice conversations over the Internet using IP networks.