| INTRODUCTION → 1. The Planet Goes BlackBerry → 2. The Birth of the BlackBerry → 3. Lawsuits in Motion → → 4. From Brand to Icon → 5. BlackBerry Jam → 6. The Rise of the TeleBrain → |
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BlackBerry Planet Glossary - W
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| Appendix - Glossary → Timeline → Financials → Growth → Patents | Cases → Bibliography → Partners Fund → Techno Telepathy |
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[edit] W-CDMAWideband CDMA. A wideband spread-spectrum mobile air interface that uses the direct-sequence spread spectrum method of asynchronous CDMAto achieve higher speeds and support more users compared to time division multiplexing (TDMA) used by 2G GSM networks; also the standard data interface used by the UMTS mobile communication system, W-CDMA (UMTS). [edit] WAPWireless Application Protocol. A world standard for developing applications over wireless networks; lets users access limited amounts of Internet information on their PDAs, web-enabled phones or pagers; features Wireless Markup Language (WML). If a website didn’t support WAP, then early wireless devices could not access the site. The PocketGenie web browser and service, provided by WolfeTech, first allowed BlackBerry users to access HTML on the Web, but only through special low graphics sites. [edit] WETWork Extending Technology. Generally portable or mobile devices, such as cell phones, laptops, PDAs, BlackBerrys, that enable work outside the office. Also mobile networks, WiFi and the Internet. [edit] Wi-FiWireless Fidelity. A trademark of the Wi-Fi Alliance, a nonprofit industry association; allows wireless connection for computers to send and receive data within the range of a base station, using the IEEE 802.11 radio technologies to provide secure, reliable and fast wireless connectivity; can be used to connect computers to each other, to the Internet and to wired networks. Wi-Fi networks operate in the unlicensed 2.4 and 5 GHz radio bands. |
[edit] WTLSWireless Transport Layer Security [edit] WiMAXWorldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access. A wireless data transmission standard that gives up to 70 Mb/sec symmetric broadband speed; uses variety of modes, from point-to-point links to full mobile cellular-type access; based on IEEE 802.16 (aka WirelessMAN) [edit] WMLWireless Markup Language. A streamlined version of HTML that uses less bandwidth, designed for small screens. [edit] WolfeTech PocketGenieAn add-on service that provided the first low graphics Internet experience on the BlackBerry. Service plan prices at first ranged from 25 cents per use to $29.95 for unlimited monthly access (in addition to the monthly connection charge). PocketGenie provided limited browsing and query-and-response access to Internet content. A content menu included name and number directories, entertainment news, handy reference sections, comprehensive package tracking with support for most parcel shippers, financial updates, news, sports, horoscopes, traffic and road conditions, and travel services. The system initially suffered from serious lag time. |
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| Appendix - Glossary → Timeline → Financials → Growth → Patents | Cases → Bibliography → Partners Fund → Techno Telepathy |
