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Explore our library of thousands of telecoms terms and acronyms defined for on-the-job reference or learning new material.

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O-IM-CSI

Originating - IP Multimedia - CAMEL Subscription Information

OAM

Operations, Administration and Maintenance

OFDM

Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing

OFDMA

Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiple Access

OMA

Open Mobile Alliance

OMA-DM

Open Mobile Alliance Device Management

OMC

Operations Maintenance Centre

OSI Reference Model

OSI Reference Model

P-TMSI

Packet - Temporary Mobile Subscriber Identity

Packet Idle Mode

Packet Idle Mode

Packet mode

Packet mode

PAM

Pulse Amplitude Modulation

Park Mode

Park Mode

PCM

Pulse Code Modulation

PCMCIA

Personal Computer Memory Card International Association

PDCP (UMTS)

Packet Data Convergence Protocol

PEM

Privacy Enhanced Mail

PENALTY_TIME

PENALTY_TIME

PIM

Protocol Independent Multicast

PLMN

Public Land Mobile Network

PMA or PM_ADDR

Parked Member Address

PMCH

Physical Multicast Channel

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