Local number portability

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This article is about telephone number portability on landlines. For telephone number portability on mobile phones, see mobile number portability.

Local number portability, (LNP) for fixed lines, and full mobile number portability (FMNP), for mobile phone lines, refers to the ability to transfer either an existing fixed-line or mobile telephone number assigned by a local exchange carrier (LEC) and reassign it to another carrier. In most cases, there are limitations to transferability with regards to geography, service area coverage and technology.

In the United States and Canada, mobile number portability is referred to simply as WNP or WLNP (Wireless LNP). In Japan and Pakistan it is referred to as mobile number portability, (MNP)^[1].Wireless Number Portability is available in some parts of Africa, Asia, Australia, and most European countries including Britain; however, this relates to transferability between mobile phone lines only. Iceland, Canada, and the United States are the only three countries in the world that offer full number portability transfers between both fixed lines and mobile phone lines ^[2] because mobile and fixed line numbers are mixed in the same area codes, and billing wise are identical for the calling party, the mobile user usually pays for incoming calls; in other countries all mobile numbers are placed in higher priced mobile-dedicated area codes and the originator of the incoming call to the mobile phone pays for the incoming call, not the mobile phone owner.

Some cellular telephone companies will charge for this conversion as a regulatory

Wireless signal extraction

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Wireless Signal Extraction is a new term in the Intelligent transportation system industry. Wireless Signal Extraction is a technology that pulls or extracts data from a wireless carrier’s network, after the data has been anonymized. The data is then used to provide traffic information. The resultant information can be used to provide drivers with real-time traffic conditions, to build historical databases of traffic information for planning purposes, and to give emergency response agencies both historical snapshots and real-time conditions to aid in their evacuation and emergency response management.

WiSE technology provides traffic information on highways and arterials, which is an advantage over other technologies. Another advantage of WiSE technology is that it doesn’t rely on equipment that has to be installed and maintained, such as sensors. This term was initially used by AirSage to describe its technology.

Wireless Informatics

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Wireless Informatics describes the evolution of traditional customer support practices within the mobile industry from problem management to problem prevention. Wireless Informatics 'methodologies' are being adopted by mobile operators, device manufacturers and service providers as a means of overcoming the negative impact of service and technology complexity on both operating costs and customer/brand loyalty.

Because added complexity across mobile technologies coupled with a rise in market competition makes managing the mobile user experience through traditional support channels an increasingly complex and potentially costly business, Wireless Informatics supports the notion of using collating, validating and disseminating knowledge, best practices and experiences throughout the mobile value-chain as a means of mitigating end-user support requirements. For example, trends analysis made within an existing customer care center can be applied 'upstream', perhaps within the organisation's product management or retail division to eliminate a troublesome component, service etc before the problem erupts and drives a costly spike in support calls.

Wireless Informatics is supported and promoted as an industry best practice by the Wireless Informatics Forum (run by WDSGlobal), a non-profit organisation dedicated to linking all parties in the mobile landscape and aiding the cross-sharing of knowledge and best-pra References

W-SIM

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W-SIM
（RX420AL）W-SIM (Willcom-SIM) is a SIM card developed by Willcom which, in addition to standard SIM functions, also has the core components of a cellular telephone (PHS), such as the radio receiver/transmitter, built inside. It is currently used in some terminals (listed below), which do not have radio modules.

The W-SIM core module is an extended version of a SIM card, containing not only user data but also all the transmission technology needed for a mobile device to work.

A terminal device developer can build a customized terminal without the design and development of a radio module, and users can change to a different radio module W-SIM without changing the terminal itself.

Similar to traditional handsets made by WILLCOM, W-SIM terminals can be used in Japan, including global roaming with Taiwan and Thailand.

Transatel

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Transatel
Type Private
Founded 2000
Headquarters 55 Quai Marcel Dassault
92210 Saint-Cloud
France
Key people Jacques Bonifay, CEO
Industry Mobile telecommunications
Products Offer MVNO (Easypass, Easyborder, Equilibre) et offer MVNE
Revenue 13 million EUR (2010) estimation
Employees 80 (August, 2008)
Website www.transatel.com
Transatel is a pan European company which positioned itself, with success, on the MVNO market in Europe. Its headquarters is located in Paris, France, and it has offices in United Kingdom, Belgium, Luxemburg and the Netherlands. The company is directed by Jacques Bonifay.


[edit] Activities
Transatel has 2 activities:

A mobile phone service provider dedicated to crossborders and frequent travellers (MVNO) or non-European mobile phone companies specialized in the rental of mobile phones
An activity for companies which want to launch a mobile service under their own brand (MVNE)
1st activity

Transatel, Transatel, Multi-Country Operator dedicated to Crossborders and Frequent Travellers (MVNO) www.transatel-mobile.com

In order to avoid roaming, Transatel invented a solution: the multi-country mobile phone offer, allowing users to cut substantially their mobile phone expenses.

This innovation has been possible thanks to a new SIM card technology and thanks to agreements with operators from each country of Transatel zone: France, Belgium, Luxemburg and The Netherlands.

An exclusive technology:

PCS switching center

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PCS switching center: In personal communications service, a facility that (a) supports access-independent call control/service control, and connection control (switching) functions, and (b) is responsible for interconnection of access and network systems to support end-to-end services.

Note 1: The PCS switching center represents a collection of one or more network elements.

Note 2: The term "center" does not imply a physical location.

Source: from Federal Standard 1037C

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P2000 (network)

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A P2000 pager

P2000 is a one-way communications network for pagers based on Motorola's FLEX-protocol in the Netherlands. The network is used by all emergency services and provides nationwide coverage. Several tests have shown the network can cope with the largest disasters when large numbers of emergency personnel need to be reached. The P2000 network is maintained by the Ministry of Home Affairs.

Messages are similar to SMS-messages. The FLEX-protocol does not provide encryption, which means means any message can be read by everyone with a receiver. Several websites provide a live monitor for all messages on this network.

External links

• Live P2000 monitor

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