what is GSM?
[Top] GSM stands for Global Systems for Mobile. It is a European Standard for digital cellular phones and has gained wide acceptance around the world including Europe, Asia and parts of the US. The GSM system supports voice, data and short messaging. GSM is one of the most comprehensive mobile communications systems ever designed. It was also designed to be very flexible and to allow new services to be added in the future. It is the most popular mobile phone system in the world today and has the most users of any network.
GSM (Global System for Mobile Communications) is the world’s predominant mobile phone standard, first adopted in Europe and then quickly spreading throughout Asia, Africa and the Pacific Rim (Australia, N. Zealand, etc.). GSM enables the same cell phone to work in London, Johannesburg, Beijing, Sydney and elsewhere.