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IPTV (Internet Protocol television): Television services delivered over Internet protocol infrastructure
through a telephone or cable network using a broadband access line.
Java: An object-oriented programming language that is intended to be hardware and software
independent.
LTE (Long-Term Evolution): 3GPP radio technology evolution architecture.
Lumia: the product name for our family of smartphones powered by Windows Phone.
MeeGo: A Linux-based, open source software platform which we last deployed in our Nokia N9
smartphone, launched in 2011. Under Nokia’s strategy announced on February 11, 2011, we are
transitioning to Windows Phone as our primary smartphone platform.
Mobile phone: A generic term for devices that are used for mobile communications over a cellular
network. Often used to refer to mobile devices whose software capabilities are generally less powerful
than those of smartphones. See also Feature phone.
Multiradio: Able to support several different radio access technologies.
NFC (near field communication): a short-range wireless technology that enables people to connect
one NFC enabled device with another, or to read an NFC tag. By bringing one NFC-enabled mobile
device close to another NFC device, or to an NFC tag, people can easily share content; access
information and services; or pay for goods.
NGOA (Next Generation Optical Access): Future telecommunications system based on fiber optic
cables capable of achieving bandwidth data rates greater than 100 Mbps.
Nokia Life: a subscription-based service that gives its subscribers regular and relevant information
updates on local market prices, weather conditions, the availability of seeds, fertilizers and pesticides,
as well as news and advice.
Nokia Music: a digital music service from Nokia that offers free unlimited streaming via hundreds of
ad-free music channels – on or off-line.
OFDM (Orthogonal Frequency-Division Multiplexing): A technique for transmitting large amounts of
digital data over a radio wave. OFDM works by splitting the radio signal into multiple smaller sub-
signals that are then transmitted simultaneously at different frequencies to the receiver.
Open source: Refers to a program in which the source code is available to the general public for use
and modification from its original design free of charge.
Operating system (OS): Software that controls the basic operation of a computer or a mobile device,
such as managing the processor and memory. The term is also often used to refer more generally to
the software within a device, including, for instance, the user interface.
Packet: Part of a message transmitted over a packet switched network.
Platform: Software platform is a term used to refer to an operating system or programming
environment, or a combination of the two.
PND (personal navigation device): A term used to describe portable devices or devices embedded in
a vehicle that are used primarily for navigation. Smartphones and increasingly feature phones may
include navigation functionalities, but are not generally referred to as PNDs.
PureView: The name for Nokia’s high performance imaging experiences. PureView represents a set of
industry leading imaging technologies, rather than a single element, feature or specification.
Series 30: A software platform that powers our most cost-effective voice and messaging feature
phones.
Series 40: A software platform that powers our feature phones as well as our most affordable Asha full
touch smartphones.
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