Glossary
- ENUM:
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E.164 NUmber mapping
- FSW:
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Federated social web
- GSM:
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Global system for mobile communications GSMA GSM association
- IETF:
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Internet engineering task force
- IM:
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Instant messaging
- IMAP:
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Internet message access protocol
- IMS:
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IP multimedia subsystem
- IP:
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Internet protocol
- MMS:
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Multimedia messaging service
- OMA:
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Open mobile alliance
- OTT:
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Over-the-top
- POP:
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Post office protocol
- PSN:
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Personal social network
- RCS:
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Rich communication suite
- SIP:
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Session initiation protocol
- SMS:
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Short message service
- SMTP:
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Simple mail transfer protocol
- SN:
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Social network
- SNEW:
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Social NEtwork web
- VAS:
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Value added services
- W3C:
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World wide web consortium
Definition
Soon after the rise of the Social Web on the Internet, pervasiveness, in particular mobile access, has been fostering the adaptation – and evolution – of the entire telecom industry. In this essay we illustrate how mobile devices, and consequently telco networks, have been...
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Goix, LW., Mondin, F.L. (2018). Social Networking in the Telecom Industry. In: Alhajj, R., Rokne, J. (eds) Encyclopedia of Social Network Analysis and Mining. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-7131-2_343
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