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N-AMPS
Narrowband AMPS
NB
Normal Burst; used to carry traffic and control channels except RACH
NET
Norme Europeenne de Telecommunications
NMT
Nordic Mobile Telephone system; an analogue cellular technology deployed in the Nordic countries in the late 1970’s; variations were also deployed in the Benelux countries and in Russia. NMT operated in the 450 and 900MHz bands and was the first technology to offer international roaming, albeit only in the Nordic countries
Node B
The element in a UMTS network which interfaces with the mobile station, analogous to a BTS in a GSM network
The Consumer Mobile Glossary
No Service
An indication on the display of a cellular phone that indicates that the user is in an area where cellular service is unavailable