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Global System for Mobile Communications

standard to describe protocols for second generation digital cellular networks used by mobile phones
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Summary

Global System for Mobile Communications is a mobile phone network standard[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of mobile phone network standard entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,541 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Instance of: mobile phone generation[3]
  • Followed by: 3G[4]
  • Has use: Wireless WAN[5], 112[6]
  • Commons category: GSM Standard[7]
  • Industry: telecommunications[8]
  • Said to be the same as: 2G[9]
  • Start time: 1990[10], 1992[11]
  • Topic's main category: Category:GSM standard[12]
  • Short name: GSM[13]

Why It Matters

Global System for Mobile Communications has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[14] It is known by 123 alternative names across languages and contexts.[15]

It has been cited as an influence by Enhanced Data Rates for GSM Evolution[16], a mobile phone network standard[17].

FAQs

Who did Global System for Mobile Communications influence?

Global System for Mobile Communications has been cited as an influence by Enhanced Data Rates for GSM Evolution[16].

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References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . books.google.de. books.google.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . books.google.de. books.google.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . books.google.de. books.google.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . books.google.de. books.google.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [17] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [14] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [15] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Global System for Mobile Communications. Retrieved October 11, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/gsm
MLA “Global System for Mobile Communications.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 11 Oct. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/gsm.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_gsm_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Global System for Mobile Communications}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/gsm}, note = {Accessed: 2026-10-11}}
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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 17w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → 0232365-GSM-komunikacni-system
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Svkkl authority id: 0232365-GSM-komunikacni-system, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259496|batch #259496]]"
  2. 17w ago · HelloImSteven · 2026-06-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Foldoc id → Global+System+for+Mobile+Communications
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Foldoc id: GSM, import FOLDOC ID ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/wikibase-cli/36ecd009bcfe7/|details]])"
  3. 23w ago · GeertivpBot bot · 2026-05-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Topic's main category → Category:GSM standard
    Freebase id → /m/03c5f
    Topic's main category → —
    De agostini id → —
    + 53 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update-languages-short:0||ro, ca, mr, az, so, sq, ur, wuu */ #pwb Copy label"
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