The A to Z of wireless

R is for Roaming

Roaming is the ability to use your mobile phone outside your home country by accessing host networks in your location. Being able to use your mobile abroad is a great benefit when on holiday but the ability for workers to use mobile devices when on foreign business trips is also extremely useful.

The way roaming generally works is that foreign networks have agreements between them to allow users from outside the home network to use their services. So, when a mobile device from an affiliated network is detected, it will be allowed onto the host network.

The list from A to Z

Click on the links below to find out more on each of the entries in the list.

A is for Antivirus
B is for Bluetooth
C is for The Cloud
D is for dotMobi
E is for Email
F is for FMC
G is for GPS
H is for HSDPA
I is for i-mode
J is for Japan Air
K is for Korea
L is for LBS
M is for M2M
N is for NFC
O is for Operating systems
P is for Pubs
Q is for QoS
R is for Roaming
S is for Satellite
T is for TV
U is for UMTS
V is for Virgin
W is for WiMax
X is for XDA
Y is for Yucca
Z is for Zigbee

But charges for calls when abroad have until now been on the high side, and have been a source of debate. The European Commission proposed cutting these charges earlier this year.