![]() ![]() The first eight bits of the ESN were originally the manufacturer code, leaving 24 bits for the manufacturer to assign up to 16,777,215 codes to mobiles. ESNs are currently mainly used with CDMA phones (and were previously used by AMPS and TDMA phones), compared to International Mobile Equipment Identity (IMEI) numbers used by all GSM phones. The administrative role was taken over by the Telecommunications Industry Association in 1997 and is still maintained by them. ![]() Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to uniquely identify mobile devices, from the days of AMPS in the United States starting in the early 1980s. Electronic serial numbers ( ESNs) were created by the U.S. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |