USSD
E633197
USSD (Unstructured Supplementary Service Data) is a real-time, session-based communication protocol used by mobile phones to interact with a service provider’s computers, commonly enabling menu-driven services like banking and balance checks without requiring internet access.
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
GSM service
ⓘ
mobile communication protocol ⓘ |
| abbreviationOf | Unstructured Supplementary Service Data NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| accessedBy |
USSD codes
ⓘ
short codes ⓘ |
| advantageOverApps | works without data connection ⓘ |
| advantageOverSMS | no message storage ⓘ |
| advantageOverSMS | real-time interaction ⓘ |
| category |
mobile telecommunications
ⓘ
network protocols ⓘ |
| codeFormat | *code# ⓘ |
| communicatesWith |
application servers
ⓘ
service provider computers ⓘ |
| comparedWith | SMS ⓘ |
| definedIn |
GSM 02.90
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
GSM 03.90 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| differsFrom | SMS NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| doesNotRequire |
internet access
ⓘ
mobile data ⓘ |
| enables |
account information retrieval
ⓘ
airtime top-up ⓘ balance inquiry ⓘ bill payment services ⓘ customer self-care services ⓘ mobile banking ⓘ mobile money transfers ⓘ network configuration services ⓘ service activation ⓘ |
| fullName | Unstructured Supplementary Service Data NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasProperty |
connection-oriented
ⓘ
menu-driven ⓘ real-time ⓘ session-based ⓘ text-based ⓘ |
| operatesOver |
control channels
ⓘ
signaling channels ⓘ |
| standardizedIn | 3GPP specifications ⓘ |
| supports |
interactive menus
ⓘ
session management ⓘ two-way communication ⓘ |
| transports | short text strings ⓘ |
| usedBy |
banks
ⓘ
feature phones ⓘ mobile money providers ⓘ mobile network operators ⓘ mobile phones ⓘ smartphones ⓘ |
| usedIn |
GSM networks
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
mobile networks ⓘ |
| widelyUsedFor | financial inclusion services ⓘ |
| widelyUsedIn | developing countries ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.