They call it a data plan because, in contrast to the traditional GSM service, which provides voice and simple text transmission only, it offers data transmission through an IP network and, ultimately, a connection to the Internet, where multimedia resources can be accessed.
A na-akpọ ya atụmatụ data n'ihi na, n'adịghị ka ọrụ GSM omenala nke na-enye olu na ntinye ederede dị mfe, ọ na-enye nnyefe data site na netwọk IP yana n'ikpeazụ njikọ na Ịntanetị, ebe enwere ike ịnweta ihe nnweta multimedia.