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| 3G |
Third Generation Mobile Telephony; the network currently in the process of being introduced that will permit high data transfer speeds and advanced services. |
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| A |
| ADSL |
Asymmetrical Digital Subscriber Line. |
| AMPS |
Advanced Mobile Telephone Service; standard for analogue mobile telephony services developed in the US. |
| ASP |
Active Server Pages; abbreviated .asp in Internet addresses, is a programming tool from Microsoft that places the majority of intelligence on the server. |
| ATM |
Asynchronous Transfer Mode. |
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| B |
| Bluetooth |
Shortwave radio-based technology employing a new type of chip that enables wireless transfer of signals at short distances between telephones, computers and other equipment. |
| Bluetooth Host Stack from Ericsson |
Software component that enables local wireless connections between PCs and other units, such as handheld computers, mobile phones, LAN ports, digital cameras and headsets. The stack conforms to the Bluetooth specification and is independent of both operating system and hardware. |
| Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG) |
An organisation consisting of leading companies in the telecommunications, computer and network industries. The organisation has been established to standardise and speed development of Bluetooth technology and to introduce it the market. |
| Broadband |
Transfer principle entailing greater bandwidth than that available for traditional transfer of voice. Transfer speeds of 2Mbit/s and higher are generally considered to be broadband. |
| Browser |
Client program used to navigate through the information resources of the Internet. |
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| C |
| Client |
A program on a networked computer that utilises the services of a server. May also refer collectively to both computers and programs. |
| CDMA |
Code Division Multiple Access; technology for digital transfer of radio signals between, for example, a mobile phone and a base radio station. |
| CDPD |
Cellular Digital Packet Data |
| CRM |
Customer Relationship Management; program that helps a company handle customer relations in an organised way, by integrating sales, marketing, customer service, and support. |
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| D |
| D-AMPS |
Digital Advanced Mobile Phone System |
| DECT |
Digital Enhanced Cordless Telecommunications |
| Domain Name |
Web address that can be obtained by registering with domain companies for a .com, .net, or .org domain |
| DSL |
Digital Subscriber Line |
| DWDM |
Dense Wave Division Multiplexing |
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| E |
| EDGE |
Enhanced Data rates for Global Evolution; enhancement technology for GSM or TDMA permitting Global Evolution (EDGE) data transfer speeds up to 384 kbit/s. |
| EDI |
Electronic Data Interchange; a collection of standardised tools for the exchange of information computer-to-computer, specially adapted to electronic commerce. |
| EMS |
Enhanced Messaging Service |
| ERP |
Enterprise Resource Planning is an integrated business system that handles entire or large parts of a company's administration, planning and logistics. Payroll and human resources administration systems are included, business systems, production and inventory systems, as well as logistics systems, often combined and supplemented with EDI. |
| Extranet |
Extension of a company's intranet onto the Internet, permitting selected customers, suppliers and colleagues working in the field to obtain exclusive access to information and services through the web. |
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| F |
| FDL |
Facility Data Link |
| FIFO |
First In First Out |
| Firewall |
Software and hardware systems that protect an internal network from outside data that could be harmful to the network, such as a virus sent via the Internet. |
| FM |
Fault Management |
| FTP |
File Transfer Protocol |
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| G |
| GSM |
Global System for Mobile Communications, the most prevalent standard today for digital mobile telephony. Used on the 900 MHz and 1,800 MHz frequencies in Europe, Asia and Australia, and 1,900 MHz in North America and Latin America. |
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| H |
| HTML |
Hypertext Markup Language, code language for creating documents for use on the Web. HTML defines the structure and appearance of a Web document. |
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| I |
| ICT |
Information and Communications Technology |
| IDSL |
ISDN Digital Subscriber Line |
| Intranet |
A network, based on IP, that belongs to an organisation, usually a company, and is only accessible to the organisation's members and employees or other authorised persons. |
| IP |
Internet Protocol, protocol that constitutes the basis for all communication on the Internet. Defines how information is transferred between systems. Version 4 (IPv4) is most commonly used at present. The pending version 6 (IPv6) is also called IP next generation (IPng). |
| IP telephony |
Technology for transfer of voice calls on the Internet. Also called Voice over IP, VoIP. |
| ISDN |
Integrated Service Digital Network |
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| J |
| Javascript |
Programming language that interacts with HTML on Web pages to make them interactive. |
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| L |
| LAN |
Local Area Network, a basic component in a company's information management. |
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| M |
| MMS |
Multimedia Messaging Service, allows users to send and receive multimedia messages with a mobile terminal. |
| MP3 |
Abbreviation of MPEG-1, Audio Layer 3, and MPEG, which stands for Moving Pictures Expertise Group. MP3 is a standard that translates digitally recorded music into data files. |
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| N |
| NMT |
Nordic Mobile Telephony |
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| O |
| OBI |
Open Buying on the Internet is a purchasing process that gives a step-by-step description of transactions between the buyer, supplier, and payment institution. |
| OSS |
Operations Support Systems, a set of programs that help network operators monitor, control, analyse and rectify malfunctions in a telecommunications network. |
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| P |
| PCN |
Personal Communications Network |
| PCS |
Personal Communications Services |
| PDA |
Personal Digital Assistent, a small portable computer carried by the user, primarily used for notes, addresses and e-mail. Also called a hand-held computer. |
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| R |
| R & D |
Research and Development |
| Router |
Packet switch for connecting local networks with traffic control and filtering capabilities when there are several routes for each information packet to be transported between two endpoints. |
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| S |
| Scalability |
The possibility of increasing capacity in an existing system without significant costs, and without making changes in applications. |
| SDSL |
Symmetric Digital Subscriber Line |
| Server |
A program that provides services to other computers (clients) in a network and distributes shared resources such as data, programs and communications access. May refer collectively to both computers and programs. |
| SMS |
Short Message Service, GSM function enabling messages up to 160 characters long to be sent and received by mobile terminals through a network operator's message centre. |
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| T |
| TACS |
Total Access Communication System |
| TDMA |
Time Division Multiple Access |
| TMN |
Telecom Management Network |
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| U |
| URL |
Uniform Resource Locator is a Web address, the first part of which states which protocol is used to transfer files. |
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| V |
| VoIP |
Voice over Internet Protocol, see IP telephony |
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| W |
| W-LAN |
Wireless Local Area Network |
| W3C |
World Wide Web Consortium, the international organisation that defines which functions will be included in Web languages |
| WAN |
Wide Area Network |
| WAP |
Wireless Application Protocol, a free, unlicensed protocol for wireless communication that makes it possible to create advanced telecommunications services and to access Internet pages to a mobile telephone. WAP is a de facto industry standard supported by a large number of suppliers. |
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| X |
| XHTML |
eXtensible Hyper Text Markup Language is a new language for creating Web pages that can also be read on the small screen of a handheld computer. |
| XML |
eXtensible Markup Language, a standard allowing documents to be defined and presentation of pages to be controlled uniformly on the web, regardless of the local computing environment. XML permits considerably greater specialised functionality than HTML for applications such as electronic commerce. Web designers can create their own tags, thus simplifying the definition, transfer, validation and interpretation of data between applications and organisations. |
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