fixed locations. These data rates allow for video streaming and location based services.
Traffic Messages sent and received over a communications
channel. Also, a quantitative measurement of the
number of messages and their duration, expressed in call minutes or other units.
Transmission medium
The medium over which information is sent, for example, copper wire, HFC cable, fibre optic and
radio.
Transmission technology
Determines the protocol with which information is sent over an transmission medium, for example, ISDN or
ADSL.
2G Second generation. Existing digital cellular standard
providing voice and low speed Internet access. 2G technologies include GSM and CDMA. They employ digital voice encoding and a mixture of
circuit-switching and packet-switching techniques
supporting data transmission rates around 9.6 kbps.
2.5G 2.5 generation. An evolutionary cellular standard on the
way to 3G technologies. 2.5G technologies include
GPRS and EDGE and employ packet-switching
techniques with the potential to support data transmission rates up to 384 kbps.
ULL Unconditioned local loop. Same as local loop
unbundling.
Upstream transmission
The transmission of information from the customer, either along the CAN (towards the local exchange), or using alternative networks, for example, HFC cable,
USO Universal service obligation. Legislation which generally requires designated carriers to provide basic telephone services, payphones and prescribed carriage services on a countrywide and equitable basis.
Virtual POP Virtual point of presence. Allows users to access an ISP as though it were within the same local call zone and therefore at the cost of a local phone call. However, the additional costs incurred by the ISP in making this service available are typically passed on to the user as part of their charge.
xDSL Generic term for digital subscriber line technologies (such as ADSL), which enable high speed access to the Internet over copper wires.
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