Some people will understandably find themselves confused by the terminology ISP's use to describe their systems and services. As a result we have started this Jargon busting section, which lists some of the most common terms and describes what they mean.
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- 21CN - 21st Century Network
- 3G - Third Generation
- 4G - Fourth Generation
- Backbone Network
- Bits
- Bluetooth
- Broadband
- Bytes
- Cap - Capping
- CBC - Capacity Based Charging
- Contention Ratio
- Dialup
- DLE - Digital Local Exchange
- DSL - Digital Subscriber Line
- DSLAM - Digital Subscriber Line Access Multiplexer
- Ethernet
- Exchange - Telephone Exchange
- FRIACO - Flat Rate Internet Access Call Origination
- FTTx - Fibre To The
- FUP - Fair Usage Policy
- Gbps - Gigabits Per Second
- GPON - Gigabit Passive Optical Networks
- Hotspot - Wireless Hotspots
- HSPA - High Speed Packet Access
- IrDA - Infrared Data Association
- ISDN - Integrated Services Digital Network
- ISP - Internet Service Provider
- Kbps - Kilobits Per Second
- LAN - Local Area Network
- LCR - Local Call Rate
- Leased Line
- LLU - Local Loop Unbundling
- LTE - Long Term Evolution
- MAC - Migration Authorisation Code
- Mbps - Megabits Per Second
- Metered
- MSAN - Multi-Service Access Node
- Narrowband
- NCR - National Call Rate
- NGA - Next Generation Access
- PAYG - Pay as you go
- POTS - Plain Old Telephone Service
- Powerline
- PSTN - Public Switched Telephone Network
- Satellite
- TPON - Telephone Passive Optical Network
- Unmetered
- UWB - Ultrawideband
- v90 - v92
- vISP - Virtual Internet Service Provider
- WAN - Wide Area Network
- WiFi - Wireless Fidelity
- WiMAX - 802.16
- Wireless
- WLAN - Wireless Local Area Network
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