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HSPA

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High Speed Packet Access, an amalgam of two mobile telephony protocols, High Speed Downlink Packet Access (HSDPA) and High Speed Uplink Packet Access (HSUPA), that extends and improves the performance of existing 3G mobile telecommunication networks

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UMTS

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Universal Mobile Telecommunications System, a third-generation mobile cellular system for networks based on the GSM standard

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5G

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Fifth Generation, the fifth generation of mobile network technology, offering higher speeds and reduced latency compared to 4G

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TCP/IP

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Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol, the suite of communications protocols used to connect hosts on the Internet, TCP controls transmission and IP directs packets

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MIMO

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Multiple-Input and Multiple-Output, a wireless technology that uses multiple transmitters and receivers to send and receive more data at the same time

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WAN

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Wide Area Network, a telecommunications network that extends over a large geographic area for the main purpose of computer networking

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SIM

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Subscriber Identity Module, a small memory card used in mobile phones that stores data for GSM/CDMA identities.

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SIP

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Session Initiation Protocol, a signaling protocol used for initiating, maintaining, and terminating real-time sessions that include voice, video and messaging applications

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LTE

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Long-Term Evolution, a standard for wireless broadband communication for mobile devices and data terminals, with increased capacity and speed using a different radio interface

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QoS

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Quality of Service, the description or measurement of the overall performance of a service, such as telephony or computer networking

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WEP

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Wired Equivalent Privacy, a security algorithm for IEEE 802.11 wireless networks

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SSID

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Service Set Identifier, a sequence of characters that uniquely names a Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN)

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RF

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Radio Frequency, the rate of oscillation within the range of about 3 Hz to 300 GHz, which corresponds to the frequency of radio waves

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CDMA

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Code Division Multiple Access, a channel access method used by various radio communication technologies, it assigns unique codes to each communication to differentiate from others

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SNR

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Signal-to-Noise Ratio, a measure used in science and engineering to quantify how much a signal has been corrupted by noise

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NFC

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Near Field Communication, a set of communication protocols that enable two electronic devices to establish communication by bringing them within 4 cm of each other

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RSSI

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Received Signal Strength Indicator, a measurement of the power present in a received radio signal

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WPA

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Wi-Fi Protected Access, a security protocol and security certification program developed by the Wi-Fi Alliance to secure wireless computer networks

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LAN

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Local Area Network, a network that connects computers within a limited area such as a residence, school, or office building

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4G

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Fourth Generation, the fourth generation of broadband cellular network technology, succeeding 3G, and preceding 5G

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VoIP

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Voice over Internet Protocol, a technology that allows for voice communications and multimedia sessions over Internet Protocol networks

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GSM

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Global System for Mobile Communications, a standard developed to describe the protocols for second-generation digital cellular networks used by mobile phones

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FDMA

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Frequency Division Multiple Access, a channel access method used in multiple-access protocols as a channelization protocol

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ITU

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International Telecommunication Union, a specialized agency of the United Nations responsible for issues that concern information and communication technologies

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EDGE

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Enhanced Data Rates for GSM Evolution, also known as Enhanced GPRS (EGPRS), a digital mobile phone technology that allows improved data transmission rates

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ISDN

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Integrated Services Digital Network, a set of communication standards for simultaneous digital transmission of voice, video, data, and other network services over the traditional circuits of the public switched telephone network

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TDMA

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Time Division Multiple Access, a channel access method for shared-medium networks which allows several users to share the same frequency channel by dividing the signal into different time slots

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CSMA/CD

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Carrier Sense Multiple Access with Collision Detection, a network protocol that senses or listens whether a channel is busy before transmitting on it to avoid collisions

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OFDM

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Orthogonal Frequency-Division Multiplexing, a method of encoding digital data on multiple carrier frequencies

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APN

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Access Point Name, the name of a gateway between a GSM, GPRS, 3G or 4G mobile network and another computer network

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