3G
Third Generation Mobile Telephony
AAA
Authentication, Authorization, Accounting
ASON
Automatically Switched Optical Network
ATM
Asynchronous Transfer Mode
BTS
Base Transceiver Station
CDMA
Code Division Multiple Access
DWDM
Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexing
DSL
Digital Subscriber Loop
EDGE
Enhanced Data Rates For GSM Evolution
FMC
Fixed-Mobile Convergence
GSM
Global System for Mobile Communications
GPRS
General Packet Radio Service
HSDPA
High-Speed DownlinkPacket Access
ISDN
Integrated Serviced Digital Network
IMS
IP Multimedia Subsystem
IAD
Integrated Access Device
IPTV
Internet Protocol Television
MIMO
Multiple Input Multiple Output
MPLS
Multiprotocol Label Switching
MMS
Multimedia Message Service
MBMS
Multimedia Broadcast / Multicast Service
MAN
Metropolitan Area Network
NGN
Next Generation Network
OFDM
Orthogonal Frequency-Division Multiplexing
ONT
Optical Network Terminal
PON
Passive Optical Network
PSTN
Public Switched Telephone Network
SAE
SYSTEM ARCHITECTURE EVOLUTION
SONET
Synchronous Optical Network
SMS
Short Message Service
SDH
Synchronous Digital Hierarchy
UMTS
Universal Mobile Telecommunications System
VDSL2
Very-high-bit-rate Digital Subscriber Loop
VLAN
Virtual Local Area Network
VoIP
Voice over Internet Protocol
VPN
Virtual Private Network
WAP
Wireless Application Protocol
WiMAX
Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access
WCDMA
Wideband Code Division Multiple Access
WLAN
Wireless Local Area Network