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11T-carrier — In telecommunications, T carrier, sometimes abbreviated as T CXR , is the generic designator for any of several digitally multiplexed telecommunications carrier systems originally developed by Bell Labs and used in North America, Japan, and Korea …
12modem — /moh deuhm, dem/, Computers. n. 1. an electronic device that makes possible the transmission of data to or from a computer via telephone or other communication lines. v.t. 2. to send or receive (information, data, or the like) via a modem.… …
13GSM — For other uses, see GSM (disambiguation). The GSM logo is used to identify compatible handsets and equipment GSM (Global System for Mobile Communications, originally Groupe Spécial Mobile), is a standard set developed by the European… …
14Digital Radio Mondiale — (abbreviated DRM; mondiale being Italian and French for worldwide ) is a set of digital audio broadcasting technologies designed to work over the bands currently used for AM broadcasting, particularly shortwave. DRM can fit more channels than AM …
15GSM services — are a standard collection of applications and features available to mobile phone subscribers all over the world. The GSM standards are defined by the 3GPP collaboration and implemented in hardware and software by equipment manufacturers and… …
16Base station subsystem — The Base Station Subsystem (BSS) is the section of a traditional cellular telephone network which is responsible for handling traffic and signaling between a mobile phone and the network switching subsystem. The BSS carries out transcoding of… …
17Passive optical network — A passive optical network (PON) is a point to multipoint, fiber to the premises network architecture in which unpowered optical splitters are used to enable a single optical fiber to serve multiple premises, typically 32 128. A PON consists of an …
18telephone — telephoner, n. /tel euh fohn /, n., v., telephoned, telephoning. n. 1. an apparatus, system, or process for transmission of sound or speech to a distant point, esp. by an electric device. v.t. 2. to speak to or summon (a person) by telephone. 3.… …
19Videoconferencing — See also: List of video telecommunication services and product brands A Tandberg T3 high resolution telepresence room in use (2008) …
20Telephone exchange — A telephone operator manually connecting calls with cord pairs at a telephone switchboard. In the field of telecommunications, a telephone exchange or telephone switch is a system of electronic components that connects telephone calls. A central… …
