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Glossary

Explore our library of thousands of telecoms terms and acronyms defined for on-the-job reference or learning new material.

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HNB-GW

Home Node B

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Hopping Pilot Beacon

Hopping Pilot Beacon

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Host Name Resolution

Host Name Resolution

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HPLMN

Home Public Land Mobile Network

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HS-DSCH RNTI

HS-DSCH Radio Network Temporary Identity

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HSN

Hopping Sequence Number

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IANA

Internet Assigned Numbers Authority

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ICANN

Internet Corporation for Assigned Names Numbers

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Idle Handoff

Idle Handoff

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IDN

Integrated Digital Network

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IEEE 802.11n

IEEE 802.11n

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IEEE 802.15 Wireless Personal Area Networks

IEEE 802.15 Wireless Personal Area Networks

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IEEE 802.16 Broadband Wireless Metropolitan Area Networks

IEEE 802.16 Broadband Wireless Metropolitan Area Networks

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IM CN

IP Multimedia Core Network

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IMUN

International Mobile User Number

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IN

Intelligent Network

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In Band Signalling

In Band Signalling

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INAP

Intelligent Network Application Part

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Infrared

Infrared

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INMARSAT

International Maritime Satellite Organization

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Inquiry

Inquiry

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Insured Burst

Insured Burst

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Insured Traffic

Insured Traffic

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Integrated Circuit

Integrated Circuit

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