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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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dBW

dBW

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Deep Web

Deep Web

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Downlink DPCH

Downlink DPCH

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DWDM

Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexing

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DwPTS

Downlink Pilot Time Slot

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eMBMS Gateway

eMBMS Gateway

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Firewall

Firewall

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Firewire

Firewire

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Fixed Wireless Local Loop

Fixed Wireless Local Loop

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Forward CDMA Channel

Forward CDMA Channel

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FWA

Fixed Wireless Access

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HaLow

HaLow

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Handover Word

Handover Word

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HeNB-GW

HeNB Gateway

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HGW

Home Gateway

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HNB-GW

Home Node B

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IEEE 802.11 Wireless

IEEE 802.11

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IEEE 802.11w

IEEE 802.11w

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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-MGW

IMS - Media Gateway

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IMS-MGW

IMS Media Gateway

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IP-SM-GW

IP Short Message Gateway

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IWF

Interworking Function

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