|
Abbreviation
|
Meaning |
| 3G |
Third Generation
Mobile telephones |
| 3GPP |
The third generation
partnership project 3GPP responsible for preparing standards for UMTS |
| BCBC |
British Citizens
Band Confederation |
| BFWA |
Broadband Fixed
Wireless Access |
| BRAN |
Broadband Access
Network |
| C band |
Frequency band
between about 4 and 6 GHz |
| CB |
Citizens' Band |
| CBS |
Common Base
Station |
| CCTA |
Now part of
the Office of Government Commerce |
| CENELEC |
European Committee
for Electrotechnical Standardisation |
| CEPT |
European Conference
of Postal and Telecommunications Administrations. |
| CISPR |
The International
Radio Interference Committee |
| CPG |
Conference Preparatory
Group |
| CSMA |
Carrier Sense
Multiple Access |
| DETR |
Department of
Environment, Transport and the Regions |
| DTI |
Department of
Trade and Industry |
| EMC |
Electromagnetic
Compatibility |
| ERC |
European Radiocommunications
Committee - the main CEPT committee looking after radio matters. |
| EPIRB |
Emergency Position
Indicating Radio Beacon |
| ERO |
European Radiocommunications
Office-a permanent secretariat within the CEPT committee looking after radio
matters |
| E-TACS |
Extended Total
Access Communication System. Extra spectrum allocated to cellular radiotelephone
system |
| ETSI |
European Telecommunications
Standards Institute. ETSI was set up in 1988 by the European Commission
and the CEPT to set common telecommunications standards |
| EU |
European Union |
| FiLSM |
Fixed Links
Spectrum Management System |
| FLATCO |
Fixed Link and
Transportable Earth Station Co-ordination |
| FSS |
Fixed Satellite
Service |
| FWA |
Fixed Wireless
Access |
| GPRS |
General Packet
Radio Service |
| GSI |
Government Secure
Intranet |
| GSM |
Global System
for Mobile communications Originally Groupe Spécial Mobile |
| HF |
High Frequency
(3 to 30 MHz) |
| HIPERLAN |
High Performance
Radio Local Area Networks |
| ICNIRP |
International
Commission on Non-Ionising Radiation Protection |
| IiP |
Investors in
People |
| IPMS |
Institute of
Professional and Managerial Staff |
| ISM |
Industrial,
Scientific and Medical. The use of radio for non-communication purposes
such as microwave heating etc. |
| ISS |
Information
Systems Strategy |
| ITU |
International
Telecommunication Union |
| JFMG |
Joint Frequency
Management Group |
| JTC |
Joint Technical
Committee |
| Ku |
Part of the
frequency band between about 11 and 14 GHz |
| L |
Frequency band
around 1.5 GHz |
| LF |
Low Frequency
(30 to 300 kHz) |
| MASTS |
Mobile Assignment
Technical System |
| MB/s |
Megabytes per
second |
| MF |
Medium Frequency
(300-3000kHz) |
| MoD |
Ministry of
Defence |
| MoU |
Memorandum of
Understanding |
| MPT |
The prefix for
the numbering sequence for UK national type approval specifications |
| Ofcom |
Office of Communications |
| OFTEL |
Office
of Telecommunications - responsible for regulating the UK telecoms industry
|
| ORU |
Operational
Research Unit |
| OSS |
One-stop shopping |
| PBR |
Private Business
Radio |
| PCS |
Public and Commercial
Services Union |
| PMR |
Private Mobile
Radio. Now known in the UK as PBR (see above) |
| RA 179 |
the Agency's
leaflet "Advice on Television and Radio Reception" |
| REAG |
Racial Equality
Advisory Group |
| RIR |
Radio Interface
Recommendation |
| RLAN |
Radio Local
Area Network |
| RLC |
Radio Licensing
Centre |
| RSGB |
Radio Society
of Great Britain |
| RSI |
Radio Spectrum
International |
| RTCG |
Radio Technology
and Compatibility Group |
| R&TTE |
Radio and Telecommunication
Terminal Equipment Directive |
| RULES |
Radiocommunications
Unified Licensing Executive System |
| SECOM |
Satellite Earth
Station Coordination Management System |
| SMAG |
Spectrum Management
Advisory Group |
| SMIS |
Strategic Management
Information System |
| SRO |
Senior Responsible
Owner |
| TC-ERM |
ETSI Committee
on EMC and Radio Spectrum Matters |
| T & D |
Testing and
Development |
| TETRA |
Trans European
Trunked Radio |
| TM4 |
Transmission
and Multiplexing Subgroup 4 |
| TSAG |
Telecommunication
Standardisation Advisory Group |
| UHF |
Ultra High Frequency
(300 to 3000 MHz) |
| UIC |
International
Railways Union |
| UKAS |
United Kingdom
Accreditation Service |
| UBR |
Unlicensed broadcasters |
| UMS |
Unattended Monitoring
System |
| UMTS |
Universal Mobile
Telecommunications System |
| VHF |
Very High Frequency
(30 to 300 MHz) |
| VNS |
Voluntary National
Standard |
| WAP |
Wireless Application
Protocol |
| WRC |
World Radiocommunication
Conference |
| WTSA |
World Telecommunication
Standardisation Assembly |
| xDSL |
Digital Subscriber
Line |
