| Abbreviation |
Meaning |
| 3G |
Third Generation Mobile telephones |
| 3GPP |
The third generation partnership project 3GPP responsible for preparing standards for 3rd generation mobile systems |
| ADCO |
The Administrative Cooperation group of market surveillance organisations in the European Union |
| AMR |
Adaptive Multirate Codec |
| BCBC |
British Citizens Band Confederation |
| BFWA |
Broadband Fixed Wireless Access |
| BSI |
British Standards Institution |
| C-band |
Frequency band between about 4 and 6 GHz. |
| CB |
Citizens' Band |
| CBS |
Common Base Station |
| CDMA |
Code Division Multiple Access |
| CEPT |
European Conference of Postal and Telecommunications Administrations |
| CISPR |
The International Radio Interference Committee |
| DECT |
Digital European Cordless Telecommunication system |
| DLR |
Docklands Light Railway |
| DSI |
Detailed Spectrum Investigation |
| DTI |
Department of Trade and Industry |
| EDGE |
Enhanced Data rates for GSM Evolution |
| EHF |
Extra High Frequency |
| EMC |
Electromagnetic Compatibility |
| ERC |
European Radiocommunications Committee - the main CEPT committee looking after radio matters |
| ERO |
European Radiocommunications Office - a permanent secretariat within the CEPT committee looking after radio matters |
| ERP |
Effective Radiated Power |
| ETACS |
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 |
| GPRS |
General Packet Radio Service |
| GSM |
Global System for Mobile communications. Originally Groupe Spécial Mobile |
| HF |
High Frequency (3 to 30 MHz) |
| HIPERLAN |
High Performance Radio Local Area Networks |
| HR |
Human Resources |
| IETF |
Internet Engineering Task Force |
| IiP |
Investors in People |
| IMT2000 |
Generic name for 3rd Generation Mobile system standards |
| ISM |
Industrial, Scientific and Medical. The use of radio for non-communication purposes such as microwave heating etc. |
| ITU |
International Telecommunication Union |
| Ku-band |
Part of the frequency band between about 11 and 14 GHz |
| L-band |
Frequency band around 1.5 GHz. |
| LF |
Low Frequency (30 to 300 kHz) |
| MPT |
The prefix for the numbering sequence for UK national type approval specifications |
| NAMAS |
National Measurement Accreditation Service |
| NERA |
National Economic Research Associates |
| NTL |
National Transcommunications Ltd |
| OECD |
Organisation of Economic Co-operation and Development |
| OFTEL |
Office of Telecommunications - responsible for regulating the UK telecoms industry |
| PBR |
Private Business Radio |
| PLA |
Port of London Authority |
| PMR |
Private Mobile Radio, now known in the UK as PBR (see above) |
| PMSE |
Programme Making and Special Events |
| POCM |
Post Office Customer Management Ltd |
| POTS |
Plain old telephone service |
| PSRCP |
Public Safety Radio Communications Project |
| RA 179 |
The Agency's leaflet "Advice on Television and Radio Reception" |
| REAG |
Racial Equality Advisory Group |
| RECAB |
Radio Equipment Conformity Assessment Bodies |
| RLAN |
Radio Local Area Network |
| RSGB |
The Radio Society of Great Britain - represents the interests of radio Amateurs |
| 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 Co-ordination Management System |
| SI |
Statutory Instrument |
| SMAG |
Spectrum Management Advisory Group |
| SoLSA |
Support of Localised Service Area |
| SRBR |
Short Range Business Radio |
| STF |
Specialist Task Force |
| TBMC |
Thames Barrier Navigation Control Centre |
| TCAM |
Telecommunications Conformity Assessment and Market Surveillance |
| TC-ERM |
ETSI Committee on EMC and Radio Spectrum Matters |
| T & D |
Testing and Development |
| TETRA |
Trans European Trunked Radio |
| UHF |
Ultra High Frequency (300 to 3000 MHz) |
| UIC |
International Railways Union |
| UKAS |
United Kingdom Accreditation Service |
| UMTS |
Universal Mobile Telecommunications System |
| VHF |
Very High Frequency (30 to 300 MHz) |
| VSAT |
Very Small Aperture Terminals |
| WRC |
World Radiocommunication Conference of the ITU |
| WT |
Acts Wireless Telegraphy Act 1949 as subsequently amended, and the Wireless Telegraphy Act 1998 |
