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Access Point |
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A network device that acts as a communication hub for wireless devices to connect to a wired LAN. |
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AES |
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Advanced Encryption Standard. A standard for encryption which is intended to replace the DES. AES supports key lengths ranging from 128 to 256 bits. |
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Air Interface |
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Refers to the radio frequency portion of the circuit between the cellular handset or wireless modem and the active base station. |
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Aircard |
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Term is a registered trademark owned by Sierra Wireless and has become synonymous with a WWAN card. Synonymous with a wireless PC card. |
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AMPS |
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Advanced Mobile Phone Service. Refers to the first analog cellular phone system commercially deployed in the 1980s. |
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Analog |
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Wireless network technology involving the modulation of radio signals, whereby information is transmitted as sound waves via radio signals. Analog only permits one call per channel, in contrast to digital technology, equipped to handle multiple calls per channel. Most wireless transmission is now done digitally. |
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ANSI |
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American National Standards Institute. A standards-setting, nongovernmental organization that serves as the official United States member body to the world’s leading standards bodies, such as the International Organization for Standardization (ISO). ANSI develops and publishes standards for transmission codes and protocols for use in the United States. |
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API |
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Application Programming Interface. A set of standard software interrupts, calls and data formats that application programs can use to initiate contact with network services, mainframe communications and program-to-program communications. For example, BREW provides an API for the development of applications for wireless devices. |
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ARPU |
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Average Revenue Per User. Commonly used by carriers and telecommunications/wireless analysts to estimate ROI measures for investments in network infrastructure and end-user services. |
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