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Glossary
Glossary
A
APN Access Point Name. The Access Point Name is used by the terminal operator to establish
the connection to the required destination network.
B
BGAN Broadband Global Area Network. A satellite network based on geostationary satellites,
delivering broadband data and telephony to virtually any part of the earth, with full UMTS
(3G) compatibility. BGAN enables users to access e-mail, corporate networks and the
Internet, transfer files and make telephone calls.
C
CE Conformité Européenne. This term signifies that a CE certified product conforms to
European health, environmental, and safety regulations. In short, it makes the product
legal to be sold in the European Union.
D
DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol. A protocol for assigning dynamic IP addresses to
devices on a network. With dynamic addressing, a device can have a different IP address
every time it connects to the network.
F
FCC Federal Communications Commission. An independent agency of the United States
government, created by Congressional statute to regulate interstate communications by
radio, television, wire, satellite, and cable in all 50 states, the District of Columbia and U.S.
territories. The FCC works towards six goals in the areas of broadband, competition, the
spectrum, the media, public safety and homeland security.
G
GMPCS Global Mobile Personal Communications Services
GNSS Global Navigation Satellite System. A navigation satellite system using the GPS, GLONASS,
Galileo or Beidou system.