Mobile Broadband and Mobile Network Glossary
Broadband: Broadband or high-speed Internet access gives users access to the internet and internet-related services. Broadband services for residential customers typically provide faster downstream speeds (from the internet to computer) than upstream speeds (from computer to internet).
3G broadband: What is 3G broadband? It's currently the most common means most mobile phones and mobile computers access the web using a signal from a mobile internet service provider. It is called 3G because it is the 'third generation' of mobile technology. nearly all of the US, UK and Europe is now supported by 3G network signals from the leading internet service providers.
Anti-spam: Some of these solutions are embedded in products, services and. Some anti-spam takes place at the network level before ever reaching computers, others are built-in, some need to be added to email clients like Outlook. No one method is going to solve to the spam problem. Each method has trade-offs between inadvertently rejecting legitimate e-mail vs. not rejecting all spam; and the related costs in time and effort.
Anti-spam techniques are divided into four general categories: those that require actions by individuals, those that are automated by systems administrators, those that can be automated by e-mail senders and those used by researchers and law enforcement officials.
Anti-virus: This is software that attempts to guard computers, notebooks, and cell phones from malicious internet (including email) transferred malware. Malware is malicious software applications often intended to be intrusive or damaging. Computer viruses, Trojan horses and worms are typical forms of malware.
Malware will often damage your computer, laptop or smartphone and may copy your personal information or just be annoying.
There are a lot of bad people out there causing trouble and some kind of anti-virus software program is required on a broadband-enabled computers, laptops, and or smartphones.
Namebrand anti-virus software programs like Norton or McAfee are sometimes included by mobile internet service providers and supplied for free. Other people rely on free versions of products like Avast and AVG. One way or another – the reality is an anti-virus software program is essential to protect computers, laptops, and cell phones.
Anti-spyware: Spyware is wide category of malicious software that will implant itself on laptops, and cell phones across broadband internet connections. Spyware is designed to intercept or take partial control of a computer or smartphone operation without permission from the device’s owner or legitimate user. Spyware can also do other mean things such as slow down processes and alter programs and settings. Some internet service providers provide good quality anti-spyware in broadband packages. Many anti-virus packages include anti-spyware.
Capping: In mobile network terminology capping describes a cap, or limitation, on the allowable quantity of data to download on a certain contract. IF the cap is exceeded, additional fees often apply.
Dongle: In mobile broadband terms dongle is the word that typically is used to to describe the small device that plugs into another internet-enabled device to receive a mobile data connection signal. Also sometimes called a 'stick', these devices plug easily into a USB port on a notebook or PC and contain a SIM card from a mobile broadband supplier, in the same way a mobile phone accesses data and the internet.
Bandwidth Download speed: Bandwidth Download speed refers to how quickly a file (of information) can be downloaded from a remote source. This mobile internet connection term describes how fast a connection can deliver data to a computer. A download can be anything from emails or a web page to live, streaming television, video or a software application. The download speed is measured by how much of the file is transferred to you over a certain amount of time. It used to be most download speeds were measured in kb/s, kilobytes per second, or thousands of (data) bytes per second; but fortunately now it is more typical to measure this connection speed it megabytes or millions of bytes per second.
Femtocells: Femtocells use broadband and boost the 3G signal to make handsets - and devices with a dongle – perform better. A femtocell is a wireless access point that delivers localized 3G broadband coverage. Typically it is very small base station that receives internet connection supplier or ISP signals and boosts it around a small area, such as your house, office or event center. They very likely are going to become quite common and will be important in location based services and marketing.
Firewall: A firewall is a software component used to stop outside access on computers, laptops or handsets over the internet. The firewall will evaluate incoming data that connect to the computers, laptops or handsets, and if it doesn't meet the settings allocated to it, the data connection will be stopped.
A good firewall virus software application is needed to protect computers, notebooks, and mobile phones with a broadband connection. Malicious software can sometimes get around firewall restrictions and a firewall alone cannot keep computer and mobile phone protection.
Fixed-line: Fixed-line broadband is a term used to describe either cable or ADSL internet connections. The term is primarily used to differentiate fixed-line broadband from mobile broadband which is wireless and uses a mobile data connection signal network.
Gb (or gigabit): Giga means one billion. Gb (note the small b) an abbreviation of gigabit, a unit used to express the speed at which data travels across an internet connection (also sometimes written as Gbps, or gigabits per second). Current broadband connections are measured in Mb (megabits per second) - there are 1024Mb in 1Gb.
GB (or Gbps, or gigabyte): GB is an abbreviation of gigabyte, which is often used to describe the size of computer files and memory storage capacity. There are 1024 bytes in a kilobyte (KB), 1024 kilobytes in a megabyte (MB), and 1024 megabytes in a gigabyte. To give a better idea of usage, a small Notepad file could be measured in bytes, a basic Word document in kilobytes, a music file in megabytes and a DVD movie in gigabytes.
HSPA, HSDPA, HSUPA: HSPA is an acronym for 'high speed packet access'. HSDPA stands for ‘high speed download packet access' and HSUPA stands 'high speed upload' packet access’, each describes the same technology either sending or receiving data. It is the latest advancement in quality for mobile broadband usage, working on various 3G mobile internet connection networks to improve the speed of data transfer.
HSPA Evolved, HSPA+: The next generation of HSPA is Evolved HSPA (or HSPA+) with possible mobile broadband speeds up to 42Mb.
ISP:ISP is an acronym for internet service provider.
KB (or Kbps, or kilobyte): KB is a contraction of kilobyte, which is a term used to describe the size of computer files and storage capacity.
LTE: LTE stands for Long Term Evolution, and is one of the next generation of mobile broadband technology. It is supposed to be capable of data transfer rates 15 to 100 times faster than current 3G mobile networks.
Mb (or Mbps, or megabit): Mb is an abbreviation of Megabit, and also written as Mbps, which stands for megabits per second. Mb commonly is used to express the measurement of internet speeds. A Mb is 1024Kb, while there are 1024Mb in a Gb.
MB (or megabyte): MB is a contraction of for megabyte, which is a term used to describe the size of computer files and storage capacity.
Mi-Fi (or MiFi): Is a wireless router that, like a dongle, receives a mobile broadband signal. However, unlike a dongle (which plugs directly into a laptop or other internet enabled device), the Mi-Fi device distributes the signal wirelessly via Wi-Fi.
Wi-Fi: Pronounced ‘why-fye’, Wi-Fi is a contraction of Wireless Fidelity. It is a trademarked term of the Wi-Fi Alliance that manufacturers may use to brand certified products that belong to a class of wireless local area network (WLAN) devices based on the IEEE 802.11 standards.
In mobile broadband terms, the most common usage is when referring to Wi-Fi hotspots: public areas that provide internet connectivity either free or for a charge. Wi-Fi is the term more often referred to rather than the term technical IEEE 802.11 technology.
WiMAX: This expression is an abbreviation of Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access - a new broadband technology that claims to offer a wireless broadband alternative without the need for cables. Similarly to LTE, WiMAX is being touted as the next generation of mobile broadband.
WLAN: WLAN is an abbreviation of for wireless local area network, and is more typically called Wi-Fi.
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