2G: 2nd generation mobile networks (GSM, CDMA 1x)
3G: 3rd generation mobile networks (WCDMA/HSPA, TD-SCDMA, CDMA EV-DO, Mobile WiMax)
3GPP: 3rd Generation Partnership Project
4G: 4th generation mobile networks (LTE, LTE-A)
5G: 5th generation mobile networks (not yet standardised)
ARPU: Average Revenue Per User, a measure of the revenue generated per user or unit
Basic phone: Non-smartphone
CAGR: Compound Annual Growth Rate
CAPEX: Capital Expenditure
CDMA: Code Division Multiple Access
DL: Downlink
EB: ExaByte, 1018 bytes
EDGE: Enhanced Data Rates for Global Evolution
EVS: Enhanced Voice Services
FDD: Frequency Division Duplex
GB: GigaByte, 109 bytes
GHz: Gigahertz
Gpbs: Gigabits per second
GSA: Global Supplier Association
GSM: Global System for Mobile Communications
GSMA: GSM Association
HSPA: High Speed Packet Access
ICT: Information and Communications Technology
IMS: IP Multimedia Subsystem
ITU: International Telecommunication Union
IoT: Internet of Things
ISP: Internet Service Provider
LTE: Long-Term Evolution
MB: MegaByte, 106 bytes
MBB: Mobile Broadband (defined as CDMA2000 EV-DO, HSPA, LTE, Mobile WiMax and TD-SCDMA)
Mbps: Megabits per second
MHz: Megahertz
MIMO: Multiple Input Multiple Output
Mobile PC: Defined as laptop or desktop PC devices with built-in cellular modem or external USB dongle
Mobile router: A device with a cellular network connection to the internet and Wi-Fi or ethernet connection to one or several clients (such as PCs or tablets)
MTC: Machine-Type Communication
NFV: Network Function Virtualization
OPEX: Operational Expenditure
OS: Operating System
PB: PetaByte 1015 bytes
QAM: Quadrature Amplitude Modulation
RCS: Rich Communication Services
RTT: Round Trip Time
SEK: Swedish Krona
Smartphone: Mobile phones with open OS, e.g. iPhones, Android OS phones, Windows phones but also Symbian and Blackberry OS
TD-SCDMA: Time Division-Synchronous Code Division Multiple Access
TDD: Time Division Duplex
TB: TeraByte, 1012 bytes
VoIP: Voice over IP (Internet Protocol)
VoLTE: Voice over LTE
UL: Uplink
WCDMA: Wideband Code Division Multiple Access
WRC: World Radiocommunication Conference
