Aussie Phone Brokers - Telecommunications Glossary
'G' Glossary Terms
- Gbps - Gigabits per second
- Data transfer rate measurement of one billion bits per second.
Related: Bps - Bits per second - GEO (Satellite) - Geostationary Earth Orbit (Satellite)
- Also called a GSO (Geosynchronous Orbit) satellite. Satellite whose rotation period matches that of earth, and can therefore maintain a stationary position relative to a location on earth. Also called a geostationary satellite.
- GHz - Gigahertz
- Frequency rate measurement of one billion hertz.
Related: Hertz - Global Roaming
- The ability to use a mobile phone overseas. Tri-band and Quad-band phones allow roaming through the USA. GSM and GPRS phones will provide roaming throughout most of the international community. CDMA phones do not (practically) offer international roaming. Roaming charges are substantial.
Related: Mobile Roaming - GPRS - General Packet Radio Service
- A mobile data service which uses the GSM network to send data packets. Still in use, but superseded by 3G technology.
- GPS - Global Positioning System
- Satellite-based navigation aid. GPS uses triangulation from time-delay information from GPS satellites to determine a latitude, longitude and elevation of the GPS unit. GPS units may be hand-held devices.
- GSM - Global System for Mobile Communications
- The digital telecommunications standard used worldwide (over 125 countries) to replace AMPS. (Notable exception is the USA, where GSM is not mainstream.) GSM phones use a SIM card and have an IMEI number; which is their serial number. Telstra, Optus and Vodafone operate GSM networks in Australia.
These pages contains commonly used terms and their definitions for the Australian telecommunications industry. The terms found here refer to the ICT industry (Information and Communication Technology), IT industry (Information Technology) and the general Telecommunications Industry - including Mobile Telecommunications, Fixed Line services and IP telecommunications.
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