Aussie Phone Brokers - Telecommunications Glossary
'U' Glossary Terms
- ULL - Unconditioned Local Loop
- A dedicated copper pair from the MDF at the customer's premises to a MUX, or similar, in the local exchange.
- UMTS - Universal Mobile Telecommunications System
- Alternate name for 3G services. (The transmission standard is WCDMA.)
- Untimed Local Calls
- A call to a 'local' number (by definition, contained within the same area code or billing area), which is charged at a flat rate. Calls over the PSTN network are untimed local calls. (The introduction of ISDN services by Telstra allows for charging of local calls on those services.)
- Uplink
- Network connection terminology used to represent a link to a higher part of a network.
- UPS - Uninterruptible Power Supply
- A UPS is used as a backup supply of AC voltage. These discretionary supplies are most often used only for essential services. (DC battery supplies are commonly used in telephone systems.)
- URL - Universal Resource Locator
- Internet address protocol. URL's on the Internet begin with http://
- USO - Universal Service Obligation
- The obligation under the Telecommunications Act 1999 to ensure that standard telephone services, payphones and prescribed carriage services are reasonably accessible to all Australians on an equitable basis, wherever they reside or carry on business.
- USP - Universal Service Provider
- A carrier or Carriage Service Provider responsible for fulfilling the Universal Service Obligation (USO).
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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