World Information Society Report 2006
List of Acronyms
ADSL
APC
ARPU
ATM
BRIC
B2B
B2G
CDMA
CDMA EV-DO
CDMA EV-DV
CIDA
CIS
CMC
DAI
DOI
DSL
ECLAC
EIU
FOSS
FTTH
FTTP
FTTx
GDP
GPRS
GSM
GSO
HDI
HSDPA
ICT-OI
ICTs
ILO
IMT-2000
IP
IPTV
ISP
ITC
IXP
ITU
KADO
LDCs
MDGs
Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line
Association for Progressive Communication
Average Revenue Per User
Asynchronous Transfer Mode
Brazil, Russia, India and China
Business-to-business
Business-to-Government
Code Division Multiple Access
CDMA Evolution – Data Optimised
CDMA Evolution – Data and Voice
Canadian International Development Agency
Commonwealth of Independent States
Community Multimedia Centre
Digital Access Index
Digital Opportunity Index
Digital Subscriber Line
UN Economic Commission for Latin American
and the Caribbean
Economist Intelligence Unit
Free and Open Source Software (see also OSS)
Fibre To The Home
Fibre To The Premises
Fibre To The X (e.g., to the home, premises,
curb)
Gross Domestic Product
General Packet Radio Service
Global System for Mobile (Communications)
Geo-Synchronous Orbit (satellite)
UNDP Human Development Index
High-Speed Downlink Packet Access
ICT Opportunity Index
Information and Communication Technologies
International Labour Organisation
International Mobile Telecommunications-2000
(3G)
Internet Protocol
Internet Protocol Television
Internet Service Provider
International Trade Centre
Internet Exchange Point
International Telecommunication Union
Korea Agency for Digital Opportunity and
Promotion
Least Developed Countries
Millennium Development Goals
MSP
NGN
NGO
NSO
OECD
PC
PDA
PPP
RFID
Rs
SMS
TD-SCDMA
TRA
TV
UMTS
UNCDF
UNCTSD
UNCTAD
UNDESA
UNDL
UNDP
UNESCO
UNGIS
UNIDO
UNIFEM
USD
VSAT
WAP
W-CDMA
WEF
WHO
Wi-Fi
WiMAX
WSIS
3G
2G
Multi-Stakeholder Partnership
Next-Generation Network
Non-Governmental Organisation
National Statistical Office
Organisation for Economic Cooperation and
Development
Personal Computer
Personal Digital Assistant
Public/Private Partnership
Radio-Frequency IDentification
Rupee (Indian currency)
Short Message Service
Time Division-Synchronous Code Division
Multiple Access
Telecommunication Regulatory Authority (or
Agency)
Television
Universal Mobile Telecommunications System
United Nations Capital Development Fund
United Nations Commission on Science and
Technology for Development
United Nations Conference in Trade and
Development
United Nations Department of Economic and
Social Affairs
Universal Networking Digital Language
United Nations Development Programme
United Nations Educational, Scientific and
Cultural Organization
UN Group on the Information Society
United Nations Industrial Development
Organization
United Nations Development Fund for Women
United States Dollar
Very Small Aperture Terminal (satellite)
Wireless Access Protocol
Wideband Code Division Multiple Access
World Economic Forum
World Health Organization
Wireless Fidelity
Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave
Access
World Summit on the Information Society
Third-Generation (mobile)
Second Generation (mobile)
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