Mobile Broadband  and  Mobile Network Glossary

Broadband:  Broadband or high-speed Internet access provides users access to the internet and internet-related services. Broadband speeds vary widely depending upon the specific type and level of service subscribed to and may vary from as low as 200 kilobits per second (kbps), to six megabits per second (Mbps), or even more.

3G broadband: What is 3G broadband? It’s currently the most common system the majority of cell phones and mobile computers access the web using a signal from a mobile internet service provider. It is referred to as 3G because it is the ‘third generation’ of mobile technology.  [LeadingPrimary] European and American internet service providers have 3G available for mobile users.

Anti-spam: Used to prevent e-mail spam; which is also known as junk e-mail or electronic junk mail.   Email spam typically involves sending almost identical messages sent to numerous recipients by e-mail. A common acronym for spam is UBE which stands for unsolicited bulk e-mail. There are various anti-spam methods.
Anti-spam techniques are divided into four broad categories: those that require actions from individuals, those that are automated by systems administrators, those that can be automated by e-mail senders and those employed by researchers and law enforcement officials.

Anti-virus: This is software that attempts to guard computers, laptops, and mobile phones from malicious internet (including email) transmitted malware.  Malware is malicious software programs typically designed to be intrusive or damaging.  Computer viruses, Trojan horses and worms are typical forms of malware.

Malware can damage your computer, notebook or smartphone and may copy your personal information or just be annoying.

There are a lot of bad people out there looking to make problems and some kind of anti-virus software program is mandatory on a broadband-enabled computers, laptops, and or smartphones.   

Namebrand anti-virus software programs like Norton or McAfee are often bundled by mobile internet service providers and offered for free.  Other people rely on free versions of products such as Avast and AVG.  One way or another – the reality is an anti-virus software application is highly recommended to protect computers, notebooks, and cell phones.

Anti-spyware: Spyware is broad category of malicious software that will implant itself on notebooks, and cell phones via 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 is nasty computer software applications that surreptitiously obtain, monitor and report data from a user’s computer without their knowledge or consent.  This can include sensitive information such as details of sites visited, and even e-mail.

Capping:  In mobile data connection  terminology capping describes a cap, or limitation, on the allowable quantity of data to download on a specific contract.  When the cap is exceeded, additional fees often apply.

Dongle: In mobile internet connection  terms dongle has been almost universally adopted to describe the small device that plugs into another internet-enabled device to receive a mobile broadband  signal.  Also sometimes called a ‘stick’, these devices plug easily into a USB port on a laptop or PC and contain a SIM card from a mobile internet connection provider, in the same way a smartphone accesses data and the internet.

Bandwidth Download speed: Bandwidth Download speed refers to how quickly a file (of data) can be downloaded from a remote source.  This mobile internet connection term  describes how fast a connection can deliver data to a computer.  Anything that moves across the internet to a computer is considered to be ‘downloaded’.    This is typically from a website that has the file that you want, or from another user that allows you to download the file directly from them.  Similarly, anything going the opposite direction from the computer to the internet is being ‘uploaded’ , such as sending  photos to a website.

Femtocells: Femtocells use network and boost the 3G signal to make smartphones – and devices with a dongle – perform better.   A femtocell is a wireless access point that provides localized 3G broadband coverage.  Often it is very small base station that receives network 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 very common and will play an integral role in location based services and marketing.

Firewall: A firewall is a software component used to stop outside access on computers, laptops or mobile phones over the internet. The firewall will evaluate arriving data that connect to the computers, laptops or cell phones, and if it doesn’t meet the settings allocated to it, the data transfer will be suspended.

A good firewall virus software application is needed to protect computers, notebooks, and cell phones with a broadband connection.     Firewall software programs   should work with anti-spyware, anti-virus, and anti-spam software to be most effective.

Fixed-line: Fixed-line broadband is a term used to describe either cable or ADSL internet connections.  The term is mostly used to differentiate fixed-line broadband from mobile broadband which is wireless and uses a mobile network signal network.

Gb (or gigabit): Giga means one billion. Gb  (note the small b) a contraction 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 short for  gigabyte, which is often used to express 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 is an acronym for ‘high speed download packet access’ and HSUPA stands ‘high speed upload’ packet access’, each expresses the same technology either sending or receiving data.  It is the latest advancement in quality for mobile broadband usage, working on various 3G mobile broadband networks to improve the speed of data transfer.

HSPA Evolved, HSPA+: The next generation of HSPA is Evolved HSPA (or HSPA+) with liekly mobile broadband speeds up to 42Mb.

ISP:ISP stands for internet service provider.

Kb (or kilobit): Kb is a contraction of  kilobit, which is a term used to describe the speed at which data travels across an internet connection also written as Kbps, or kilobits per second.  This was typically used to measure dial-up internet speeds and still  appears with slower mobile broadband connections.

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 short for Megabit, and also written as Mbps, which stands for megabits per second.  Mb commonly is used to describe the measurement of internet speeds. A Mb is 1024Kb, while there are 1024Mb in a Gb.

MB (or megabyte): MB is an abbreviation of for megabyte, which is a term used to describe the size of computer files and storage capacity.

Upload speed: This term expresses how fast a broadband connection can send data from computers or mobile phones. Anything that goes across the internet from a computer, notebook, or smartphone is considered to be ‘uploaded’.

Wi-Fi: Pronounced ‘why-fye’, Wi-Fi is an abbreviation 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.

However, in common usage it means any electronics that work wirelessly over a Wi-Fi network, technically but less likely referred to as a WLAN.  Because of the close relationship with its underlying standard, the abbreviation Wi-Fi is often used as a synonym for IEEE 802.11 technology.

WiMAX: This expression is a contraction of Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access – a new broadband technology that claims to provide a wireless broadband alternative without the need for cables. Like LTE, WiMAX is being touted as the next generation of mobile broadband.
WLAN: WLAN is short for for wireless local area network, and is more typically called Wi-Fi.

A very good software suite for Mobile Phone SMS Monitoring, GPS Location Tracking, MMS Monitoring and Phone Event Log storage with a Web Account is PhoneBeagle.  Follow this link if you are interested in    Cell Phone Monitoring Software that works with with BlackBerry  and  Android  Smartphones,.    Visit this link for more information regarding the latest software for  
Parental Control and Employee Monitoring of Mobile Phones .

No related posts.