5th Generation
/faɪv dʒiː/
noun — "the ultra-fast, low-latency network for everything connected."
Long-Term Evolution
/ˌɛl tiː iː/
noun — "high-speed 4G mobile connectivity."
LTE , short for Long-Term Evolution, is a wireless broadband technology that provides high-speed data and improved capacity for mobile networks. It is part of the 4G standard and represents a major evolution from 3G networks, offering higher peak data rates, lower latency, and more efficient spectrum use. LTE is widely deployed worldwide to deliver mobile Internet, VoIP, video streaming, and enterprise connectivity over cellular networks.
Very-high-bit-rate Digital Subscriber Line
/ˌviː diː ɛs ɛl/
noun — "ultra-fast DSL for modern broadband."
Symmetric Digital Subscriber Line
/ˌɛs diː ɛs ɛl/
noun — "equal-speed Internet over copper lines."
Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line
/ˌeɪ diː ɛs ɛl/
noun — "high-speed Internet over ordinary phone lines."
ADSL (Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line) is a type of DSL technology that provides broadband Internet access over existing copper telephone lines. The "asymmetric" designation means that download speeds are higher than upload speeds, reflecting typical consumer usage patterns where downloading content dominates uploading. ADSL enables simultaneous voice and data transmission by separating low-frequency voice signals from higher-frequency data signals.
Discrete MultiTone
/diː ɛm ˈtiː/
noun — "splitting a signal into multiple channels for cleaner data."
DMT (Discrete MultiTone) is a modulation technique that divides a communication channel into multiple orthogonal subcarriers, each carrying a separate data stream. It is widely used in digital subscriber line (DSL) technologies, such as ADSL, to maximize bandwidth efficiency and reduce interference. By transmitting data simultaneously across multiple tones, DMT mitigates the effects of channel noise, crosstalk, and frequency-selective fading.
Digital Subscriber Line
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/ˌdiː ɛs ˈɛl/
noun — "high-speed internet over existing telephone lines."
Multicast
/ˈmʌltiˌkæst/
noun — "sending data to multiple specific recipients simultaneously."
Television
/ˈtɛlɪˌvɪʒən/
noun — "an electronic system for transmitting and displaying visual and audio content."
Narrowband FM
/ˈnær·oʊˌbænd ɛf ˈɛm/
noun — "frequency modulation with small deviations for efficient spectrum use."