Abbreviations

4G

- Fourth Generation

ADSL

- Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line

ASPI

- All Share Price Index

BPO

- Business Process Outsourcing

CDMA

- Code Division Multiple Access

CLI

- Caller Line Identification

DC HSPA+

- Dual-Carrier High Speed Packet Access

DEL

- Direct Exchange Line

E1

- E – Carrier System Level 1

EBITDA

- Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortisation

EFTNS

- External Fixed Telecommunications Network Services

EPF

- Employees’ Provident Fund

ETA

- Electronic Travel Authorisation

ETF

- Employees’ Trust Fund

FCR

- Fault Clearance Rate

FTTN

- Fibre-To-The-Node

Gbps

- Gigabits per second

GDP

- Gross Domestic Product

GITR

- Global Information Technology Report

GPS

- Global Positioning System

GRI

- Global Reporting Initiative

GSR

- Global Symposium for Regulators

GTH

- Global Telecommunications Holdings

HDTV

- High Definition Television

HSPA

- High Speed Packet Access

ICT

- Information and Communication Technologies

ICTA

- Information and Communication Technology Agency of Sri Lanka

IDD

- International Direct Dialling

IFRS

- International Financial Reporting Standards

IGW

- International Gateway

IMS

- IP Multimedia Subsystem

IP

- Internet Protocol

IP-VPN

- Internet Protocol Virtual Private Network

IPTV

- Internet Protocol Television

ISP

- Internet Service Provider

ITU

- International Telecommunication Union

KPO

- Knowledge Process Outsourcing

KPI

- Key Performance Indicator

LEARN

- Lanka Education and Research Network

LED

- Light Emitting Diode

LGN

- Lanka Government Network

LTE

- Long-Term Evolution

Mbps

- Megabits per second

MEF

- Metro Ethernet Forum

MEN

- Metro Ethernet Network

MIMO

- Multiple-Input and Multiple-Output

MPEG

- Moving Picture Experts Group

MPLS

- Multiprotocol Label Switching

MSAN

- Multi-Service Access Nodes

NBN

- National Backbone Network

NFC

- Near Field Communication

NGN

- Next Generation Network

NOC

- Network Operating Centre

NRI

- Network Readiness Index

OSS

- Operational Support System

OTT

- Over the Top

PEO TV

- Personalised Entertainment Option Television

PoP

- Point of Presence

PSTN

- Public Switched Telephone Network

PTC

- Pacific Telecommunications Council

RAS

- Revenue Assurance System

SAFA

- South Asian Federation of Accountants

SBN

- SLT Backbone Network

SDH

- Synchronous Digital Hierarchy

SDM

- Space Division Multiplex

SEA ME WE

- South East Asia-Middle East-West Europe

SLBN

- Sri Lanka Telecom Broadband Network

SLIM

- Sri Lanka Institute of Marketing

SME

- Small and Medium Enterprise

SMS

- Short Message Service

STM-1

- Synchronous Transport Module Level-1

SVOD

- Subscription Video on Demand

TRCSL

- Telecommunication Regulatory Commission of Sri Lanka

UMTS

- Universal Mobile Telecommunications System

VDSL

- Very High Bit Rate Digital Subscriber Line

VoD

- Video on Demand

VoIP

- Voice over Internet Protocol

VPN

- Virtual Private Network

WAP

- Wireless Access Protocol

WiMAX

- Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access