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4G
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Fourth Generation
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5G
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–
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Fifth Generation
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ADSL
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–
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Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line
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BPO
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–
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Business Process Outsourcing
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BSS
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–
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Billing Support System
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CAPEX
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–
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Capital Expenditure
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CCC
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–
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Colombo City Centre
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CDMA
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–
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Code Division Multiple Access
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CRM
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–
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Customer Relationship Management
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CSP
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–
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Communication Service Provider
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DC HSPA+
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–
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Dual-Carrier High Speed Packet Access
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DSP
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–
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Digital Service Provider
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EBITDA
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–
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Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortisation
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EPF
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–
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Employees’ Provident Fund
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ERP
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–
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Enterprise Resource Planning
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ETF
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–
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Employees’ Trust Fund
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FBB
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–
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Fixed Broadband
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FTTH
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–
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Fibre-To-The-Home
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FTTN
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–
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Fibre-To-The-Node
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Gbps
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–
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Gigabits per second
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GRI
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–
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Global Reporting Initiative
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GTH
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–
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Global Telecommunications Holdings
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HDTV
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–
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High Definition Television
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HSPA
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–
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High Speed Packet Access
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ICT
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–
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Information and Communication Technologies
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ICTA
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–
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Information and Communication Technology Agency
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IDD
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–
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International Direct Dialling
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IMS
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–
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IP Multimedia Subsystem
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INED
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–
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Independent Non-Executive Director
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IoE
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Internet of Everything
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IoT
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–
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Internet of Things
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IPTV
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–
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Internet Protocol Television
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ISP
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–
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Internet Service Provider
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ITU
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–
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International Telecommunication Union
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KPI
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–
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Key Performance Indicator
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KPO
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–
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Knowledge Process Outsourcing
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LED
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–
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Light Emitting Diode
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LGN
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–
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Lanka Government Network
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LTE
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–
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Long-Term Evolution
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MBB
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–
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Mobile Broadband
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Mbps
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–
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Megabits per second
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MIMO
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–
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Multiple-Input and Multiple-Output
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MoU
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–
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Memorandum of Understanding
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MPLS
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–
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Multi Protocol Label Switching
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NB-IoT
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–
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Narrowband Internet of Things
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NBN
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–
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National Backbone Network
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NED
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–
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Non-Executive Director
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NFV
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–
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Network Functions Virtualisation
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NGN
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–
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Next Generation Network of Sri Lanka
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OPEX
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–
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Operating Expenses
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OSS
|
–
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Operational Support System
|
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OTT
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–
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Over the Top
|
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PEO TV
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–
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Personalised Entertainment Option Television
|
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PIOCMA
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–
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Pacific and Indian Ocean Cable Maintenance Agreement
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|
PoP
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–
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Point of Presence
|
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PSTN
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–
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Public Switched Telephone Network
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RCS
|
–
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Rich Communications Suite
|
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SAFA
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–
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South Asian Federation of Accountants
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SDN
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–
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Software-Defined Networking
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SEA ME WE
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–
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South East Asia – Middle East – West Europe
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|
SEAIOCMA
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–
|
South East Asia and Indian Ocean Cable Maintenance Agreement
|
|
SLBN
|
–
|
Sri Lanka Telecom Broadband Network
|
|
SLFRS
|
–
|
Sri Lanka Financial Reporting Standards
|
|
SLIM
|
–
|
Sri Lanka Institute of Marketing
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|
SME
|
–
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Small and Medium Enterprise
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SOA
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–
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Service Oriented Architecture
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