Terms starting with S

6 terms in Telecommunications

  • Satellite internet

    Telecommunications › Satellite internet

    Satellite internet is broadband access delivered by radio links between a user terminal, orbiting satellites and ground stations connected to the internet.

  • SIM card

    Telecommunications › SIM & eSIM

    A SIM card is a removable smart card that stores a subscriber identity and secret keys so a mobile network can authenticate…

  • Spectrum auction

    Telecommunications › Spectrum & telecom policy

    A spectrum auction is a competitive bidding process in which a regulator assigns licenses to use radio frequencies, typically to mobile network…

  • Spectrum license

    Telecommunications › Spectrum & telecom policy

    A spectrum license is a government authorization that grants an operator the right to transmit on defined radio frequencies in a defined…

  • Speed test

    Telecommunications › Network performance

    A speed test measures the download speed, upload speed and latency of a mobile or fixed internet connection by exchanging data with…

  • Starlink

    Telecommunications › Satellite internet

    Starlink is a satellite internet service from SpaceX that delivers broadband through a constellation of low Earth orbit satellites and flat phased…