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F
FCC Federal Communications Commission. An independent agency of the United States
government, created by Congressional statute to regulate interstate
communications by radio, television, wire, satellite, and cable in all 50 states, the
District of Columbia and U.S. territories. The FCC works towards six goals in the areas
of broadband, competition, the spectrum, the media, public safety and homeland
security.
FTP File Transfer Protocol. A standard network protocol used to transfer computer files
between a client and server on a computer network.
FUP Firmware Upgrade Process.
G
GLONASS GLObal'naya NAvigatsionnaya Sputnikovaya Sistema. Global Navigation Satellite
System in English.
GMPCS Global Mobile Personal Communications Services.
GNSS Global Navigation Satellite System. A satellite navigation system with global
coverage. Examples are GPS, GLONASS or BeiDou.
GPS Global Positioning System. A system of satellites, computers, and receivers that is
able to determine the latitude and longitude of a receiver on Earth by calculating the
time difference for signals from different satellites to reach the receiver.
H
HTTP HyperText Transfer Protocol. HTTP is the underlying protocol used by the World
Wide Web and this protocol defines how messages are formatted and transmitted,
and what actions Web servers and browsers should take in response to various
commands.
HTTPS Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure (HTTPS) is an extension of the Hypertext Transfer
Protocol (HTTP). It is used for secure communication over a computer network, and
is widely used on the Internet.
I
I/O Input⁄ O utput.
IC Industry Canada (French: Industrie Canada) is the department of the Government of
Canada with a mandate of fostering a growing, competitive, knowledge-based
Canadian economy.
ICMP Internet Control Message Protocol. An Internet protocol mostly used for diagnostics.
IEEE Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. IEEE is a nonprofit organization and
the world's leading professional association for the advancement of technology.
IMEI International Mobile Equipment Identity. A unique number identifying your terminal.
IMSI International Mobile Subscriber Identity. A unique number used to identify a mobile
subscriber on a wireless network.
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