ADS

Automatic Dependant Surveillance – Aeronautical

AIS

Universal Shipborne Automatics Identification System

AGA

Air-Ground-Air

ASDE

Airport Surface Detection Equipment

AVI

Automatic Vehicle Identification

BMA

Building Material Analysis

BSS

Broadcast Satellite Service

BWA

Broadband Wireless Access

CB

Citizen’s Band

CCIR

Commité Consultatif International Radiocommunication

CDMA

Coded Division Multiplexing Access

CGC

Complementary Ground Components

CEPT

European Conference of Postal and Telecommunications Administrations

Civ.

Civil

CRS

Central Radio Station

CT

Cordless Telephone

D-GPS

Differential Global Positioning System

DECT

Digital Enhanced Cordless Telecommunications

DLMS

Digital Land Mobile System

DME

Distance Measuring Equipment

DMO

Direct Mode Operation

DRM

Digital Radio Mondiale

DSC

Digital Selective Calling

DSI

Detailed Spectrum Investigation

DVB-T

Digital Video Broadcasting - Terrestrial

ECA

European Common Allocation

ECC

Electronic Communications Committee

ECP

European Common Proposal

E-GSM

Extended Global System for Mobile communication

EIRP

Effective Isotropic Radiated Power

EMS

European Mobile Satellite system

EN

European standard

ENG/OB

Electronic News Gathering/ outside Broadcasting

EPIRB

Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacons

ERC

European Radiocommunications Committee

ERMES

European Radio Messaging System

ERO

European Radiocommunications Office

ERP

Effective Radiated Power

ESV

Earth Station on-board Vessels

ETS

European Telecommunications Standard

FB

Fixed Base station

FDD

Frequency Division Duplex

FS

Fixed Service

FSS

Fixed Satellite Service

FWA

Fixed Wireless Access

GLONASS

Global Satellite Navigation System

GMDSS

Global Maritime Distress and Safety System

GMPCS

Global Mobile Personal Communications System by Satellite

GPR/WPR

Ground-and Wall-Probing Radar

GPS

Global Positioning System

GSM

Global System for Mobile communication

GSO

Geostationary Satellite Orbit

HAPS

High Altitude Platform Station

HDFS

High Density Fixed Service

HDTV

High Definition Television

HF

High Frequency

HIPERLAN

High Performance Radio LAN

IBCN

Integrated Broadband Communications Network

I-ETS

Interim European Telecommunications Standard

IFF

Identification Friend or Foe

ILS

Instrument Landing System

IMT-2000

International Mobile Telecommunications

INMARSAT

International Maritime Satellite Organisation

ISM

Industrial, Scientific and Medical

ITU-R

International Telecommunication Union-Radiocommunication

JTIDS

Joint Tactical Information Distribution System

LAN

Local Area Network

LEST

Low E.i.r.p. – Satellite terminals

LW

Long Wave

MIDS

Multifunctional Information Distribution System

mil.

military

ML

Mobile Land stations

MLS

Microwave Landing System

MMDS

Microwave Multipoint Distribution System

MSI

Maritime Safety Information

MSS

Mobile Satellite Service

MVDS

Microwave Video Distribution System

MV SR

Ministry of Interior Affairs of the Slovak republic

MW

Middle Wave

MWS

Multimedia Wireless System

NAVTEX

Narrow-band direction-printing telegraphy system for transmission of navigational and meteorological warnings and urgent information to ships

NGSO

Non-Geostationary Satellite Orbit

NMT

Nordic Mobile Telephone

OB

Outside Broadcasting

(OR)

Outside Routes

PAMR

Public Access Mobile Radio

PMR

Private/ Professional Mobile Radio

PR27

Personal Radio 27 MHz

(R)

Along Router

RA

Radio Astronomy

RFID

Radio Frequency Identification

R-GSM

Railway Global System for Mobile communication

RLAN

Radio Local Area Network

RR

Radio Regulations

RTTT

Road Transport and Traffic Telematic

SAB

Service Ancillary to Broadcasting

SAP

Service Ancillary to Programme Making

SAR

Search and Rescue

S-DAB

Satellite Digital Audio Broadcasting

SIT/SUT

Satellite Interactive Terminal/ Satellite User Terminal

SNG

Satellite News Gathering

S-PCS

Satellite Personal Communication Service

SRD

Short Range Device

SRR

Short Range Radars

SSR

Secondary Surveillance Radar

TACAN

Tactical Air Navigation System

TACS

Total Access Communications System

T-DAB

Terrestrial Digital Audio Broadcasting

TETRA

Trans European Trunked Radio

TETRAPOL

Digital PMR technology

TFTS

Terrestrial Flight Telecommunications System

TS

Terminal Station

TV

Television

UIC

International Railway Union (Union Internationale des Chemins de Fer)

UMTS

Universal Mobile Telecommunications System

VHF

Very High Frequency

VLBI

Very Long Baseline Interferometry

VOR

VHF Omnidirectional Radio Range

VSAT

Very Small Aperture Terminal

VTS

Vessel Traffic system – radar

WARC

World Administrative Radio Conference

WLL

Wireless Local Loop

WRC

World Radiocommunication Conference