Abbreviations
(OR)	(Outside Routes)
(R)	(Along Routes)
ACS	Automatic Connection System
ADS	Automatic Dependant Surveillance (Aeronautical)
AES	Aircraft Earth Station
AGA	Air-Ground-Air
AIS	Universal Shipborne Automatic Identification System
ALD	Assistive Listening Devices
AM	Amplitude Modulation
AMRD	Autonomous Maritime Radio Device
ASDE	Airport Surface Detection Equipment
ASM	Application Specific Messages
BBDR	Broad Band Disaster Relief
BFWA	Broadband Fixed Wireless Access
BMA	Building Material Analysis
BSS	Broadcasting Satellite Service
BWA	Broadband Wireless Access
CB	Citizen's Band
CCIR	Comité Consultatif International des Radiocommunication
CDMA	Coded Division Multiplexing Access
CEPT	Conférence Européenne des Administrations des Postes et des Télécommunications
CGC	Complementary Ground Component
civ.	civil
COSPAS/SARSAT	satellite search and rescue system
CRS	Central Radio Station
CT0	Cordless Telephone 0
DECT	Digital Enhanced Cordless Telecommunications
D-GPS	Diferencial Global Positioning System
DME	Distance Measuring Equipment
DMO	Direct Mode Operation
DRM	Digital Radio Mondiale
DSC	Digital Selective Calling
DVB-T	Digital Video Broadcasting - Terrestrial
e.i.r.p.	Equivalent Isotropically Radiated Power
e.r.p.	Effective Radiated Power
ECC	Electronic Communications Committee
E-GSM	Extended Global System for Mobile Communication
ELT	Emergency Locator Transmitter
EMS	European Mobile Satellite System
EN	European Norm
ENG/OB	Electronic News Gathering / Outside Broadcasting
EPIRB	Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacons
ERC	European Radiocommunications Committee
ESIM	Earth Station In-Motion
ESOMP	Earth Stations On Mobile Platforms
EST	Earth Station on Train
ESV	Earth Stations on board Vessels
FDD	Frequency Division Duplex
FM	Frequency Modulation
FRMCS	Future Railway Mobile Communication System
FS	Fixed Service
FSS	Fixed Satellite Service
FWA	Fixed Wireless Access
GBAS	Ground-Based Augmentation System
GBSAR	Ground-Based Synthetic Aperture Radar
GMDSS	Global Maritime Distress and Safety System
GMPCS	Global Mobile Personal Communications System
GNSS	Global Navigation Satellite System
GPR/WPR	Ground- and Wall- Probing Radar
GSM	Global System for Mobile Communication
GSM-R	Global System for Mobile Communications on Railways
GSO	Geostationary Satellite Orbit
HAPS	High Altitude Platform Station
harmon.	harmonised (mil. band)
HDFS	High Density Fixed Service
HDFSS	High Density Fixed Satellite Service
HD-GBSAR	High Definition Ground Based Synthetic Aperture Radar
HEST	High e.i.r.p. Satellite Terminals
IBCN	Integrated Broadband Communications Network
IFF	Identification Friend or Foe
ILS	Instrument Landing System
IMT	International Mobile Telecommunications
ISM	Industrial, Scientific and Medical
ITS	Inteligent Transport Systems
ITU	International Telecommunication Union
ITU-R	International Telecommunication Union-Radiocommunication
JTIDS	Joint Tactical Information Distribution System
JTRS	Joint Tactical Radio System
L	Locator
LAES	Location Application for Emergency Services
LAN	Local Area Network
LEST	Low e.i.r.p. Satellite Terminals
LP FM	Low Power Frequency Modulation
LP-AMI	Low Power Active Medical Implants
LPD	Low Pover Device
LPR	Level Probing Radar
LPR-UWB	Level Probing Radar Ultra Wide Band
LT1	Location Tracking type 1
LT2	Location Tracking type 2
LTE	Long Term Evolution
LVT	Low Volume Terminal
LW	Long Waves
MBANS	Medical Body Area Network System
MCA	Mobile Communications on board Aircraft
MCV	Mobile Communication Services on board Vessels
MES	Mobile Earth Station
MFCN	Mobile/Fixed Communications Networks
MGWS	Multiple Gigabit Wireless System
MIDS	Multifunctional Information Distribution System
mil.	military
MLS	Microwave Landing System
MMDS	Microwave Multipoint Distribution System
MSI	Maritime Safety Information
MSS	Mobile Satellite Service
MVDS	Multipoint Video Distribution System
MW	Medium Waves
MWS	Multimedia Wireless System
NAVDAT	Navigational Data
NAVTEX	Narrow-Band Direction-Printing Telegraphy System for Transmission of Navigational and Meteorological Warnings and Urgent Information to Ships
NDB	Nondirectional Radio Beacon
NGSO	Non-Geostationary Satellite Orbit
NMR	Nuclear Magnetic Resonance
NP2M	Narrowband Point to Multipoint system
OB	Outside Broadcasting
PAMR	Public Access Mobile Radio
PAR	Precision Approach Radar
PLB	Personal Locator Beacon
PMR	Private/Professional Mobile Radio
PMSE	Programme Making and Special Events
POCSAG	Post Office Code Standards Advisory Group
P-P	Point-to-Point
PPDR	Public Protection and Disaster Relief
R	radio
RA	Radio Astronomy
RFID	Radio Frequency Identification
RLAN	Radio Local Area Network
RMR	Railway Mobile Radio
RR	Radio Regulations
RTE	Radar Target Enhancer
SAB	Service Ancillary to Broadcasting
SAP	Service Ancillary to Programme Making
SAR	Search and Rescue
SATCOM	Satellite Communication
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
STT	Small Tactical Terminal
SUP	suppressed
SW	Short Waves
TACAN	Tactical Air Navigation
TACS	Total Access Communications System
T-DAB	Terrestrial Digital Audio Broadcasting
TDD	Time Division Duplex
TETRA	Terrestrial Trunked Radio
TETRAPOL	digital professional mobile radio standard for digital voice and data communication used by public safety and military throughout Europe
TLPR	Tank Level Probing Radar
TRA-ECS	Terrestrial Radio Applications capable of providing Electronic Communications Services
TS	Terminal Station
TTT	Transport and Traffic Telematics
TV	Television
UAS	Unmanned Aircraft System
UE	User Equipment
ULP-AID	Ultra Low Power Animal Implantable Devices
ULP-AMI	Ultra Low Power Active Medical Implants
ULP-MMI	Ultra Low Power Medical Membrane Implant
ULP-WMCE	Ultra Low Power Wireless Medical Capsule Endoscopy
UWB	Ultra Wide Band
VDES	VHF Data Exchange System
VHF	Very High Frequency
VLBI	Very Long Baseline Interferometry
VMES	Vehicle Mounted Earth Station
VOR	VHF Omnidirectional Range
WAIC	Wireless Avionics Intra-Communications systems
WAS	Wireless Access Systems
WRC	World Radiocommunication Conference