- W hat most people think when they think of a traditional cell tower site. These types of Antenna have a <br />greater reach and are ideal for areas with lower population density, or that have varying topography. <br />All the facilities (wires, antennas, electronic equipment, etc.) and spectrum that we use to deliver our voice, <br />Internet, and video services. The physical infrastructure, such as cell towers, telephone lines and airwaves (spectrum) that <br />carry voice and data communications. <br />The company that provides your wired or wireless service (voice or data connection). <br />Networks that supportthe latest and greatest IP-Enabled services by providing customers <br />with faster and more robust Internet speeds and enabling new and better products and services like HD video streaming, <br />video conferencing, distance learning, remote health monitoring and many others. <br />Outdoor DAS. Technology that uses many antennas spread across an outdoor area (like a football stadium, for <br />instance) instead of one big tower with a few antennas on top. In many specific cases, outdoor DAS can provide users with <br />more capacity and better service. This is one of the latest systems to deliver faster and more reliable wireless phone and <br />wireless Internet service to customers without installing tall cell phone towers. <br />Using two copper phone lines to provide Internet service instead ofjust one. Using two lines allows for faster <br />speeds and lets the DSL signal go longer distances. <br />_r; Traditional wireline voice telephone service supplying subscribers with access to the <br />public switched telephone network. <br />-,~io The traditional telephone and Internet service network that relies primarily <br />on older low capacity networks and TDM-based electronic equipment that does not speak today's modern IP language. <br />- Stands for Radio Frequency. Wireless phones use radio waves to connect to other callers and to the Internet, and these <br />waves vibrate at different rates called radio frequency. <br />Stands for Specific Absorptions Rate. Wireless phones and wireless services use radio waves to connect callers and to <br />access the Internet, and these waves emit very small amounts of energy. The federal government sets standards around <br />this energy, called specific absorption rate (SAR), that cell phone device makers and carriers follow to ensure that cell <br />phones and wireless services are safe. <br />The companies that sell voice and Internet service to home, business and mobile users. Examples of <br />service providers are cell phone carriers, local telephone companies, and cable companies. <br />Very small boxes that deliver wireless service to a very small area. One of the latest advances to deliver wireless <br />service without large cell towers. These are typically shoebox size boxes with pencil sized antenna mounted on utility poles <br />or buildings to help expand cell phone coverage. <br />Smart networks are the latest communications technology to better manage large volurnes of calls, <br />Internet usage and other services in all kinds of conditions including storms. <br />The invisible airwaves that connect wireless phones so that consumers can make calls, send texts and connect <br />to the Internet. <br />The number of devices that use spectrum to deliver and receive content is growing exponentially. Very <br />much like rush hour trafficjams, there arejust so many calls, texts and music and video streams that can be handled by the <br />available airwaves in any particular area. This "spectrum crunch" results in dropped calls, the inability to make calls, or <br />slower download speeds from the Internet. <br />- - = An older method of processing data, used by telephone switching machines and in <br />access services when establishing a circuit (voice or data path) between the caller and the called party or two devices. <br />TDM networks are in decline as they do not speak the IP language used by modern devices and systems today. <br />