List of Acronyms and Abbreviations
AR Augmented Reality
ARPU Average Revenue Per User
CITC Communications and IT Commission of Saudi Arabia
DAU Daily Active Users
DFID UK Department for International Development
FCS Fundación Carlos Slim/Carlos Slim Foundation
FTTC Fibre-To-The-Cabinet
FTTH Fibre-To-The-Home
FTTS Fibre-To-The-Street
GSMA GSM Association
HTS High-Throughput Satellite (satellite system)
ICT Information and Communication Technology
IMDA Infocomm Media Development Authority of Singapore
IoT Internet of Things
ITSO International Telecommunication Satellite Organization
ITU International Telecommunication Union
LDCs Least Developed Countries
LMICs Low- and Middle-Income Countries
M2M Machine To Machine
MAU Monthly Active Users
MLC Media Literacy Council (of Singapore)
MNOs Mobile Network Operators
MSMEs Micro-, Small- and Medium-Sized Enterprises
NBP National Broadband Plan
NCDs Non-Communicable Diseases
NGSO Non-Geostationary Satellite Orbit
OECD Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development
OERs Open Educational Resources
PUE Power Usage Effectiveness
QoE Quality of Experience
QoS Quality of Service
RoW Right of Way
SMEs Small- and Medium-Sized Enterprises
TCO Total Cost of Ownership
TESSA Teacher Education for Sub-Saharan Africa
UHC Universal Health Coverage
USF Universal Service Fund
VR Virtual Reality
WUE Water Usage Effectiveness
WWF World Wildlife Fund
2G Second-generation mobile
3G Third-generation mobile
4G Fourth-generation mobile
5G Fifth-generation mobile