A network compiled of fiber optic cables that are made of thin strands of glass that transmit light. Computer information is converted into light pulses to send across the cables and is converted back into regular data when it reaches its destination. Fiber optic cables offer greater speed and bandwidth — over other types of network cable.
Glossary Terms
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- 5G
- Aerial Work Platform (AWP)
- As Built
- Backhaul
- Bandwidth
- Broadband
- Broadband Network Services
- C-RAN
- CADD
- CBRS
- CD
- CDMA
- CDMA system
- Cell On Wheels (COW)
- Cell Site Agreement
- Cellular
- COI
- Colocation
- Construction Management
- DAS
- Ethernet
- EVDO (Evolution Data Optimized)
- FCC
- Fiber Optic Network
- Fixed Wireless Access
- Foundation Analysis
- FTTB
- FTTH
- FTTP
- FTTX
- GPS Mapping
- GSM
- HCS
- Hotspot
- HSPA
- Inside Plant Fiber Optic Design
- Lateral Connection
- Layer 1 Network
- LE
- Lease Review/Audit
- LOA (Letter of Authorization)
- Long Haul Networks
- LTE
- Media Access Control, or MAC
- Microwave
- Middle Mile
- MLA (Master License Agreement)
- MmWave
- Mobile Broadband
- Mount Analysis
- NEC and IBC
- NEPA
- Network
- Network Lateral Movement
- New Site Development
- NSB (New Site Build)
- NTP (Notice To Proceed)
- OSHA 10 & OSHA 30
- Outside Plant Fiber Optic Design
- Permitting
- Phase 2
- Private LTE
- Professional Engineer (PE)
- Project Management
- Pull Box
- RAD
- RFDS
- Right Of Way Sites
- RRH
- S&S
- SAP (Site Action Plan)
- SARF (Site Acquisition Request Form)
- SCIP
- Scope or Scope of Work
- Site Acquisition
- Small Cell
- Stealth Enclosures
- Sub-6
- Switch/Switching
- TDMA
- TIA-222
- TR-14
- Utility Easement
- VoIP
- Wireless Network
- Zoning