List of Acronyms

PTCL Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited

PTD Post & Telegraph Department
PTT Pakistan Telephone & Telegraph department
PTC Pakistan Telecommunication Corporation
PTA Pakistan Telecommunication Authority
NTC National Telecommunication
Telephone Connections

Commission/New

FAB Frequency Allocation Board

MSDN Multi Services Data Network
PERN Pakistan Education & Research Network
HEC Higher Education Commission
GPON Giga Ethernet Passive Optic Fiber Network
IP Internet Protocol
NGN Next Generation Network
DWDM Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexing
STD Standard Transmission
ISD Information System Division
CDMA Code Division Multiple Access
WLL Wireless Local Loop
EVDO Evolution Data Only/Evolution Data Optimized
GSM Global System for Mobile Communication
MOIT&T Ministry
Telecommunication

of

Information

Technology

I-ME-WE India-Middle East-Western Europe

and

SEA-ME-WE3 South East Asia-Middle East-Western

Europe 3
SEA-ME-WE4 South East Asia-Middle East-Western
Europe 4
IPTV Internet Protocol TV
TSTV Time Shift TV
PVR Personal Video Recorder
EBIT Earning Before Interest and Taxes
ICT Information & Communication Technologies
DSL Double Subscribers Line
VAS Value Added Service
WiMAX Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access
SAP Systems, Applications and Products
MPLS Multiprotocol Label Switching