Broadband Services

The All-IP Glossary

Navigating the Great Switch Off to All-IP can be challenging due to the abundance of acronyms and technical terms. To simplify things for you, we've created a quick glossary for these confusing acronyms.

ADSL – Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line

ATA – Analogue Telephone Adapter

BB – Broadband

BT – British Telecom

CF – CityFibre

CLOA – Customer Letter of Authority

CNI – Critical National Infrastructure

CP – Communication Provider

CRFS – Customers Ready For Service

DDI – Direct Dial In

EU – End User

FTTC – Fibre To The Cabinet

FTTP – Fibre To The Premises

APSOGEA – Single FUP – Fair Use Policy

IP-PBX – Internet Protocol private branch exchange

GSO – Great Switch Off

HVS – Hosted Voice Select

ISDN – Integrated Services Digital Network

KYC – Know Your Customer

PBX – Private Branch Exchange

PSTN – Public Switched Telephone Network

SIP – Session Initiation Protocol

MPF – Shared Metallic Path Facility

SOADSL – Single Order Symmetric Digital Subscriber Line – aka SOTAP

SOGEA – Single Order Generic Ethernet Access

SOGFAST – Single Order G.Fast

SOTAP – Single Order Transitional Access Product - aka SOADSL

SVR – Site Visit Reason

VDSL – Very high-speed Digital Subscriber Line

V-IP – Virtual Internet Protocol

VoIP – Voice over Internet Protocol

WLR – Wholesale Line Rental

WLR Products – WLR3 Analgoue, ISDN2, ISDN30, SMPF, SLU SMPF, Narrowband Product(s) Line Share and Classic

WLT – Working Line Takeover

Order Generic Ethernet Access

SOGFAST – Single Order G.Fast

SOTAP – Single Order Transitional Access Product - aka SOADSL

SVR – Site Visit Reason

VDSL – Very high-speed Digital Subscriber Line

V-IP – Virtual Internet Protocol

VoIP – Voice over Internet Protocol

WLR – Wholesale Line Rental

WLR Products – WLR3 Analgoue, ISDN2, ISDN30, SMPF, SLU SMPF, Narrowband Product(s) Line Share and Classic

WLT – Working Line Takeover