In today’s rapidly evolving digital world, the internet is no longer a luxury but a fundamental part of daily life. From remote work to digital learning, streaming entertainment to smart home technologies, the breadth of internet applications is vast and continually expanding. The terminology accompanying these digital innovations can often be as complex as the technology itself. Whether you’re a tech enthusiast, a professional seeking to enhance your digital literacy, or simply a curious individual navigating the world wide web, understanding these terms is essential.
Our comprehensive “Broadband & Internet Glossary of Terms” serves as your definitive guide to demystifying the jargon. We’ve gathered an extensive list of terms, definitions and meanings to help you understand what broadband and internet technologies are about. From basic concepts like ‘bandwidth’ and ‘DSL’ to ‘Latency’ and ‘Fibre Optics,’ this glossary aims to convert confusing technical language into clear, understandable information.
We will continue to expand this list of terms on an ongoing basis. We also soon allow you to request terms to be added to this list.
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- U-NII (Unlicensed National Information Infrastructure)
- UDP (User Datagram Protocol)
- Ultra-Broadband
- Ultra-High Definition (UHD)
- Ultra High Frequency (UHF)
- Ultra-Low Latency
- Ultra-Wideband (UWB)
- Unbuffered Memory
- Unchannelized Interface
- Underlay Network
- Unidirectional Path Switched Ring (UPSR)
- Unified Communication
- Unified Network Management
- Unified Threat Management (UTM)
- Uniform Resource Identifier (URI)
- Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS)
- Unique Local Address (ULA)
- Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS)
- Universal Network Architecture (UNA)
- Universal Personal Telecommunications (UPT)
- Universal Plug and Play (UPnP)
- Universal Serial Bus (USB)
- Universal Service Fund (USF)
- Universal Time Coordinated (UTC)
- Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV)
- Unshielded Twisted Pair (UTP)
- Uplink
- Uplink Frame
- Upstream
- Upstream Power Back-off (UPBO)
- Uptime
- URL Filtering
- URL Redirection
- URL (Uniform Resource Locator)
- USB Modem
- Usenet
- User Database
- User Datagram Protocol (UDP)
- User ID
- User Network Interface (UNI)
- User Plane
- User Plane Function (UPF)
- Utility Network
- Uu Interface




