An introduction to the language of telecom.
Hello from Teltek’s newest employee! I’m excited to be part of such an innovative and customer service-oriented company. To be honest though, I’m somewhat intimidated by the technology terms casually thrown about on a daily basis. Technology is vital, always evolving and difficult to keep up with. Stewart Brand, creator and publisher of The Whole Earth Catalog was quoted as saying “Once a new technology rolls over you, if you’re not part of the steamroller, you’re part of the road.” This saying is so true.
To me, T1 signifies the first of the Terminator movies, but it can also define a telecommunication standard for carrying multiple voice and data transmissions between a network and a user. My thoughtful teammates here at Teltek provided me with a glossary of some of the most commonly used terms in telecommunications and I’d like to share this with anyone else out there who hears static when some of this terminology is used in conversation. Take a look and let me know if you find this as helpful as I did!
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