Glossary
Explore commonly used telecommunications terms.
All-IP
ATA (Analog Telephone Adapter)
Analog
Asynchronous Communication
Audio Encoding
Audio Menu
Audio Response Units
Auto Provisioning
Automatic Call Distribution
Bandwidth
Bring Your Own Device
Bring Your Own Provider
CLIP No Screening
Call Detail Records
Call Flip / Call Pushing
Choose Your Own Device
Choose Your Own Provider
Click-to-Dial
Cloud Communications
Cloud PBX
Codecs
Digital Technology
Digital Technology
Digital Transformation
Enterprise Mobility Management
Extension Number
Extension Number
Extension Switch
Fax-to-E-Mail
Find Me Follow Me
Fixed Mobile Convergence
FoIP
Gateway
HD Video
Hardware as a Service
High Definition Audio
IP Address
IP Phone
ISDN
Inbound Telephony
Instant Messaging
Interactive Voice Response
Intercom
Internal Extension
Internet Telephony
LAN
Landline Number
Local Area Code
MAC Address
Managed Service Provider
Media Gateway
Mobile Application Management
Mobile Device Management
Mobile VoIP Apps
Network Address Translation (NAT)
One Number Concept
Outbound Telephony
POTS
PSTN
Presence Management
Private Branch Exchange
Quality of Service
REST API
Remote Working
SIP
SIP Provider
SIP Trunking
SOHO
Session Border Controllers
Softphone
T.38
TAPI
Team Collaboration
Teleworking
Time-of-Day Call Routing
Unified Communications (UC)
VoIP
uaCSTA connection