Jargon buster

General Packet Radio System (GPRS) is the data service used by mobile devices when 3G/4G/5G is not available.

Generic Ethernet Access is a type of leased line similar to Fibre To The Cabinet (FTTC) however it focuses the traffic over the ethernet network as opposed to the broadband.

A Gigabyte(GB) is a unit of storage capacity. There are 1000 megabytes in one GB. 

Global Positioning System (GPS) is the technology used to locate the position of a mobile device on earth by receiving signals from orbiting satellites frequently used for mapping/navigation software.

The Global System for Mobile communications (GSM) is the internationally used standard platform for mobile phones.

see General Packet Radio System

see Global Positioning System

Group ringing is when multiple extensions ring as the result of a single number being dialled. This could be programmed in a group ring set-up where all extensions ring simultaneously or as a hunt group.

see Global System for Mobile Communications

This is a piece of hardware used to store electronic information in a user’s computer. 

Hosted telephony is a term used for cloud services that utilise the Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP). The user may have handsets in their premises but the telephone system is off-site, in a data centre for example, and the features are accessed via subscription user licences. See also Cloud and Centrex.

A hot spot is a location enabling users to obtain internet access wirelessly.