Internet communication

Internet communication

All the ways used by people to communicate with each other over the Internet, including e-mail, instant messaging (IM), feedback on blogs, contact forms on Web sites, industry forums, chat rooms and social networking sites.

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Teleworking

Internet; Internet communication

Also known as telecommuting. To use information technology (IT) and telecommunications to replace work-related travel. Teleworking allows employees work at home or at a local telework centre one or ...

Telecommunications

Internet; Internet communication

Refers to all types of data transmission, from voice to video.

Anycast

Internet; Internet communication

In Internet Protocol Version 6 (IPv6), anycast is communication between a single sender and the nearest of several receivers in a group. The term exists in contradistinction to multicast, ...

Broadband technology opportunities programme (BTOP)

Internet; Internet communication

The Broadband Technology Opportunities programme (BTOP) is a grant programme associated with the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA). The grant programme was created to promote the ...

Call deflection

Internet; Internet communication

Call deflection is a feature of voice over IP (VoIP) that automatically redirects a call from the called endpoint to another endpoint (usually a voice mailbox) when the called endpoint is busy. Call ...

ARPA (Advanced Research Projects Agency)

Internet; Internet communication

An agency of the United States Department of Defense, ARPA (Advanced Research Projects Agency) underwrote development for the precursor of the Internet, known as ARPANET. Initially a modest network ...

Dial peer (addressable call endpoint)

Internet; Internet communication

A dial peer, also known as an addressable call endpoint, is a device that can originate or receive a call in a telephone network. In voice over IP (VoIP), addressable call endpoints can be ...