Local loop

thumb|right|200px|A landline telephone device A landline, or fixed line, is telephone service provided to a subscriber via cable or wire, i.e. metal conductors or optical fiber. The term differentiates a telephone service from the now ubiquitous wireless service. A landline allows multiple telephones to operate simultaneously on the same phone number. It is loosely described as plain old telephone service (POTS).

any broadband network architecture using optical fiber to provide all or part of the local loop used for last mile telecommunications

Digital Enhanced Cordless Telecommunications (DECT) is a cordless telephony standard maintained by ETSI. It originated in Europe, where it is the common standard, replacing earlier standards, such as CT1 and CT2. Since the DECT-2020 standard it also includes IoT communication.

single-user circuit on a telephone communication system

private telecommunications circuit

phrase used by the communications industries to refer to the final leg of network delivery

in telephony, the last part of the connection to the customer

use of a wireless communications link as the last/first connection for delivering telephone or Internet service to telecom customers

The HomePNA Alliance (formerly the Home Phoneline Networking Alliance, also known as HPNA) is an incorporated non-profit industry association of companies that develops and standardizes technology for home networking over the existing coaxial cables and telephone wiring within homes, so new wires do not need to be installed. HomePNA creates industry specifications which it then standardizes under the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) standards body.

concept in telecommunications regulation

Mobile radio system

type of shared telephone line

unshielded twisted pair cabling for telephone communications with maximum frequency 1 MHz

use of Ethernet between a telecommunications company and a customer's premises

ethernet physical layers using twisted-pair cables

CT2 is a cordless telephony standard that was used in the early 1990s to provide short-range proto-mobile phone service in some countries in Europe and in Hong Kong. It is considered the precursor to the more successful DECT system. CT2 was also referred to by its marketing name, Telepoint.

landline telephone option that lets European customers use a third party for call charges