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Glossary of terms

Glossary of terms

A B C D E F G H I K L M N O P Q R S T U V W
WANI
Wi-Fi Access Network Interface
WEP

WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) was first security solutions for WLANs that employed encryption

WFD
Wireless Finance Division of DoT
WHO
World Health Organisation
WLAN
Wireless local area network/Wide Area Local Access Network
WLL (M)
Wireless in Local Loop (Mobile)
WMO
Wireless Monitoring Offices in field under WPC
WOL
WOL (Wireless Operating License)
WPAN/WLAN
Wireless Personal Area Network
WPC
Wireless Planning and Coordination (WPC) Wing - of the Ministry of Communications is the national radio regulatory nodal agency of the Government of India and is responsible for planning, engineering, regulating, managing and monitoring the limited natural resources of Radio Frequency (RF) spectrum.
WPC Charges
Charges levied by the Wireless Planning & Coordination Wing of DoT