| 1G | 1st Generation wireless system |
| 3D | 3-Dimensional |
| 3GPP | 3rd Generation Partnership Project |
| 4G | 4th Generation wireless system |
| 5G | 5th Generation wireless system |
| AAA | Authentication, Authorization, and Accounting |
| AGV | Automated Guided Vehicle |
| td> | AMF |
| AN | Access Network |
| BBU | Baseband Unit |
| BW | Bandwidth |
| CAPEX | Capital Expenses |
| COTS | Commercial Off-The-Shelf |
| C-RAN | Centralized - Radio Access Network |
| CS | Circuit Switched |
| CU | Centralized Unit |
| C-V2X | Cellular Vehicle to Everything |
| D-RAN | Distributed Radio Access Network |
| DU | Distributed Unit |
| E2E | End-to-End |
| EC | Edge Computing |
| eMBB | enhanced Mobile Broadband |
| eURLLC | enhanced Ultra-Reliable Low-Latency Communication |
| FCC | Federal Communications Commission |
| FDD | Frequency Division Duplex |
| FM | Frequency Modulation |
| gNB | gNodeB (next generation), a 5G Base Station |
| ID | IDentification |
| IMSI | International Mobile Subscriber Identity |
| IP | Internet Protocol |
| LOS | Line of Sight |
| LTE | Long Term Evolution |
| MEC | Mobile Edge Computing |
| MIMO | Multiple Input Multiple Output |
| M-MIMO | Massive Multiple Input Multiple Output |
| MMTC | Massive Machine Type Communication |
| N3IWF | Non-3GPP Interworking Function |
| NF | Network Figure |
| NFV | Network Function Virtualization |
| NGC | Next Generation Core |
| NLOS | Non-Line of Sight |
| NPN | Non-Public network |
| NR | New Radio |
| NR-U | New Radio Unlicensed spectrum |
| NSA | Non-Standalone Architecture |
| OFDM | Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing |
| OPEX | Operating Expenses |
| RAN | Radio Access Network |
| RF | Radio Frequency |
| RRH | Remote Radio Head |
| RU | Radio Unit |
| SA | Standalone Architecture |
| SDN | Software Defined Network |
| SEAF | Security Anchor Function |
| SIM | Subscriber Identity Module |
| SMF | Session Management Function |
| TDD | Time Division Duplex |
| TSN | Time Sensitive Network |
| UE | User Equipment (mobile, a fixed station, a data terminal, etc.) |
| UL | Uplink |
| UPF | User Plane Function |
| URLLC | Ultra-Reliable Low Latency Communications |
| UX | User Experience |
| VPN | Virtual Private Network |
| VR | Virtual Reality |
| vRAN | Virtualized Radio Access Network |
| XR | Extended Reality |