Foreign exchange service (FX) is an access service in a telecommunications network in which a telephone in a given exchange area is connected, via a private line, as opposed to a switched line, to a telephone exchange or central office in another exchange area, called the foreign exchange, rather than the local exchange area where the subscriber station equipment is located.

A geostationary orbit, also referred to as a geosynchronous equatorial orbit (GEO), is a circular geosynchronous orbit 35,786 km (22,236 mi) in altitude above Earth's Equator (42,164 km (26,199 mi) in radius from Earth's center) and following the direction of Earth's rotation.. An object in such an orbit has an orbital period equal to Earth's rotational period, one sidereal day, and so to ...

Die Bundesnetzagentur für Elektrizität, Gas, Telekommunikation, Post und Eisenbahnen mit Sitz in Bonn, kurz Bundesnetzagentur (BNetzA), ist eine obere deutsche Bundesbehörde im Geschäftsbereich des Bundeswirtschaftsministeriums.Als oberste deutsche Regulierungsbehörde bestehen ihre Aufgaben in der Aufrechterhaltung und der Förderung des Wettbewerbs in …

In telecommunication, provisioning involves the process of preparing and equipping a network to allow it to provide new services to its users. In National Security/Emergency Preparedness telecommunications services, "provisioning" equates to "initiation" and includes altering the state of an existing priority service or capability.. The concept of network provisioning or service …

Theodore George "Ted" Paraskevakos (Greek: Θεόδωρος Παρασκευάκος; born March 25, 1937, in Athens, Greece) is a Greek-American inventor and businessman.Paraskevakos graduated from the Superior College of Electronics in Greece and served for 28 months as communications and electronics instructor in the Hellenic Air Force.He attended a variety of courses for digital ...

Nigeria's media scene is one of the most vibrant in Africa.Television and radio remain the most important medium of mass communication and information, with Social media rapidly emerging as the next big medium. International broadcasters, including the BBC, are popular.. There are nearly 70 federal government-controlled national and regional TV stations.

Digital enhanced cordless telecommunications (Digital European cordless telecommunications), usually known by the acronym DECT, is a standard primarily used for creating cordless telephone systems. It originated in Europe, where it is the common standard, replacing earlier cordless phone standards, such as 900 MHz CT1 and CT2.. Beyond Europe, it has been adopted by …

Hans-Peter Friedrich (* 10.März 1957 in Naila) ist ein deutscher Politiker der CSU und war von Oktober 2017 bis Oktober 2021 Vizepräsident des Deutschen Bundestages während der 19. Wahlperiode.. Friedrich war ab 1988 als Beamter im Bundeswirtschaftsministerium tätig, bis er 1998 als Mitglied des Deutschen Bundestags in die Politik wechselte. Von 2005 bis 2011 war …

Die Demokratische Volksrepublik Korea (koreanisch 조선민주주의인민공화국, [t͡ɕo̞sʰʌ̹n mind͡ʑud͡ʑu(ɰ)i inmin ko̞ŋβwa̠ɡuk̚], Chosŏn Minjujuŭi Inmin Konghwaguk), bekannt als Nordkorea, ist ein Staat in Ostasien.Er wurde am 9. September 1948 proklamiert und umfasst den nördlichen Teil der Koreanischen Halbinsel.Nordkorea, obwohl offiziell als „Demokratische ...

COSMOTE, the former state monopoly, is the main player in fixed-line telephony.Since the liberalization of the telecommunications market, COSMOTE (OTE) has been slowly losing market share to "alternative", competing telecom operators, such as Vodafone, Wind, Nova.As of 2005, COSMOTE's share on the market hovered around 76%.