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Third generation internet connection that allows mobile phones to send and receive larger volumes of data, such as live broadcasts, video clips and emails
Broad-based black economic empowerment, a South African national initiative to enable economic participation for black South Africans
The United Nations Clean Development Mechanism allows a country with an emission-reduction or emission-limitation commitment under the Kyoto Protocol (Annex B Party) to implement an emission-reduction project in developing countries
CDP
Carbon Disclosure Project
CO2e
Carbon dioxide equivalent
Convergence
Information and communication technology products and services combining voice and data
COP 17
17th Conferences of Parties
EASSy
Eastern Africa Submarine Cable System
Enhanced Data for GSM Evolution (EDGE) delivers 2G technology that delivers advanced mobile services such as downloading video and music clips, full multimedia messaging, high-speed colour Internet access and email on the move. It is five times faster than conventional GPRS
EIG
Europe India Gateway (EIG) submarine cable
EMF
Electromagnetic Fields or radio signals or waves, or energy that travels through space
Greenhouse gas; unless indicated otherwise, GHG emissions are made up of CO2, Methane (CH4), Nitrous oxide (N2O), Hydrofluorocarbon (HfC), Perfluorcarbon (pFc) and Sulphur Hexafluoride (SF6). the greatest contributors to global warming.
General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) is a connectivity solution based on Internet Protocols that support a wide range of enterprise and consumer applications
GSMA
Global System for Mobile Communications Association
HSDPA
High Speed Downlink Packet Access (HSDPA), part of the evolutionary path of 3G
ICASA
Independent Communications Authority of South Africa
ICNIRP
International Commission on Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection: www.icnirp.de
ICT
Information and Communication Technology
IFC
International Finance Corporation
ITU
International Telecommunications Union
King Code of Governance Principles and the King Report on Governance (King III) for companies operating in South Africa and listed on the JSE
These are defined as those operations that contributes a significant portion of our annual revenue. They include South Africa, Nigeria, Irancell, Syria, Ghana, Cote d"Ivoire, Cameroon, Uganda, Sudan.
Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design
Our major operations are defined as those operations that contribute a significant portion of our annual revenue. They include: Ghana, Iran, Nigeria, South Africa, and Syria (in alphabetical order)
SEACOM
Submarine cable linking South and East Africa
Defined as ability to meet human needs in the present while preserving the environment so that these needs can also be met in the indefinite future. It requires understanding the many interconnections between economy, society and the environment
TEAMS
The East African Marine System submarine cable
UNEP
United Nations Environmental Programme
UNFCCC
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
United Nations World Food Programme
WAP
Wireless Application Protocol
WHO
World Health Organisation
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