| 1G | First Generation |
| 2G | Second Generation |
| 3G | Third Generation |
| 3GPP | Third Generation Partnership Project |
| 4G | Fourth Generation |
| 5G | Fifth Generation |
| AMF | Access and Mobility management Function |
| ARQ | Automatic Repeat Request |
| CDMA | Code-Division Multiple Access |
| CRC | Cyclic Redundancy Check |
| DoS | Denial of Service |
| D2D | Device to Device |
| eNodeB/eNB | Evolved Node B |
| EPC | Evolved Packet Core |
| EPS | Evolved Packet System |
| ERLLC/eURLLC | Ultra-Reliable Low Latency Communications |
| E-UTRAN | Evolved UMTS Terrestrial Radio Access Network |
| FeMBB | Further Enhanced Mobile Broadband |
| FEC | Forward Error Correction |
| FL | Federated Learning |
| GSM | Global System for Mobile Communications |
| GUTI | Global Unique Temporary Identifier |
| HARQ | Hybrid Automatic Repeat Request |
| IDM | Identity Management |
| IMS | IP Multimedia Subsystem |
| IMSI | International Mobile Subscriber Identity |
| IMT | International Mobile Telecommunications |
| IoE | Internet of Everything |
| IoMT | Internet of Military Things |
| ITU | International Telecommunications Union |
| LTE | Long-Term Evolution |
| MAC | Medium Access Control |
| MIMO | Multiple Input Multiple Output |
| MTC | Machine-Type Communications |
| NAS | Non-Access Stratum |
| NFV | Network Function Virtualization |
| OFMD | Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing |
| P2P | Peer-to-Peer |
| QoS | Quality of Service |
| RAN | Radio Access Network |
| RFID | Radio Frequency Identification |
| RTP | Real-Time Transport Protocol |
| SC | Smart Contract |
| SDN | Software defined Network |
| STBC | Space Time Block Coding |
| SUPI | Subscription Permanent Identifier |
| SUPI | Subscription Permanent Identifier |
| TCP | Transmission Control Protocol |
| UDP | User Datagram Protocol |
| umMTC | Ultra Massive Machine-Type Communications |
| WEP | Wired Equivalent Privacy |
| WiMAX | Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access |
| WN | Wireless Network |
| WPA | Wi-Fi Protected Access |