| AVG | Average |
| BPSK | Binary phase shift keying |
| CMOS | Complementary metal–oxide–semiconductor |
| CPE | Customer premises equipment |
| DR | Data rate |
| DSL | Digital subscriber line |
| EIRP | Equivalent isotropically radiated power |
| FinFET | Fin field-effect transistor |
| FWA | Fixed wireless access |
| GRAND | Green radio access network design |
| IEEE | Institute of electrical and electronics engineers |
| IF | Intermediate frequency |
| ISM | Industrial, scientific, and medical |
| ITU | International telecommunication union |
| LAN | Local area network |
| LOS | Line-of-sight |
| LTE | Long-term evolution |
| MAC | Medium access control |
| MCS | Modulation and coding schemes |
| MDPI | Multidisciplinary digital publishing institute |
| MIMO | Multiple-input multiple-output |
| mmWave | Millimeter-wave |
| OFDM | Orthogonal frequency division multiplexing |
| PHY | Physical layer |
| PL | Path loss |
| POP | Point of presence |
| SISO | Single-input single-output |
| SNR | Signal-to-noise ratio |
| QAM | Quadrature amplitude modulation |
| QoS | Quality of service |
| VED | Vegetation-dependent exponential decay |
| QoS | Quality of service |
| VED | Vegetation-dependent exponential decay |