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Public data

Data that has been formally authorised for release into the public domain.

Public information

Information that has been formally authorised for release into the public domain.

Public Key Infrastructure (PKI)

A set of roles, policies, hardware, software and procedures needed to create, manage, distribute, use, store and revoke digital certificates and manage public-key encryption.

Public network infrastructure

Network infrastructure that an organisation has no control over, such as the internet.

Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN)

Public network infrastructure used for voice communications.

Public Wi-Fi

Any Wi-Fi service established and owned by a contributing group that is provided for use by its customers on a wireless device.
Public Wi-Fi may be unsecured, password protected or have other secure authentication protocols established and managed by such contributing group.
See also unsecured networks.

Push-to-talk handsets

Handsets that have a button that needs to be pressed before audio can be communicated, thus providing off-hook audio protection.

Q

Quality of service

The ability to provide different priorities to different applications, users or data flows, or to guarantee a certain level of performance to a data flow.

R

Radio communications

The transmission of signals by modulation of electromagnetic waves with frequencies below those of visible light.

Radio Frequency transmitter

A device designed to transmit electromagnetic radiation as part of a radio communication system.

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