| Abbreviation or Term | Meaning |
|---|---|
|
110-degree Csat |
New digital Csat broadcast platform scheduled to use N-SAT-110 with service launch targeting late 2001-early 2002 |
| ADSL |
Asymmetric digital subscriber line |
| ARIB |
Association of Radio Industries and Businesses |
| ATM |
Asynchronous transfer mode; operation mode for digital telecom lines that improves economies of scale and enables lower pricing for line usage. |
| B-CAS |
Bsat Conditional Access System Council |
| BML |
Broadcast markup language |
| BS |
Broadcast satellite broadcast service |
| BSAT |
Broadcast Satellite System Corp. |
| Bsat |
Broadcast satellite, also refers to using ITU-sanctioned broadcast satellite broadcast service ('BS') |
| CAS |
Conditional access system |
| C-CAS |
Cable Conditional Access System Council |
| CDC |
Content Delivery Center "i-Hits," joint venture between SCC and JDS |
| CDN |
Content Delivery Network |
| CS |
Communication satellite broadcast service |
| Csat |
Communication satellite, also refers to digital communication satellite broadcast service ('CS') |
| CS-BAAN |
Analogue Csat broadcast platform; terminated service in March 1998. |
| CTSC |
Cable Television Suppliers Committee |
| DNP |
Dainippon Printing Co. |
| Docomo |
NTT Docomo. Japan's largest cellular network co. |
| DSL |
Digital subscriber line |
| DTH |
Direct to home; refers commonly to direct broadcast satellite (DBS) service |
| DTV |
Digital (terrestrial) television |
| DTVJ |
DIRECTV Japan; service terminated in 2000. |
| EIAJ |
Electronics Industries Association of Japan; merged with JEIDA to form JEITA |
| EPG |
Electronic program guide |
| Free view |
Programming available for viewing at no charge to viewer, but requires authorization from service provider |
| FTTH |
Fiber to the home |
| FWA |
Fixed wireless access |
| HDTV |
High definition TV |
| HITS |
Headend in the sky, referring to a satellite relay beaming multiple television channels. Sometimes spelled HiTS. |
| i-HITS |
Headend-in-the-sky business backed by SCC for digital cable programming delivery. |
| IP |
Internet Protocol. Also used in Japanese texts as an abbreviation for intellectual property. |
| IRD |
integrated receiver decoder; often used to receive digital broadcast services (see also 'set-top box ') |
| ISP |
Internet service provider |
| JCL |
Japan CableLabs |
| J-COM Broadband |
Cable TV, Telephone, and Internet service of Jupiter Telecommunications, Japan's largest MSO |
| JC-HITS |
Brandname of digital headend-in-the-sky business by Japan Cablecast, a wholly-owned subsidiary of JSAT. The business delivers digital programming bouquets to cable operators. |
| JCSAT |
Predecessor of JSAT before merger with SAJAC |
| JCN |
Japan CableNet. Joint venture created as a confederation for cable operators to gain access for distributing digitally encoded programs. |
| JDS |
Japan Digital Serve. Joint venture created to distribute digitally encoded programming to cable operators. |
| JCTA |
Japan Cable and Telecommunications Association |
| JCTEA |
Japan Cable Television Engineering Association |
| JEIDA |
Japan Electronic Industry Development Association; merged with EIAJ to form JEITA |
| JEITA |
Japan Electronics and Information Technology Industries Association |
| JSAT |
Official 'new' name for Japan Satellite Systems, Inc., operator of JCSAT satellites. |
| Mediatti |
MSO in the making; formerly called Tomen Mediacom. |
| MEI |
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. |
| MELCO |
Mitsubishi Electric Co. |
| MOF |
Ministry of Finance |
| MPMHAPT |
Ministry of Public Management, Home Affairs, Posts, and Telecommunications (successor of MPT). The government ministry responsible for telecommunications and broadcasting. |
| MPT |
Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications, now merged into the Ministry of Public Management, Home Affairs, Posts, and Telecommunications |
| NHK |
Nihon Hoso Kyokai, Japan Broadcasting Corporation. Government-supported and largest broadcaster in Japan, with bulk of revenues arising from individual subscriptions collected indiscriminately from TV households |
| NTT |
Nippon Telephone and Telegraph |
| Open view |
Programming available with no encryption at no charge to viewer, and requires no authorization from service provider |
| PPD |
Pay per day |
| PPV |
Pay per view |
| SCC |
Space Communications Corporation. Mitsubishi group company that operates the SuperBird satellites. |
| SDTV |
Standard definition TV |
| Set-top box |
A term used generally to describe an appliance for tuning to satellite TV, cable TV, or other content services in the home (also 'STB'). |
| SCE |
Sony Computer Entertainment |
| SDSL |
Symmetric Digital Subscriber Line |
| SkyP |
SkyPerfecTV, digital Csat broadcast service of Japan. |
| Skyport |
Analogue Csat broadcast platform; terminated service in September 1998. |
| SPE |
Sony Pictures Entertainment |
| STB |
Set top box |
| TEPCO |
Tokyo Electric Power Company |
| TS |
Transport stream |
| VOD |
Video on demand |
| VoIP |
Voice over Internet Protocol |
| VPN |
Virtual private network |
| Wowow |
First private-sector premium satellite network of Japan, currently broadcasting one channel on the analogue Bsat platform, and a three-channel complex on the digital Bsat platform. |
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