Listed below are terminologies used in the Malaysian communications and multimedia industry. These terminologies are listed in alphabetical order. To browse, click on any desired alphabet. A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W No Terms Definition Source 300. Mail Includes the postal service. CMA 301. Main Distribution Frame (MDF) Distribution frame where the line equipment of the switch is terminated. REG - Q 002 302. Major Interference Electromagnetic interference rendering any apparatus or services unsuitable for their intended purpose. SR 303. Malaysian Standard A standard declared to be a standard specification or a provisional standard specification under the Standards of Malaysia Act 1996 [Act 549]. NICA TSR 304. Malaysian Value Added Procurement In Relation To Table B Of The First Schedule And In Respect Of Products And Services The supply price of those products and services less the amount spent on imported products and services (including, without limitation, all components, embedded software and design, manufacturing, assembly and supply services) that are used for the supply of those products and services. LR 305. Mandatory Standard A mandatory standard established under Chapter 10 of Part V. CMA 306. Maritime Mobile Earth Station A mobile station in the maritime mobile-satellite service. SR 307. Maritime Mobile Service A mobile service between a coast station and a ship station, or between ship stations, or between associated on-board stations and includes a survival craft station and emergency position indicating radiobeacon stations. SR 308. Maritime Mobile-Satellite Service A mobile satellite-service in which mobile earth stations are located on board vessels and includes a survival craft station and emergency position indicating radio beacon stations. SR 309. Marketing Plan A marketing prepared by the Commission under regulation 6 of the Communications and Multimedia (Spectrum) Regulations 2000 and forms part of the spectrum plan. SR 310. Mass Calling Service A service intended for customers, which generate high volume, short duration call traffic. For example, Televoting. REG - T 010 311. Medical and Biological Telemetry Device A low power device used for medical and biological telemetry. SEO 312. Messaging Service An applications service which involves the storage or forwarding of a message in the form of text or voice communication by means of circuit switching whereby the message is first routed through a central management centre before it is forwarded to the addressee. LR 313. Mini Tower A structure made of steel constructed on a roof top which is tapering and normally standing at the height of below 30 meters. REG - R 002 314. Minister The Minister of Energy, Communications and Multimedia. REG - T 008 315. Minister The Minister for the time being charged with the responsibility for communications and multimedia. CMA 316. Minor Interference Electromagnetic interference which does not affect the overall operation of any radiocommunications transmission. SR 317. Mobile cellular telephone services operators Those that are licensed under Section 3B of Telecommunications Act. REG - Q 001 318. Mobile Earth Station A transportable earth station. SR 319. Mobile Satellite Service A radiocommunications service (a) between a mobile earth station and one or more space stations, or between space stations used by this service; or (b) between mobile earth stations by means of one or more space stations, and may also include feeder links which are necessary for its operation. SR LR 320. Mobile Service A radiocommunciations service between a mobile station and land station or between mobile stations. SR 321. Mobile Station A transportable station operating on land and is intended to be used while in motion or during halts at unspecified points. SR 322. Modulation A process by which a quantity, which characterizes an oscillation or wave, follows the variations of a signal or of another oscillation or wave. Note - Modulation may be intentional or unintentional. ITU 323. Monopole A pole which is normally 150 millimeters to 500 millimeters in diameter and not exceeding 15 meters in height on roof top and normally between 15 meters to 50 meters in height on the ground and is designed for space constrained areas. REG - R 002 324. Multi Storey Building Any building of multi levels which requires a telecommunications riser for the provision of internal distribution cables to the customers by the network providers. REG - T 007 325. Multimedia A representation of information characterized by the simultaneous use of more than one form of media such a text, graphics, data. audio and video. REG - R 003 326. Multimedia Information And Content Digitised content. CMA 327. Multiple access Any technique whereby a number of terminals are able to share the transmission capacity of a link in a predetermined manner or in accordance with traffic demand. ITU 328. Multiplexing A reversible process for assembling signals from several separate sources into a single composite signal for transmission over a common transmission channel; this process is equivalent to dividing the common channel into distinct channels for transmitting independent signals in the same direction. ITU		Legislation Licensing   News@MCMC   Press Releases EESAT Consumer Satisfaction Survey Quality of Service Instruments Contact Us Feedback