Glossary
4G/LTE – fourth generation of mobile technology, sometimes called LTE (Long Term Evolution)
5G – fifth generation of mobile technology, which is the successor to the 4G mobile network standard
ARPO – Average Revenues per Offer
AUPU – Average Usage per User
BSA – Bitstream Access Offer
CATV – Cable Television
Churn rate – The number of customers who disconnect from a network divided by the weighted average number of customers in a given period
Convergent services – Revenues from B2C convergent offers (excluding equipment sales). A convergent offer is defined as an offer combining at least a broadband access (xDSL, FTTH or wireless for fixed) and a mobile voice contract (excluding MVNOs) with a financial benefit. Convergent services revenues do not include incoming and visitor roaming revenues
Core telecom services – Convergence, mobile-only and broadband-only services
EBITDAaL – EBITDA after leases, key measure of operating profitability used by management (for definition please refer to the Notes 3 to IFRS Consolidated Financial Statements of the Orange Polska Group)
eCapex – Economic Capex, key measure of resources allocation used by management (for definition please refer to the Notes 3 to IFRS Consolidated Financial Statements of the Orange Polska Group)
FBB – Fixed Broadband
FTE – Full time equivalent
Fibre – fixed broadband access network based on FTTH (Fibre To The Home ) /DLA (Drop Line Agnostic) technology which provides the end user with speed of above 100Mbps
Fixed broadband-only services – Revenues from fixed broadband offers (excluding B2C convergent offers and equipment sales) including TV and VoIP services
HHC (Households connectable) in fibre technology – Households where broadband access service based on fibre technology can be rendered
Home Zone (or Office Zone for business customers) – area within range of predefined base stations which cover the particular location (home/office)
ICT – Information and Communication Technologies
ILD – International Calls
IP TV – TV over Internet Protocol
LLU – Local Loop Unbundling
M2M – Machine to Machine, telemetry
Mobile-only services – Revenue from mobile offers (excluding consumer market convergent offers) and Machine to Machine (M2M) connectivity. Mobile only services revenue does not include equipment sales, incoming and visitor roaming revenue
MTR – Mobile Termination Rates
MVNO – Mobile Virtual Network Operator
Net gearing – net gearing after hedging ratio = net debt after hedging / (net debt after hedging + shareholders’ equity)
Organic Cash Flow – Organic Cash Flow- key measure of cash generation used by management (for definition please refer to the Notes 3 to IFRS Consolidated Financial Statements of the Orange Polska Group)
PPA – Power purchase agreement
RAN agreement – agreement on reciprocal use of radio access networks
ROCE – Return on capital employed = EBIT (ex. extraordinary items) / (Shareholder’s Equity + Average net debt)
SIMO – mobile SIM-only offers without devices
SMP – Significant Market Power
UKE – Urząd Komunikacji Elektronicznej (Office of Electronic Communications)
UOKiK – Urząd Ochrony Konkurencji i Konsumentów (Office for Competition and Consumer Protection)
USO – Universal Service Obligation
VDSL – Very high bit-rate Digital Subscriber Line
VoIP – Voice over Internet Protocol
Wireless for fixed – LTE broadband access offers dedicated to use within the Home/Office Zone, consisting of a fixed router (Home Zone) plus large or unlimited data packages, which are a substitute for fixed broadband and are provided by all mobile operators in Poland, including Orange Polska
WLR – Wholesale Line Rental