Maxis Berhad | Annual Report 2012

Maxis Berhad // Annual Report 2012 256 IM Instant Messaging. Interest Cover Ratio Calculated as profit from operations divided by finance costs. International Gateway An international gateway exchange; a telephone switch that forms the gateway between a national telephone network and one or more other international gateway exchanges, thus providing cross-border connectivity. Internet The interconnection of servers worldwide that provides communications and application services to an international base of business, consumers, education, research, government and other organisations. IP Internet Protocol; a standard that keeps track of network addresses for different nodes, routes outgoing messages, and recognises incoming messages. IPTV Internet Protocol Television. Kbps One thousand bits per second. KPKK Ministry of Information Communication and Culture. LAN Local Area Network; a short-distance data communications network usually within a building. LTE Long-Term Evolution or 4G LTE; a standard for wireless communication of high-speed data for mobile phones and data terminals with increased capacity and speed compared to 3G technology. Managed Services Outsourcing of business operations and infrastructures to a managed services provider through agreed Service Level Agreement. Managed services allow enterprises to reduce their capital and resource investment. Such outsourced services are usually IT support, helpdesk/call centre, voice (fixed voice lines, PABX), wide area networks (WAN) and local area networks (LAN). MASB Malaysian Accounting Standards Board. Maxis Group or the Group Maxis Berhad and its subsidiaries. Maxis or the Company Maxis Berhad (Company No. 867573-A). Maxis Home Services The first multiple-play service in Malaysia, available to customers in fibre-connected areas nationwide. Services include access to voice, high- speed Internet, value-added services and content. These services are made available over multiple access and across multiple screens. Mbps One million bits per second. MCB Maxis Communications Berhad (Company No. 158400-V). MEPs Maxis Exclusive Partners. Metro-E Metro-Ethernet which provides point- to-point connection between offices. MFRS Malaysian Financial Reporting Standards. MMLR Main Market Listing Requirements. MMS Multimedia Messaging Service. MNC Multi National Corporation. MOE Ministry of Education Malaysia. MOU Minutes Of Use; the average total (incoming and outgoing) minutes of use per subscription being the average of the total minutes per subscription calculated by dividing the monthly total minutes by the monthly average number of active subscriptions. MVNO Mobile Virtual Network Operator. MyLaunchPad Maxis’ content destination portal, offering locally relevant content and services. M2M Machine-to-Machine. NanoBTS A small transmitter using satellite which provides coverage and capacity to rural areas with small populations of about 200 people. Net Assets per Share Calculated as equity attributable to equity holders of the Company divided by the number of issued and paid-up shares. Net Debt Calculated as total interest-bearing financial liabilities (including payables under deferred payment scheme, loan from a related party, borrowings and derivative financial liabilities/assets on a net basis) less cash and cash equivalents. Network A group of two or more computer systems or telecommunications elements linked together. NFC Near Field Communication. PAT Profit after taxation. PBT Profit before taxation. GLOSSARY Continued