ENRICHING LIVES EXPANDING HORIZONS - Maxis

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GLOSSARY
Continued
PBT
Profit before taxation
RAN
Radio Access Networks; part of a mobile
telecommunication system that provides
radio access between a mobile device
and a core network.
Return on Average Equity
Calculated as profit attributable to equity
holders of the Company divided by the
average of the opening and closing
equity attributable to equity holders of
the Company for the period.
Return on Average Assets
Calculated as the profit for the financial
year (adjusted for finance costs, net of
tax) divided by the average opening and
closing total assets for the period.
Return on Invested Capital
Calculated as the profit for the financial
year (adjusted for finance income/
costs, net of tax) divided by the average
opening and closing invested capital for
the period. Invested capital is defined as
total equity, interest-bearing borrowings,
loan from a related party, payables under
deferred payment scheme and loan
from immediate holding company and
derivative financial liabilities/assets on a
net basis less cash and cash equivalents.
Revenue Generating
Subscriptions (RGS)
With effect from 1 January 2011,
in parallel to the old definition,
Maxis adopted a stricter definition of
subscriptions for reporting purposes
that is more reflective of the revenuegenerating
base. The definition of mobile
subscriptions for Postpaid, Prepaid and
Wireless Broadband are now as follows:
- Postpaid and Wireless Broadband:
subscriptions on the register excluding
subscriptions that have been barred for
more than 50 days
- Prepaid: Subscriptions on the register
excluding subscriptions that do not have
any revenue contribution for more than
50 days.
RM
Ringgit Malaysia; the lawful currency of
Malaysia.
Roaming
When mobile customers leave their own
mobile carrier’s home network and move
on to another mobile operator’s network.
Server
A shared computer on a LAN that
provides services to other computers in
the network.
SIM
Subscriber Identity Module; an electronic
card which stores the subscriber identity
information and authentication key which
identifies the subscriber to a network.
SKMM
Malaysian Communications and
Multimedia Commission
Smartphone
A mobile phone offering advanced
capabilities, converging the telephone
functionalities with features such as
calendars, email, internet access and
more.
SMS
Short Message Services; a service
whereby mobile telephone users may
send text messages.
Total Borrowings
Include interest-bearing borrowings,
loan from a related party, payables
under deferred payment scheme, loan
from immediate holding company and
derivative financial liabilities/assets on a
net basis.
USP
Universal Service Provision; an initiative to
promote the widespread availability and
usage of network and/or applications
services by encouraging the installation
of network facilities and the provision of
network and/or applications services in
underserved areas.
VoIP
Voice over IP; the communication
protocols, technologies, methodologies
and transmission techniques involved
in the delivery of voice communications
and multimedia sessions over Internet
Protocol (IP) networks, such as the
internet.
VSAT
Very Small Aperture Terminal; a small
earth station for transmission of data by
satellite.
WAP
Wireless Application Protocol; an open,
global protocol that is designed to send
web pages to wireless devices and allow
users to access information instantly.
WAP-STK
Wireless Application Protocol through
Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) Toolkit;
a platform that allows users to access
WAP-based content as SMS through the
use of SIM card menus.
WiFi
A local area network that uses high
frequency radio signals to transmit and
receive data over distances of a few
hundred feet; uses ethernet protocol.
Wireless LAN
Local Area Networks that transmit and
receive data over the air.
WiMAX
Worldwide Inter-operability for
Microwave Access, which is a
telecommunications technology aimed
at providing wireless data over long
distance, from point-to-point links to full
mobile cellular type access.
Wireless Broadband
Broadband subscriptions for internet
access on computers via wireless
modems only. This does not include any
internet access on mobile phone screens.