Annual and Sustainability Report 2011 - Teracom

Technical definitions
Broadcasting
Transmission of radio and TV.
Co-location
Allows companies and organizations to rent a place in the network operator’s
masts and stations. Typically, the equipment belongs to the customer.
DAB
Digital Audio Broadcasting, digital radio.
DAB+
The future digital radio standard for the terrestrial radio network.
DVB-T
Digital Video Broadcasting Terrester. The European standard
for terrestrial digital TV.
DVB-T2
The future digital TV standard for the terrestrial TV network.
Environmental Code
This refers to the portion of Swedish legislation that protects human health
and the environment. The work environment is regulated in other legislation.
Free TV (FTA)
Channels that do not require any special subscription.
Global Compact
Global Compact is a UN initiative to unite companies with UN bodies, trade
unions and the civil sector. The initiative supports ten principles concerning
human rights, labor legislation, the environment and efforts to counteract
corruption. Its vision is for a more sustainable economy that does not marginalize
different groups in society or have a negative impact on the environment.
HDTV (High Definition TV).
High definition TV that has a sharper picture than standard TV.
IPA (Important Public Announcements)
These are important messages to society. It is the society’s information channel
used to reach those who are affected by very serious accidents/disasters
and similar events.
IPTV
Broadband TV that is distributed via fiber or ADSL, for example.
MPEG2/MPEG4
Moving Pictures Expert Group. Compression for digital TV broadcasts. With
MPEG-2 coding technology, there is room for 5 to 7 standard TV channels in
each multiplex. With the new MPEG-4 technology, there is room for 10 to 12
standard TV channels, or 2 to 4 HDTV channels.
MUX (multiplex)
Frequency space for digitally compressed signals. A MUX utilizes a frequency
channel for transmission.
Pay TV
Channels requiring a paid subscription.
Radio newspapers
Recordings of newspaper articles for the visually impaired and dyslectics. Distributed
via the FM network.
RDS
Radio Data System, technology for broadcasting texts and program-related
messages in FM radio.
Triple play
An offering that includes telephony, Internet and TV that is distributed via the
same network using shared technology.
TV Operator
The Teracom Group's common position as both a pay TV operator and a network
operator.
VoD (On demand)
Video-on-demand, films or TV programs distributed to viewers at the exact
moment they themselves desire to view the content.
3G
Third generation mobile telephony. It offers more rapid transmission speeds
between mobile telephones, with the possibility of sending moving pictures,
among other things.
4G
Fourth generation mobile telephony.
Financial definitions
Average number of employees
The number of employees at the beginning of the year, plus the number of
employees at year end, divided by two.
Capital employed
Total assets less non interest-bearing liabilities including deferred tax
liabilitie s.
EBIT
Operating profit according to the income statement.
EBITDA
Operating profit excluding depreciation/amortization of property, plant and
equipment and intangible assets.
Equity ratio
Equity expressed as a percentage of total assets.
Net liability
Interest-bearing liabilities less interest-bearing assets and cash equivalents
Operating income
Income that has been earned or is from work completed during the period.
Pertains to all income except work performed by the company for its own use
and capitalized, which is included as part of operating expenses.
Operating margin
Operating profit expressed as a percentage of operating income.
Return on capital employed
Profit after net financial income/expense plus financial expenses expressed as
a percentage of average capital employed.
Return on equity,
Profit for the year expressed as a percentage of adjusted equity.
Net debt/EBITDA
Net debt divided by EBITDA
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