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ISP

Meaning in networking & telecommunications, with examples

/ˌaɪ es ˈpiː/abbreviationCore term

In networking & telecommunications, ISP means: Short for internet service provider: a company that sells internet access to homes and businesses, usually over fibre, DSL, cable or mobile networks.

In Turkish: internet servis sağlayıcı, İSS, internet sağlayıcısı

How it is used

Spelled out letter by letter. Engineers call the ISP, open a ticket with the ISP and check whether a problem is on their own side or the ISP's side. Large companies often use two ISPs for redundancy.

Example sentences

  1. Traffic stops at the ISP's first router, so the problem is on their side.

  2. We opened a ticket with the ISP about the packet loss on the main line.

Common collocations

  • call the ISP
  • local ISP
  • ISP outage
  • open a ticket with the ISP
  • backup ISP
  • broadbandHigh-speed internet access that is always on, delivered over fibre, cable, DSL, mobile or satellite networks, as opposed to old dial-up connections.
  • carrierA telecommunications company that owns or operates a network and carries voice and data traffic for customers or for other operators.
  • last mileThe final part of a telecom network that connects the operator's local exchange or street cabinet to the customer's building; it is often the slowest and most expensive part to build.
  • SLAShort for service level agreement: the part of a contract in which a provider promises measurable service levels, such as uptime, repair time and latency, often with penalties if it fails.
  • WANShort for wide area network: a network that links sites across cities or countries, usually over lines leased from a telecom operator or over the internet.

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