Teleterm - OTE: a pioneer in Hellenic Telecommunications Standardization & Terminology

OTE: a pioneer in Hellenic Telecommunications Standardization & Terminology

Since 1989 till 2011, OTE had the responsibility of operating and supporting the system of the Hellenic Telecommunications Standardization, being in close cooperation with the Hellenic Organization for Standardization (ELOT) according to the "OTE-ELOT Memorandum of Understanding for the standardization in the telecommunications sector", which has been countersigned by both the Minister of Transport & Communications and the Minister of Development. Within this framework, under OTE's responsibility did the Technical Committee "Telecommunications" (TE-T) operate, consisting of representatives from several relevant organizations and bodies (see figure).

Via ΤΕ-Τ and its Working Groups Greece attended and participated in the European telecommunications standardization activities and:

commented on the Drafts of the European telecommunications standards,

voted on the Final Drafts of the European standards,

transposed the European standards into Greek Standardization by adopting them as Hellenic Standards (ELOT), and

adopted (by ΜΟΤΟ's activities) Greek telecommunications terms equivalent to foreign (English) telecommunications terms ensuring the possibility of the Greek language to describe the contemporary telecommunication matters.

TE-T and participating bodies

ΤΕ-Τ: Technical Committee"Telecommunications"

ΥΠΑΝ: Ministry of Development

ΥΠΜΕ: Ministry of Transport & Communications

ΥΕΝ: Ministry of Merchant Marine

ΕΛΟΤ: Hellenic Organization for Standardization

ΟΤΕ: Hellenic Telecommunications Organization

ΣΕΒ: Hellenic Industries Association

ΒΕΑ: Chamber of arts and crafts

ΤΕΕ: Technical Chamber of Greece

ΠΕΧΥ: Panhellenic Association of Computer Users

ΚΕΤΕΣ: Technological Research Centre of the Army

ΑΕΙ: Institutions of Higher Education

ΠΑ: University of Athens

ΕΜΠ: National Technical University of Athens

ΕΡΤ: Hellenic Radio and TV Broadcasting (Observer)

ΕΠΥ: Computer Scientists' Association (Observer)

ΕΕΤΤ: National Commission for Telecommunications and Post (Observer)

ΙΝΤΡΑΚΟΜ, ΜΑΡΑΚ, VODAFON: Companies (Observers)

Active Working Groups of ΤΕ-Τ

ΜΟΤΟ: "Permanent Group for Telecommunications Terminology"

ΑΤΗΔ: "Telecommunication Network Terminations"

SMG: "Mobile Communications"

ΤΕ: "Terminal Equipment"

RES A: "Radiocommunications Α"

SPS: "Signalling, Protocols and Switching"

SES: "Satellite Earth Stations"

RES B: "Radiocommunications Β"

BTC: "Business Telecommunications"

ΤΜ: "Transmission and Multiplexing"

ΝA: "Network aspects"

DVB: "Digital Video Broadcasting"

EMC: Common WG "Electromagnetic Compatibility"

ELOT Committe cooperating with TE-T

ΤΕ80: Technical Committee "Electromagnetic Compatibility"

The results of TE-T's operation are:

774 telecommunication Standards in Greek,
for all modern telecommunication systems (ISDN, GSM PLMN, DCS1800, ERMES, TETRA, DECT, IN etc.),

more than 5.500 Draft European Telecommunication Standards which have been circulated for national Public Enquiry and Voting,

125.000 Greek telecommunication terms in successive editions of two Dictionaries: the "Consolidated vocabulary of telecommunication terms" and the "General and special telecommunication terminology".