telco.wtf

WTF, Telco?!

telco.wtf is a DNS zone, web service and command line tool for looking up the many acronyms and abbreviations in use in the telecommunications industry.

Usage

• DNS query

    $ dig +short txt mno.telco.wtf
    "Mobile Network Operator"
  

• HTTP request, accept text/plain

    $ curl telco.wtf/mvno
    # WTF, Telco?!
    MVNO - Mobile Virtual Network Operator
  

• Local executable

    $ ./wtf mcc
    # WTF, Telco?!
    MCC - Mobile Country Code
  

• Web browser

  http://telco.wtf/mnc

  WTF, Telco?!

  • MNC - Mobile Network Code

• bash shortcuts

    alias wtf='dig -t txt +domain=telco.wtf +short' # dns
    wtf(){ curl http://telco.wtf/$1; }              # http
  

Sources

• ETSI ETS 300 009-2
• ETSI TR 102 140
• ETSI TR 102 198
• ETSI TR 102 314-3
• ETSI TR 121 905
• ETSI TR 129 949
• ETSI TS 101 441
• ETSI TS 102 113-1
• ETSI TS 102 250-2
• ETSI TS 103 397
• ETSI TS 103 859
• ETSI TS 122 261
• ETSI TS 123 060
• ETSI TS 123 078
• ETSI TS 123 228
• ETSI TS 123 251
• ETSI TS 123 256
• ETSI TS 123 501
• ETSI TS 128 530
• ETSI TS 129 007
• ETSI TS 129 060
• ETSI TS 129 214
• ETSI TS 129 272
• ETSI TS 129 274
• ETSI TS 129 281
• ETSI TS 129 338
• ETSI TS 133 310
• ETSI TS 133 320
• ETSI TS 133 401
• ETSI TS 133 501
• ETSI TS 136 101
• ETSI TS 138 412

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