| A4AI | Alliance for Affordable Internet |
| AI | Artificial intelligence |
| AT | Assistive technology |
| AWS | Amazon Web Services |
| B2B | Business to business |
| B2C | Business to consumer |
| BGAN | Broadband global area network |
| Capex | Capital expenditure |
| CERT | Computer emergency response team |
| CIRT | Computer incident response team |
| CI | Critical infrastructure |
| COP | Child online protection |
| CNT | Corporación Nacional de Telecomunicación [National Telecommunication Corporation] |
| CRPD | Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities |
| CSAM | Child sexual abuse material |
| CSP | Communication service providers |
| CSR | Corporate social responsibility |
| DeFi | Decentralized finance |
| DFS | Digital financial services |
| DHIS2 | District Health Information Software 2 |
| DPG | Digital public goods |
| DPGA | Digital Public Goods Alliance |
| DPI | Digital public infrastructure |
| EGDI | E-government development index |
| EU | European Union |
| FA | Focus area |
| FDI | Foreign direct investment |
| Fintech | Financial technology |
| FITEL | Fondo de Inversión en Telecomunicaciones [Telecommunications Investment Fund] |
| FTTH | Fibre to the home |
| GAVI | Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunisations |
| GB | Gigabytes |
| GHG | Greenhouse gas |
| GHz | Gigahertz |
| GIS | Geographic information system |
| GNI | Gross national income |
| GSO | Geostationary satellite orbit |
| HEIs | Higher education institutions |
| ICT | Information and communication technology |
| IMT | International mobile telecommunications |
| IoT | Internet of things |
| IPT | Internet Para Todos [for all] |
| ITU | International Telecommunication Union |
| ITU-D | International Telecommunication Union Telecommunication Development Sector |
| IXPs | Internet exchange points |
| KPIs | Key performance indicators |
| LATAM | Latin America |
| LDCs | Least developed countries |
| LEO | Low Earth orbit |
| LLDCs | Landlocked developing countries |
| LMICs | Lower- and middle-income countries |
| LTE | Long-term evolution |
| MB | Megabytes |
| MENA | Middle East and North Africa |
| ML | Machine learning |
| MOSIP | Modular Open Source Identity Platform |
| MSMEs | Micro, small and medium enterprises |
| Mt | Megatonnes |
| NCS | National cybersecurity strategy |
| NGSOs | Non-geostationary satellite orbit |
| ODA | Official development assistance |
| OECS | Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States |
| OOFs | Other official flows |
| OpEx | Operating expenditure |
| PASET | Partnership for Skills in Applied Sciences, Engineering and Technology |
| P2C | Partner2Connect Digital Coalition |
| PPP | Public-private partnership |
| R&D | Research and development |
| REG4COVID | Global Network Resiliency Platform |
| SDGs | Sustainable Development Goals |
| SIDS | Small-island developing states |
| SMAC | Social, mobility, analytics and cloud |
| SMEs | Small and medium enterprises |
| SOPs | Standard operating procedures |
| SSA | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| STEM | Science, technology, engineering and mathematics |
| Towerco | Tower company |
| TVET | Technical and vocational education and training |
| TVWS | Television White Spaces |
| UK | United Kingdom |
| UN | United Nations |
| USAF | Universal service and access fund |
| USD | United States dollar |
| USF | Universal service fund |
| USO | Universal service obligations |
| VC | Venture capital |
| WASH | Water for sanitation and hygiene |
| WEEE | Waste electrical and electronic equipment |
| WEF | World Economic Forum |
| WSIS | World Summit on the Information Society |
| WTDC | World Telecommunication Development Conference |