Capterra Glossary
GAN (Generic Access Network)
A generic access network (GAN) enables users to connect their mobile devices through wireless networks without having specific hardware requirements or subscriptions for each service provider. This is made possible by using a common platform that all service providers can use, eliminating the need for customers to go through a lengthy process of registering and setting up their devices each time they want to use a different provider's services.
What Small and Midsize Businesses Need to Know About GAN (Generic Access Network)
SMBs can benefit from this system by allowing their employees access to the internet without having only one specific provider's services available at certain locations.
Related Terms
- Synchronous
- Software as a Service (SaaS)
- Intranet
- Security Orchestration, Automation and Response (SOAR)
- Identity and Access Management (IAM)
- Managed Service Provider (MSP)
- Haptics
- WAN (Wide-Area Network)
- Service-oriented Architecture (SOA)
- Augmented Reality (AR)
- Chief Information Officer (CIO)
- Security Information and Event Management (SIEM)
- Platform as a Service (PaaS)
- Service-Level Agreement (SLA)
- Scalability
- Data Center
- Authorization
- Multitenancy