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service provider is an
entityAn entity is something that has a distinct, separate existence, though it need not be a material existence. In particular, abstractions and legal fictions are usually regarded as entities. In general, there is also no presumption that an entity is animate...
that provides services to other entities. Usually this refers to a business that provides
subscriptionThe subscription business model is a business model where a customer must pay a subscription price to have access to the product/service. The model was pioneered by magazines and newspapers, but is now used by many businesses and websites...
or
web serviceA Web service is defined by the W3C as "a software system designed to support interoperable machine-to-machine interaction over a network. It has an interface described in a machine-processable format...
to other businesses or individuals. Examples of these services include
Internet accessThe Internet is a global system of interconnected computer networks that use the standardized Internet Protocol Suite to serve billions of users worldwide...
, Mobile phone operator, and
web applicationIn software engineering, a web application or webapp is an application that is accessed via a web browser over a network such as the Internet or an intranet...
hostingA web hosting service is a type of Internet hosting service that allows individuals and organizations to make their own website accessible via the World Wide Web. Web hosts are companies that provide space on a server they own or lease for use by their clients as well as providing Internet...
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A
service provider is an
entityAn entity is something that has a distinct, separate existence, though it need not be a material existence. In particular, abstractions and legal fictions are usually regarded as entities. In general, there is also no presumption that an entity is animate...
that provides services to other entities. Usually this refers to a business that provides
subscriptionThe subscription business model is a business model where a customer must pay a subscription price to have access to the product/service. The model was pioneered by magazines and newspapers, but is now used by many businesses and websites...
or
web serviceA Web service is defined by the W3C as "a software system designed to support interoperable machine-to-machine interaction over a network. It has an interface described in a machine-processable format...
to other businesses or individuals. Examples of these services include
Internet accessThe Internet is a global system of interconnected computer networks that use the standardized Internet Protocol Suite to serve billions of users worldwide...
, Mobile phone operator, and
web applicationIn software engineering, a web application or webapp is an application that is accessed via a web browser over a network such as the Internet or an intranet...
hostingA web hosting service is a type of Internet hosting service that allows individuals and organizations to make their own website accessible via the World Wide Web. Web hosts are companies that provide space on a server they own or lease for use by their clients as well as providing Internet...
.
Types of service providers
For a more extensive list of service providers, see http://www.service.com.
- Application service provider
An application service provider is a business that provides computer-based services to customers over a network. Software offered using an ASP model is also sometimes called On-demand software or software as a service ....
(ASP)
- Internet Service Provider
An Internet service provider is a company that offers its customers access to the Internet...
(ISP)
- Managed Service Provider (MSP)
- Master Managed Service Provider
The term Master Managed Service Provider describes an organization that hosts one or more managed service "point solutions" for resale through an indirect channel of technology solution providers...
(MMSP)
- Managed Internet Service Provider (MISP)
- Telecommunications Service Provider
A Telecommunications Service Provider or TSP is a type of Communications Service Provider that has traditionally provided telephone and similar services...
(TSP)