telecom

noun

tel·​e·​com ˈte-li-ˌkäm How to pronounce telecom (audio)
plural telecoms
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: the telecommunications industry
A lot of smart and experienced people lost money investing in telecomThe Wall Street Journal
often used before another noun
telecom companies/services
the telecom industry
But questions remain about how the telecom giant will shift its strategy and whether it will be able to do it fast enough to catch up with tech giants …Melissa Repko

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Like most industries, integrating AI into their businesses is a priority, and the telecom and wireless industry is working hard to bring AI into every aspect of its world. Tim Bajarin, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024 The hack, first reported by the Wall Street Journal, allegedly targeted Verizon, AT&T and other telecoms, though details haven’t been disclosed. Michael Loria, USA TODAY, 25 Oct. 2024 Utilities and telecoms were the worst-performing sectors, down by 1.5% and 1%, respectively. Ryan Browne,jenni Reid,holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2024 With 27 million downloads from public repositories, Mistral’s clients (such as telecoms company Orange, and Hugging Face) use the startup’s models to personalize promotional messages or power their own virtual assistants. Morgan Meaker, WIRED, 14 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for telecom 

Word History

First Known Use

1953, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of telecom was in 1953

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“Telecom.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/telecom. Accessed 12 Nov. 2024.

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