telco

noun

tel·​co ˈtel-(ˌ)kō 

: a telecommunications company

Examples of telco in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The company had an enterprise value of nearly $6 billion after Saudi telco stc merged its own tower portfolio with TAWAL in 2024. — Matthew Martin, semafor.com, 20 July 2026

Hyperscalers need to get closer to the customer to serve latency-sensitive AI workloads, and telcos need to move up the stack to stay relevant as the network becomes software-defined. — Anthony Lobretto, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026

After recently signing a carriage deal with Thai telco AIS, ReelShort announced at APOS this week a similar deal with Philippine telco Globe – as well as a content partnership with Korean studio Showbox. — Liz Shackleton, Deadline, 19 June 2026

The microdrama platform recently entered Southeast Asia through a telco partnership with AIS, Thailand’s largest 5G network provider, and has since unveiled a further deal with Philippine telecommunications giant Globe as part of a broader regional expansion push. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 18 June 2026

Word History

Etymology

telephone company

First Known Use

1975, in the meaning defined above