telecom
noun
tel·e·com
ˈte-li-ˌkäm 
plural telecoms
2
: the telecommunications industry
A lot of smart and experienced people lost money investing in telecom …—
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—often used before another nounThe Wall Street Journaltelecom 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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But Republicans are unlikely to embrace the new regulations on telecom networks.
—Eric Geller, WIRED, 17 Jan. 2025
July 28: SpaceX Falcon Heavy from KSC’s Launch Complex 39-A that launched a telecom satellite for Hughes Network Systems called the Jupiter 3 EchoStar XXIV at 11:04 p.m.
—Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel, 15 Jan. 2025
That's a reminder not to underestimate the Chinese services and their determination in the case of Salt Typhoon and U.S. telecom companies, but also what's called Volt Typhoon, which was an effort to penetrate critical infrastructure in the United States.
—NPR, 10 Jan. 2025
The network and stations went dark at 5 p.m. ET on Optimum, which is owned by the U.S. arm of French telecom giant Altice.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 10 Jan. 2025
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Eric Geller, WIRED, 17 Jan. 2025
July 28: SpaceX Falcon Heavy from KSC’s Launch Complex 39-A that launched a telecom satellite for Hughes Network Systems called the Jupiter 3 EchoStar XXIV at 11:04 p.m.
—Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel, 15 Jan. 2025
That's a reminder not to underestimate the Chinese services and their determination in the case of Salt Typhoon and U.S. telecom companies, but also what's called Volt Typhoon, which was an effort to penetrate critical infrastructure in the United States.
—NPR, 10 Jan. 2025
The network and stations went dark at 5 p.m. ET on Optimum, which is owned by the U.S. arm of French telecom giant Altice.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 10 Jan. 2025
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“Telecom.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/telecom. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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