telephony
noun
te·le·pho·ny
tə-ˈle-fə-nē 
also ˈte-lə-ˌfō-
: the use or operation of an apparatus (such as a telephone) for transmission of sounds as electrical signals between widely removed points
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From there, Huawei expanded into selling and manufacturing the guts of telephony.
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Garrett M. Graff, WIRED, 16 Jan. 2020
At the start of the twentieth century, the government granted AT&T a monopoly on long-distance telephony in return for universal service, which helped make voice communication ubiquitous.
—William H. Janeway, Foreign Affairs, 27 Aug. 2013
For instance, smartphones emerged from the intersection of telephony, computing and photography.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
Compared with VoIP services that prioritize basic business telephony, Zoho Voice has far more of the features that a whole tech support department might need.
—John Brandon, PCMAG, 17 Oct. 2024
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Garrett M. Graff, WIRED, 16 Jan. 2020
At the start of the twentieth century, the government granted AT&T a monopoly on long-distance telephony in return for universal service, which helped make voice communication ubiquitous.
—William H. Janeway, Foreign Affairs, 27 Aug. 2013
For instance, smartphones emerged from the intersection of telephony, computing and photography.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
Compared with VoIP services that prioritize basic business telephony, Zoho Voice has far more of the features that a whole tech support department might need.
—John Brandon, PCMAG, 17 Oct. 2024
See all Example Sentences for telephony
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“Telephony.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/telephony. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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