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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Along with five anonymous billionaires, telecom titan Rob Hale, Indian auto parts billionaire Anurang Jain, French logistics mogul Eric Hemar, Florida real estate developer David Hoffmann and Koch Inc. co-CEO Charles Koch all reported using robotics in their businesses.
—Phoebe Liu, Forbes.com, 7 June 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, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 June 2025
In this fragile environment, the telecom industry that Jabbi oversees is vitally important to Gambian authorities.
—Joshua Kaplan, ProPublica, 15 May 2025
Duffy, speaking at the Transportation Department, was providing updates on the situation at Newark International Airport in New Jersey where outdated infrastructure and staffing shortfalls have already triggered radar and telecom outages there.
—Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 28 May 2025
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Phoebe Liu, Forbes.com, 7 June 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, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 June 2025
In this fragile environment, the telecom industry that Jabbi oversees is vitally important to Gambian authorities.
—Joshua Kaplan, ProPublica, 15 May 2025
Duffy, speaking at the Transportation Department, was providing updates on the situation at Newark International Airport in New Jersey where outdated infrastructure and staffing shortfalls have already triggered radar and telecom outages there.
—Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 28 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for telecom
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“Telecom.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/telecom. Accessed 14 Jun. 2025.
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