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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China limits European equipment in telecoms infrastructure China is reportedly limiting the use of European equipment in its telecoms infrastructure, pointing to a deepening technological gulf between Beijing and the West.
—Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 3 Oct. 2025
But Oxford Economics said just 4% of the tech and telecom firms in the S&P 500 are seeing a loss, versus 12% just before the dotcom bubble popped.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 3 Oct. 2025
Toward the quantum internet Operating at telecom-band frequencies gives the qubits potential far beyond the lab.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 2 Oct. 2025
Afghanistan's internet has been partially restored after a two-day nationwide telecoms blackout, internet watchdog NetBlocks said on Wednesday.
—Somayeh Malekian, ABC News, 1 Oct. 2025
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Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 3 Oct. 2025
But Oxford Economics said just 4% of the tech and telecom firms in the S&P 500 are seeing a loss, versus 12% just before the dotcom bubble popped.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 3 Oct. 2025
Toward the quantum internet Operating at telecom-band frequencies gives the qubits potential far beyond the lab.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 2 Oct. 2025
Afghanistan's internet has been partially restored after a two-day nationwide telecoms blackout, internet watchdog NetBlocks said on Wednesday.
—Somayeh Malekian, ABC News, 1 Oct. 2025
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“Telecom.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/telecom. Accessed 10 Oct. 2025.
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