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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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, 13 July 2025
Employees at a coal mine in China's Shaanxi province sit in an office to use digital systems for mining work, according to a photo taken on April 26, 2023, during a media tour organized by Chinese telecoms giant Huawei.
—Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 2 July 2025
The Canadian telecom giant now owns one of the world’s most valuable collections of sports assets.
—Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 2 July 2025
This time, attackers are spoofing Spectrum, a major telecom provider in the United States.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 25 June 2025
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Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 July 2025
Employees at a coal mine in China's Shaanxi province sit in an office to use digital systems for mining work, according to a photo taken on April 26, 2023, during a media tour organized by Chinese telecoms giant Huawei.
—Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 2 July 2025
The Canadian telecom giant now owns one of the world’s most valuable collections of sports assets.
—Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 2 July 2025
This time, attackers are spoofing Spectrum, a major telecom provider in the United States.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 25 June 2025
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“Telecom.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/telecom. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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