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 …—
The Wall Street Journal
—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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Africa’s leading telecom network operators plan to roll out a new $40 4G smartphone as part of a push to bridge affordability gaps that limit access to digital services on the continent.
—Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 4 Mar. 2026
Instead of benefiting individual Coloradans and their families, TABOR is benefiting big business, like telecom, AI, and other tech companies.
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According to Chris Van de Walle, PhD, a professor at UC Santa Barbara, finding a hydrogen-free quantum light source in silicon that runs at telecom wavelengths marks an important step toward scalable quantum technology.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 2 Mar. 2026
In telecoms, which AI is transforming, this jumps to 64%.
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Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 4 Mar. 2026
Instead of benefiting individual Coloradans and their families, TABOR is benefiting big business, like telecom, AI, and other tech companies.
—Sean Camacho, Denver Post, 4 Mar. 2026
According to Chris Van de Walle, PhD, a professor at UC Santa Barbara, finding a hydrogen-free quantum light source in silicon that runs at telecom wavelengths marks an important step toward scalable quantum technology.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 2 Mar. 2026
In telecoms, which AI is transforming, this jumps to 64%.
—Dave McCann, Fortune, 2 Mar. 2026
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“Telecom.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/telecom. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.
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