telecom
noun
tel·e·com
ˈte-li-ˌkäm 
plural telecoms
2
: the telecommunications industry
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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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From Beijing’s perspective, Washington’s export restrictions on telecoms firms ZTE and Huawei in 2018 marked a turning point.
—Lizzi C. Lee, Time, 17 Oct. 2025
Ericsson — Shares of the Swedish telecom giant rallied nearly 20% after its quarterly earnings beat expectations.
—Fred Imbert, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2025
The only people standing around were those working on the project—a small, cosmopolitan crowd of Ivorian telecom officials, a Lebanese contractor with his two bright-yellow earthmovers, Greek cable technicians, an American ASN rep, and the Panamanian chief of a diving and welding company.
—Samanth Subramanian, The Dial, 14 Oct. 2025
Kenya’s two largest banks are accelerating plans to launch in Ethiopia in their bid to capitalize on Addis Ababa’s economic liberalization, even as a new World Bank report highlighted major challenges faced by telecoms giant Safaricom in its expansion in the country.
—Martin K.n Siele, semafor.com, 13 Oct. 2025
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Lizzi C. Lee, Time, 17 Oct. 2025
Ericsson — Shares of the Swedish telecom giant rallied nearly 20% after its quarterly earnings beat expectations.
—Fred Imbert, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2025
The only people standing around were those working on the project—a small, cosmopolitan crowd of Ivorian telecom officials, a Lebanese contractor with his two bright-yellow earthmovers, Greek cable technicians, an American ASN rep, and the Panamanian chief of a diving and welding company.
—Samanth Subramanian, The Dial, 14 Oct. 2025
Kenya’s two largest banks are accelerating plans to launch in Ethiopia in their bid to capitalize on Addis Ababa’s economic liberalization, even as a new World Bank report highlighted major challenges faced by telecoms giant Safaricom in its expansion in the country.
—Martin K.n Siele, semafor.com, 13 Oct. 2025
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“Telecom.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/telecom. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.
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