telecom

[ tel-i-kom ]

noun

1. telecommunications:

   The job entails an advanced understanding of telephony, and a graduate degree in telecom is preferred.

2. 1. a telecommunications company:

      Municipalities have no recourse since telecoms are regulated at the federal level.

   2. the telecommunications industry:

      Sometimes we underestimate how important telecom has become in our lives.

adjective

1. of or relating to telecommunications:

   A competitive environment will benefit businesses and consumers by lowering the costs and improving the accessibility of telecom services.

telecom

/ ˈtɛlɪˌkɒm; ˈtɛlɪˌkɒmz /

noun

1. See telecommunications
   functioning as singular short for telecommunications

Word History and Origins

Origin of telecom¹

First recorded in 1950–55; by shortening

Example Sentences

Let’s take a leading example, Airtel has a good position in the telecom sector but was not in the top three search results.

From Search Engine Watch

It’s an effort to stop giant telecom conglomerates from leveraging users into paying for more and more of their services.

From Popular-Science

Earlier this year, the Federal Communications Commission worked out a voluntary arrangement with the country’s telecom giants to help people stay online amid the pandemic even if they cannot pay their bills on time.

From Washington Post

At the massive Mobile World Congress trade show in Barcelona every February for the past few years, Amon became a fixture pitching 5G to every wireless operator, telecom equipment maker, and phone manufacturer he could find.

From Fortune

Both telecoms advised investors to “exercise caution” in dealing with their company’s shares.

From Fortune

That requires investments, in schools and in infrastructure of both the physical and telecom varieties.

From The Daily Beast

A look at what to expect in telecom and computing for the coming year.

From The Daily Beast

The deal would allow Chinese telecom giant Huawei to help build a broadband network for South Korea.

From The Daily Beast

Carsten Schloter, chief executive officer of Swiss telecom giant Swisscom AG, was found dead in his Freiburg home Tuesday morning.

From The Daily Beast

Sunrise charged that Swisscom fixed Internet cable prices too high for telecom rivals to reasonably afford to use them.

From The Daily Beast

She walked slowly over the hull to the cargo lock and, while she did, Jordan reeled in the telecom viewers.

From Project Gutenberg

He held the toaster against his side, out of line with the telecom, but aimed at Cameron's face.

From Project Gutenberg

Jordan dully punched the telecom selector and a view became fixed on the screen.

From Project Gutenberg

"First, let's see what you can get on the telecom," said Docchi.

From Project Gutenberg

We had to look through the telecom and the angle of vision was bad.

From Project Gutenberg