telephony

American  

[tuh-lef-uh-nee] / təˈlɛf ə ni /

noun

1. the construction or operation of telephones or telephonic systems.

2. a system of telecommunications in which telephonic equipment is employed in the transmission of speech or other sound between points, with or without the use of wires.

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telephony British  

/ tɪˈlɛfənɪ /

noun

1. a system of telecommunications for the transmission of speech or other sounds

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Etymology

Origin of telephony

First recorded in 1825–35; telephone + -y ³

Example Sentences

For Luis, the outwardly dull telephony work has provided the anchor he needs to stay out of crime, something he says ex-gang members he knows in the US struggle with.

From BBC

Also applied by Norway and Denmark, it considers national infrastructure such as the internet and telephony, energy generation and distribution, road networks, and secure supplies of food, medicine as parts of a total defence system.

From BBC

“So even though the old technology hasn’t gone away, the logic of mobile telephony exists across our entire society today, even for people who still have landlines.”

From Seattle Times

That breakup has been credited with a host of innovations in telephony.

From Reuters

“Legacy” networks that transmit calls the way they did before the internet revolutionized telephony aren’t covered.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• transmission
• wireless