telecom

noun

tel·​e·​com ˈte-li-ˌkäm How to pronounce telecom (audio)
plural telecoms
1
: telecommunication
2
: the telecommunications industry
A lot of smart and experienced people lost money investing in telecom …— The Wall Street Journal
—often used before another noun
telecom 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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This video highlights the telecom workload capabilities of Intel’s Xeon 6 and more. — Will Townsend, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025 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, Orlando Sentinel, 18 Mar. 2025 Ryu Young-sang, CEO of South Korean telecoms giant SK Telecom, told CNBC that AI is helping telecoms firms improve efficiency in their networks. — Ryan Browne, CNBC, 17 Mar. 2025 This spurred new technologies and services, leading to strong stock market performance for innovative telecom companies and new entrants. — Bruce Helmer and Peg Webb, Twin Cities, 15 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for telecom

Word History

First Known Use

1953, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of telecom was in 1953

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