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telecoms

telecoms

3.5
The industry that sends voice and data over long distances
  • noun
  • /ˈtɛlɪˌkɑmz/
translation icon : sector de telecomunicaciones
  • Over the course of the next three years, mobile data consumption will increase tenfold in terms of games usage and eight times when it comes to the current social media and music usage trends, according to a report by Informa Telecoms & Media.

And when I look around Europe and telecoms markets, so many of them are still dominated by the old legacy nationalised company.

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Examples

  • Building up tech, tech and tech and telecom bubble for many, many years it was like Tulip bubble, right, right, right, right, right.

  • When I say that when I have said that bubble, tech and telecom bubble, that's what they said back then.

  • And when I look around Europe and telecoms markets, so many of them are still dominated by the old legacy nationalised company.

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  • It's it's possible that we had a localized tech and telecom and media recession.

  • So, so this is the micro grid around telecom tower idea in a simple schematic.

  • The worst thing that could have happened to us was another tech and telecom type bubble where the market narrowed, narrowed.

  • The telecoms industry has rapidly evolved with the introduction of 5G technology to enhance connectivity.

  • Many telecoms are competing to offer better internet services and lower prices to customers.

  • Recent advancements in telecoms have led to increased access to high-speed internet in rural areas.

Synonyms

telecom
vstelecoms
42 3.7

Companies that provide phone or internet services over long distances

focuses more on the whole industry and underlying technologies rather than a single provider
telecommunication
vstelecoms
  • Specialized
8 3.6

The sending of information over long distances by phone, radio or internet

is the broader industry and technology involved in providing those communications
communications technology
vstelecoms
  • Specialized
5 4.0

The study and use of systems and machines that send information like phones and the internet

is the industry and applied technology side rather than academic study or learning
telephony
vstelecoms
  • Specialized
3 6.0

A system that sends people's voices over a distance by phone

is broader, covering all communication industries and technologies not only voice

How Modern

Internet
  • Texting
597 1.6
telecoms
3.5
telephony
  • Specialized
3 6.0
telegraphy
  • Archaic
1 8.6

Surface Forms

telecoms plural

Morphology

telecoms = telecom (transparent) = telecom + s

Used attributively or as a mass/collective noun referring to the telecommunications sector; the relation to the base 'telecom' is straightforward despite its colloquiality.

Etymology

Telecoms comes from telecommunications, with tele- meaning 'far' like in television and communicate meaning 'share information'. So telecoms refers to the technology and businesses that make long-distance phone, radio, and internet contact possible.