telephony
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6.0
- noun
- /təˈlɛfəni/
- Specialized
:
telefonía
- Many of these young Kenyans feel helpless due to a failing higher education system, unemployment despite economic growth, and heightened expectations and aspirations driven by the revolution in digital technology, mobile telephony, and the spread of television and FM radio.
- mobile telephony
- Internet telephony
Examples
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Three months after announcing its acquisition of Skype, Microsoft's plans for the Internet telephony service are beginning to become clear.
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Many businesses are investing in telephony systems to improve communication with customers.
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We've had mobile telephony since 1997.
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We asked our readers to send us photos of their antiquated telephony devices, and we have a winner.
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Unlike standard telephony, IP-based voice communications offer greater flexibility and features.
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Governments worldwide use mobile telephony, the internet, and other technologies to engage citizens in political dialogue, giving rise to e-democracy.
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But the big advantage is that, since Internet telephony systems are run by computers, they are easier to manage, cost less to operate, and can be programmed to do almost anything a firm might ask of them.
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Internet telephony allows a firm to replace a traditional telephone wiring closet and analog phones with computer equipment and VoIP phones.
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Telecommunications networks, especially those geared toward business services, are still woefully underdeveloped in Africa, even though a surge of private providers of mobile telephony is helping greatly by providing higher-quality service at lower cost.
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The rise of mobile telephony has changed how people connect over long distances.
Synonyms
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3.6
The sending of information over long distances by phone, radio or internet
The industry that sends voice and data over long distances
How Modern
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3.3
- Specialized
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6.0
38
3.3
- Archaic
- Archaic
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6.8
Surface Forms
Morphology
telephony = telephone (semi-transparent) = tele + phon + y
The word is built on the same classical elements as 'telephone', but the abstract system sense is somewhat specialized and less directly predictable for learners.
Etymology
Telephony comes from the Greek parts tele- 'far' and phone 'voice', the same parts you see in telephone and phone. So telephony means the system for sending voices over long distances, which is why it refers to telephone technology.