telecom
noun
tel·e·com
ˈte-li-ˌkäm 
plural telecoms
2
: the telecommunications industry
A lot of smart and experienced people lost money investing in telecom …—
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—often used before another nounThe Wall Street Journaltelecom 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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In Europe, Nvidia is working with telecoms and governments in France, Germany, Italy and the United Kingdom to deploy sovereign AI infrastructure and build AI technology centers.
—Rosa De Acosta, CNN Money, 7 Feb. 2026
Its customer base consists primarily of legacy businesses that operate outdated backend technology stacks, including large banks, telecom companies and even the Department of Defense.
—Kenneth Squire, CNBC, 7 Feb. 2026
Like DeepSeek’s Liang, Peng has never studied overseas, first joining OPPO’s AI Lab before a stint with telecoms giant Huawei and then co-founding Agibot in early 2023.
—Charlie Campbell, Time, 27 Jan. 2026
By embedding subscriptions inside local telecom plans or service packages, companies can reach price-sensitive markets without publicly resetting standalone prices.
—Kolawole Samuel Adebayo, Forbes.com, 25 Jan. 2026
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Rosa De Acosta, CNN Money, 7 Feb. 2026
Its customer base consists primarily of legacy businesses that operate outdated backend technology stacks, including large banks, telecom companies and even the Department of Defense.
—Kenneth Squire, CNBC, 7 Feb. 2026
Like DeepSeek’s Liang, Peng has never studied overseas, first joining OPPO’s AI Lab before a stint with telecoms giant Huawei and then co-founding Agibot in early 2023.
—Charlie Campbell, Time, 27 Jan. 2026
By embedding subscriptions inside local telecom plans or service packages, companies can reach price-sensitive markets without publicly resetting standalone prices.
—Kolawole Samuel Adebayo, Forbes.com, 25 Jan. 2026
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“Telecom.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/telecom. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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