telecommunication
noun
tele·com·mu·ni·ca·tion
ˌte-li-kə-ˌmyü-nə-ˈkā-shən 
1
: communication at a distance (as by telephone)
2
: technology that deals with telecommunication
—usually used in plural
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Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 27 Oct. 2025
For decades, telecommunications companies have been the quiet power behind the world’s digital transformation.
—Astha Bhardwaj, Fortune, 25 Oct. 2025
Konstantin Sokolov is the founder of a private equity firm focused on tech, finance and infrastructure, a major shareholder in Armenia’s largest telecom company and the chairman of an undersea cable initiative to carry energy and telecommunications between Africa and Europe.
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While largely conceptual in nature, the ramifications could soon help boost advancements in telecommunications and satellite arrays.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 23 Oct. 2025
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Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 27 Oct. 2025
For decades, telecommunications companies have been the quiet power behind the world’s digital transformation.
—Astha Bhardwaj, Fortune, 25 Oct. 2025
Konstantin Sokolov is the founder of a private equity firm focused on tech, finance and infrastructure, a major shareholder in Armenia’s largest telecom company and the chairman of an undersea cable initiative to carry energy and telecommunications between Africa and Europe.
—Melanie Hicken, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2025
While largely conceptual in nature, the ramifications could soon help boost advancements in telecommunications and satellite arrays.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 23 Oct. 2025
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“Telecommunication.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/telecommunication. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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