telecommunication
Electronic long-range messaging
Telecommunication is the transmission of information over distance by electronic means—telephone, radio, television, internet, satellite.
The word covers both the technology and the industry: She works in telecommunications.
Usually appears in the plural when referring to the field or sector: telecommunications companies, the telecommunications industry.
Packet-forwarding network device
- modemDigital-to-analog signal converter
- hubCentral connection point
- switchCircuit-breaking toggle device
- backboneVertebral column, or courage
LAN · WAN · ethernet · fiber-optic · cable · satellite · infrastructure · relay
Concerning relations among countries
- satelliteOrbiting celestial body
- geostationaryFixed above one point
- transcontinentalSpanning an entire continent
- cross-borderSpanning national boundaries
roaming · undersea · transponder · uplink · downlink · footprint · orbital · relay
Sending of information
- frequencyRate of recurrence
- modulationVarying signals to transmit
- amplitudeMaximum oscillation displacement
- bandwidthData transmission capacity
carrier · waveform · propagation · interference · receiver · transmitter · analog · digital
Fast internet access
- DSLTelephone-line broadband service
- dial-upPhone-line internet connection
- ISPWeb access company
- subscriberOne who enrolls regularly
provider · access · connection · link · bandwidth · hotspot · tethering · wireless
Current mobile network standard
- VoIPCalls over broadband
- fiber-opticsLight-based data transmission
- smartphoneHandheld connected computer
- telepresenceTechnological simulation of presence
streaming · LTE · holographic · low-latency · eSIM
Telecommunications conglomerate
- VerizonTelecommunications corporation
- carriersEntities that transport
- operatorsThose who manage equipment
- FCCBroadcast oversight agency
regulation · spectrum · licensing · tariffs · monopoly · deregulation · mergers · telecoms
Prescribed conduct rules
- TCP/IPInternet's core protocol suite
- packetSmall sealed container
- encryptionConverting data into code
- compressionForcing into smaller space
throughput · latency · firewall · cybersecurity · bitrate · payload · header · checksum
router
Packet-forwarding network device
- modemDigital-to-analog signal converter
- hubCentral connection point
- switchCircuit-breaking toggle device
backbone · LAN · WAN · ethernet · fiber-optic · cable · satellite · infrastructure · relay · node
international
Concerning relations among countries
- satelliteOrbiting celestial body
- geostationaryFixed above one point
- transcontinentalSpanning an entire continent
cross-border · roaming · undersea · transponder · uplink · downlink · footprint · orbital · relay · transoceanic
transmission
Sending of information
- frequencyRate of recurrence
- modulationVarying signals to transmit
- amplitudeMaximum oscillation displacement
bandwidth · carrier · waveform · propagation · interference · receiver · transmitter · analog · digital · demodulation
broadband
Fast internet access
subscriber · provider · access · connection · link · bandwidth · hotspot · tethering · wireless · cellular
5G
Current mobile network standard
- VoIPCalls over broadband
- fiber-opticsLight-based data transmission
- smartphoneHandheld connected computer
telepresence · streaming · LTE · holographic · low-latency · eSIM
AT&T
Telecommunications conglomerate
- VerizonTelecommunications corporation
- carriersEntities that transport
- operatorsThose who manage equipment
FCC · regulation · spectrum · licensing · tariffs · monopoly · deregulation · mergers · telecoms · ICANN
protocol
Prescribed conduct rules
- TCP/IPInternet's core protocol suite
- packetSmall sealed container
- encryptionConverting data into code
compression · throughput · latency · firewall · cybersecurity · bitrate · payload · header · checksum · handshake
- globalworldwide, global, international, universal, planetary
- submarine cablesundersea cables, transatlantic cables, undersea cable, transatlantic cable, telegraph cable
- long distancelong distance, long haul, cross-country, miles, mileage
- Nordic cooperationNordic culture, Nordics, Scandinavia, Denmark, Finland
telecommunicationdirect speech
Exact quoted utterance
smoke signals · oral communication · oral tradition · spoken word · snail mail
- telecommunications feesPayments for communication services
- telecommunication companiesFirms transmitting voice and data
- telecommunications networkSystem for distant communication