wireline

Oilfield logging cable

Wireline refers to cable-based telecommunications, as opposed to wireless.

A wireline phone connects through physical cables rather than cellular signals.

In the oil and gas industry, wireline describes operations using armored cable lowered into wells for logging, testing, or intervention: The wireline crew ran diagnostic tools to assess the formation.

Also spelled wire line.

telecom

landline

Stationary wired telephone

subscriber · exchange · operator · dialtone · long-distance · PBX · fax · modem · teletypewriter · rotary

oilfield

logging

Recording system events

reservoir · formation · permeability · porosity · gamma-ray · resistivity · caliper · density · neutron · acoustic

cable

conductor

One who directs musicians

copper · steel · armor · tension · spool · drum · sheave · connector · splice · jacket

data-transmission

broadband

Fast internet access

bandwidth · latency · ISDN · ADSL · VDSL · T1 · backbone · network · router · throughput

Opposites
transmission medium

wirelinewireless

Untethered signal transmission

cellular · Wi-Fi · mobile · cordless · radio

Family

wirelines

Familiarity
Top 1,000,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Rated G