Telecommunications

Example: "Mobile phones are one of the most modern forms of telecommunications."

Telecommunications is the transmission of analog or digital signals over a long distance. This includes telephone calls, radio and television broadcasts, and data transfers over the Internet. Thanks to telecommunications, people can communicate instantly regardless of where they are located.

The term "telecom" may also refer to a telecommunications company.

First Published: 2009
Last Updated: March 26, 2009