telecom

Telecom is the shortened name for telecommunications, which, according to the Webster's New World Telecom Dictionary is the science and technology of transmitting voice, audio, facsimile, image, video, computer data, and multimedia information over significant distances by the use of electromagnetic energy in the form of electricity, radio, or optics.

The modern telecom industry really begin on January 1, 1984 when AT&T's local operations were split into seven independent holding companies and were prohibited from participating in certain markets. This led to a surge of competition in the long distance market by companies such as Sprint and MCI. This in turn led to a whole host of smaller telecom companies and after-market products such as those provide by independent billing companies who formed to help service this growing industry. Further, the Telecommunications Act of 1996 removed the statutory and court-ordered barriers to competition between segments of the telecom industry, enabling participants to compete head-to-head.

Technology keeps pushing the telecom industry in new ways from iPhones, to streaming media, to Global Positioning Satellites. From the smoke signal, to Alexander Graham Bell, from the cell phone to the Internet, weighing in at in excess of $1.2 trillion dollars a year, the telecom industry will continue to help drive the world's economy.

by T. Michael Testi Are you a writer, passionate about this or any other topic? Join Blogcritics!

Original Technorati articles tagged “telecom”

• in Advertising
  New Data About Digital Ads for Telecom is Helpful
  Display ad size, placement, channel, and location all impact ads for telecom clients
  by ingenexgroup / on Sep 14, 2011
• in Technology
  How the Internet and Telecommunications Industry are Changing Each Other
  “Bet on the Innovators” is Better Advice Today Than it’s Ever Been
  by clf99 / on Aug 15, 2011
• in Technology
  Cell Phones Carcinogenic - WHO Says So?
  5 Billion cell phones attack brains every day.
  by jdredmond / on Jun 8, 2011

Latest blogosphere posts tagged “telecom”

 

• National Roaming To Get Cheaper – A Gala Time For the Telecom Companies In India

  
  — Authority:
  In 2012, Telecom Minister Kapil Sibal announced that, 2013 will be the year of free nationwide Roaming, now it looks, like that dream is progressing. Telecom Regulatory of India (TRAI) announced that the roaming charges are set to fall from [...] Related posts: Does India Need To Have Its Own Telecom Technology ...
  21 hours ago

• China Telecom Global services moves to Teraco

  
  — Authority:
  China Telecom Global Limited (“CTG”), the wholly owned international business subsidiary of China Telecom Corporation Limited (“CTCL”), one of the world’s largest providers of integrated...
  23 hours ago

• 3 Reasons to Believe 3G will Work in India

  
  — Authority:
  Slowly, yet steadily, 3G is starting to work in India. Besides the increasing smartphone & tablet penetration in India , here are three fundamental reasons why we believe 3G will pick up. 1. Let us take a look at the latest quarterly results of all the major telecom players (see chart below). Most of them have ...
  1 day ago

• Daily Market Notes June 18, 2013

  
  — Authority:
  Categories: daily market notes Tags: ac , ali , ayala , ayala corporation , daily analysis , daily market notes , djia , DOW , foreign , glo , globe telecom , market , mer , meralco , nasdaq , Philippine pesos , phisix , php , piltel , pldt , pltl , pse , psei , s&p , san miguel , smc ...
  1 day ago

• Obama pick for top U.S. telecom regulator to face Senate panel

  
  — Authority:
  By Alina Selyukh WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obamas choice for chairman of the Federal Communications Commission is expected to face questions about his past … Continue reading → Read the full story: Obama pick for top U.S. telecom regulator to face Senate panel from: Technology News | ...
  1 day ago

• Vodafone Internet Settings & 3G Data Plans (GPRS) 2013

  
  — Authority:
  Vodafone is a British multinational telecommunication company. It has made a remarkable change and set the milestone as one of the best internet service provider. The browsing speed as well as... This is just an optimized Story.You can read it for free at http://www.sanumed.com/ !
  1 day ago

• Roaming Charges In India to Reduce from July 1 ,By a Greater Amount

  
  — Authority:
  Roaming Charges in India are going to be reduced or less , this was a Hot Topic last year too when there were rumours and reduction in the charges by the telecom operators for the Users going out of their Home State which was costing some additional bucks from them , to call and for sending SMS throughout the country. ...
  1 day ago

• China smartphone shipments grow 117% on year in 1Q13, says IDC

  
  DIGITIMES: IT news from Asia — Authority: 722
  Chinas mobile phone shipments registered at 97 million units in the first quarter of 2013, up 15% compared with the same period in 2012, while Chinas smartphone shipments totaled 78 million units in the first quarter, a growth of 117% compared with the same period in 2012, according to IDC.
  1 day ago

• Spectrum alliance will lobby for White Space

  
  — Authority:
  Twenty-three companies and organisations from across the world, including BSkyB, Ruckus Wireless, StarHub and the Strathclyde Centre For White Space Communications and have come together to form the Dynamic Spectrum Alliance. The Dynamic Spectrum Alliance plans to promote regulatory policies that will pave the way ...
  2 days ago

• Roaming Charges to Come Down; Free Roaming Remains a Pipe Dream

  
  — Authority:
  India’s telecom regulator has reduced the ceiling price that a provider can charge consumers while they are in roaming. With this, roaming charges are set to come down. The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India said : The ceiling tariffs prescribed by Trai in the year 2007 were Rs 1.4 per minute for outgoing ...
  2 days ago

• Coolpad becomes top 3G handset vendor in China

  
  DIGITIMES: IT news from Asia — Authority: 722
  China-based handset vendor Coolpad has reportedly become the number-one local brand in Chinas 3G handset market, overtaking Lenovo due to sales of its 4-inch smartphones, according to industry supply chain sources.
  2 days ago

• Telenor Gets FIPB Approval To Increase Its Telewings Stake To 74%

  
  — Authority:
  Norway headquartered telco Telenor  has received an approval from the Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB) to increase its stake to 74% from the existing 49% in its Indian joint venture Telewings, reports PTI (via The Economic Times ), citing the Economic Affairs Secretary Arvind Mayaram who heads FIPB. ...
  3 days ago

• Mozambique calls for Vietnamese investments in multi-sectors

  
  Talk Vietnam — Authority: 456
  Mozambique is calling for investment from Vietnam into many sectors, said a high-ranking senior state of official of the Southeast African country at a recent business forum in Ho Chi Minh City. Agriculture, industrial production, infrastructures, finance/ banking, seafood processing, mining, and ...
  3 days ago

• EU quizzes telecom firms, handset makers on Google’s Android

  
  — Authority:
  By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) – European Union antitrust regulators are asking mobile telecoms operators and handset makers if their Android deals with Google … Continue reading → Read the full story: EU quizzes telecom firms, handset makers on Google’s Android from: Technology News | ElectroGeek
  5 days ago

• Dish Claims SoftBank-Sprint Deal Threatens National Security (Again)

  
  — Authority:
  Dish Network’s ( NASDAQ:DISH ) latest tactic to stall the upcoming deal between Sprint Nextel Corp . ( NYSE:S ) and SoftBank by insisting that the deal needs an additional review from the Federal Communications Committee, is “nonsensical,” according to the Japanese-based SoftBank. People with knowledge ...
  5 days ago

• Windstream Corporation (WIN): Are Hedge Funds Right About This Stock?

  
  — Authority:
  Is Windstream Corporation (NASDAQ: WIN ) undervalued? The best stock pickers are becoming hopeful. The number of bullish hedge fund bets rose by 5 in recent months. In the financial world, there are many methods investors can use to analyze their holdings. A couple of the best are hedge fund and insider ...
  5 days ago

• Dish Network Faces Another Hurdle in Bid for Sprint

  
  — Authority:
  A seven-year convertible bond issued to Japan’s SoftBank at the time of its initial bid for Sprint Nextel Corp. (NYSE: S) has tossed another hurdle in front of satellite provider Dish Network Corp....
  5 days ago

• Vodafone India get Slapped with 100 crore Fine by DOT for SLD services

  
  — Authority:
  Tougher times for telecom operators in the country as India’s telecom watchdog Department of Telecommunications (DOT) taking strict steps to regulate the whole telecom industry. India’s second largest operator Vodafone India (earlier Hutch) has been slapped with a fine of Rs 100 crore by DOT for providing ...
  5 days ago

• Techzone Teams Up With Aircel To Offer Videos @ Rs 1

  
  — Authority:
  Techzone , a player in the Indian VAS industry has joined hands with telecom operator Aircel to offer mobile video downloads at Rs 1. The company is providing users with content of over 20,000 videos across genres like Bollywood, Hollywood, realty, lifestyle, music, comedy and more. It also offers rich content in ...
  5 days ago

• This Morning: Solar City Surges, More Q10 Good News, Google Fiber Progress

  
  — Authority:
  Here are some things going on this morning in your world of tech: Shares of solar energy systems integrator Solar City (SCTY) are up $2.07, or 6%, at $36.10, after the stock got a boost from Credit Suisse’s Satya Kumar, who raised his rating on the shares to Outperform from Neutral, and raised his price [...]
  5 days ago

Comments about telecom