Capterra Glossary
Telecommunications Carrier
A telecommunications carrier is a business involved in data transfer or communications. The exact definition is extremely broad, as it encompasses a wide range of business types. These include companies that engage in phone, internet, television, multimedia transfer, or data exchange. Popular examples include AT&T and Verizon. Virtually every business interacts with a telecommunications carrier in some way. Telecommunications carriers tend to offer a broad array of integrated services for businesses.
What Small and Midsize Businesses Need to Know About Telecommunications Carrier
A small business will need to investigate what services they need from a telecommunications carrier, as these services may be bundled at a reduced price. For example, a business may be able to purchase internet access, a cell phone plan, and cable television under a reduced price plan.
Related Terms
- Synchronous
- Software as a Service (SaaS)
- Intranet
- Security Orchestration, Automation and Response (SOAR)
- Identity and Access Management (IAM)
- Managed Service Provider (MSP)
- Haptics
- WAN (Wide-Area Network)
- Service-oriented Architecture (SOA)
- Augmented Reality (AR)
- Chief Information Officer (CIO)
- Security Information and Event Management (SIEM)
- Platform as a Service (PaaS)
- Service-Level Agreement (SLA)
- Scalability
- Data Center
- Authorization
- Multitenancy