wireline
wireline
definition
noun
They would rather do without their wireline telephone than their computer.
a telegraph or telephone wire.
(in the oil industry) a cable for lowering and raising tools and other equipment in a well shaft.
example
We believe that the future of the 'wireline' business is broadband.
They would rather do without their 'wireline' telephone than their computer.
They'll think nothing of having a 'wireline' phone and two cell phones, one for work and one for friends and family.
So this idea of a converging in the terminal between wireless and 'wireline' has become real important.
Convergence became the watchword as boundaries separating local and long-distance, voice and data, cable and telephone, and 'wireline' and wireless services eroded.
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