Telecommunications Industry Jargon

noun the arrangement or distribution of forces or resources for action

• The company announced the deployment of new software to improve efficiency.
• They're planning on deploying the new system next week.
• Let's get ready for the big deployment of the latest updates.
• The deployment of troops in the battle was strategic and well-executed.

noun a player in football who specializes in line play

• The lineman was responsible for repairing the power lines during the storm.
• The lineman had to work overtime to fix the electrical wires after the storm.
• The lineman is a real pro at fixing up those power lines.
• The lineman is like a superhero, always coming to the rescue when there's an outage.

noun a fraudulent technique used by criminals to take over a victim's phone number by convincing a phone carrier to switch the number to a new SIM card

verb to engage in the act of SIM swapping

• SIM swapping is a fraudulent technique used by cybercriminals to take control of a victim's phone number.
• Watch out for SIM swapping scams where hackers try to steal your phone number.
• I heard about this dude who got hit with a SIM swap and lost access to all his accounts.
• In the world of cybercrime, SIM swapping is like the ultimate identity theft.

noun Opex refers to operating expenses, which are the costs associated with running a business on a day-to-day basis. These expenses include things like rent, utilities, salaries, and supplies.

• The company is looking for ways to optimize opex to improve profitability.
• We need to cut down on opex if we want to save more money.
• Let's find some shortcuts to reduce opex and increase our bottom line.
• Managing opex is like navigating a maze - you have to find the most efficient path to reach your goal.