telecommunication Telecommunication, often used in its plural form or abbreviated as telecom, is the transmission of information over a distance using electronic means, typically through cables, radio waves, or other communication technologies. These means of ...

, First Office Application (FOA) is a phase in

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of new equipment or

technology Technology is the application of Conceptual model, conceptual knowledge to achieve practical goals, especially in a reproducible way. The word ''technology'' can also mean the products resulting from such efforts, including both tangible too ...

. The FOA phase is the first deployment (pilot) of the equipment or technology in an actual customer environment after internal test and acceptance phases are completed.

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