telecom equipment vs telecommunication equipment

telecom equipment and telecommunication equipment both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
telecom equipment	Yes	No	No	No
telecommunication equipment	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, telecom equipment and telecommunication equipment are synonyms defined as:

telecom equipment and telecommunication equipment: a communication system for communicating at a distance

Other synonyms of telecom equipment include telecom system, telecommunication system.

telecom equipment (noun)	telecommunication equipment (noun)
a communication system for communicating at a distance	a communication system for communicating at a distance