telecom system vs telecom equipment

telecom system and telecom equipment both are nouns.

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

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

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

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

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