OPPORTUNITIES IN TELECOMMUNICATION INDUSTRY

ELECTRONICS & TELECOMMUNICATION ENGINEERING IS CURRENTLY THE HOTTEST CAREER OPTION IN INDIA.CURRENTLY WE (INDIA) ADD 24 MILLION SUBSCRIBERS PER MONTH COMPARED WITH ENTIRE MIDDLE EAST HAS AROUND 25 MILLION SUBSCRIBERS.ALSO ONLY 0.7-0.8 PER CENT INDIANS WERE SUBSCRIBED, WHILE FOR REST OF THE WORD THIS FIGURE IS 1.5-2.0 PER CENT.SO WE CAN COME TO RESULT THAT THERE IS STILL ENOUGH SPACE FOR CORE TELEPHONY. THAT'S WHY DEMAND OF TRAINED MANPOWER IS GROWING EXPONENTIALLY IN TELECOMMUNICATION INDUSTRY.APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT , DATA NETWORKING AND VALUE ADDED SERVICES (VAS) OFFERS MOST OF THE DEMAND.

HOW TO BEGIN ?

THE BULK OF TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS FOR THE ACTIVE TELECOMMUNICATION INFRASTRUCTURE ARE FULFILLED BY ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATION ENGINEERS, WHO WORK ON A LARGE NUMBERS OF ELECTRONIC ELEMENTS THAT FORM PART OF A TELECOM NETWORK.

HOWEVER IT'S GOOD FOR E&C ENGINEERS TO SPECIALIZE IN INDIVIDUAL JOB FUNCTIONS THROUGH ON-THE-JOB TRAINING PROVIDED BY INSTITUTIONS LIKE COGNITEL.

NEW TECHNOLOGIES LIKE ADVANCED DATA NETWORKING AND APPLICATIONS DEVELOPMENT ARE VERY IMPORTANT IN JOB MARKET.TO BECOME MANAGER IN TELECOM MANAGEMENT , SELECTION OF  MBA SCHOOLS OFFERING SPECIALIZED COURSE   WOULD BE BETTER CHOICE.

WHERE TO FIND JOB (TELECOM COMPANIES) :

YOU CAN WORK FOR

1. TELECOM OPERATORS LIKE BHARTI AIRTEL, IDEA CELLULAR AND VODAFONE

2. TELECOM EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURER SUCH AS NOKIA SIEMENS NETWORK, HUAWEI, ERICSSON AND CISCO

3  PASSIVE INFRASTRUCTURE PROVIDERS SUCH AS INDUS TOWERS ,VIOM NETWORKS AND BHARTI INFRATEL

4  VALUE-ADDED SERVICES COMPANIES SUCH AS ON MOBILE, COMVIVA TECHNOLOGIES AND HUNGAMA.

5  SERVICE VENDORS LIKE GTL AND INNOVIS 

6  SYSTEMS INTEGRATOR SUCH AS ACCENTURE , IBM AND TECH MAHINDRA.

7  NETWORK OPERATION AND MANAGEMENT COMPANIES LIKE COLT TECHNOLOGIES.

WHAT TO DO IN INDUSTRY:

1.  NETWORK PLANNING AND OPTIMISATION :  

IT INCLUDES DESIGNING OF TELECOM  NETWORK TO MEET THE GROWING NEED FOR MORE COVERAGE AND CAPACITY.

2.  NETWORK DEPLOYMENT:

THE JOB INVOLVES INSTALLATION , COMMISSIONING AND INTEGRATION OF TELECOM INFRASTRUCTURE COMPONENTS.

3.  NETWORK OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE :

 THE JOB OF MAINTENANCE ENGINEER IS TO MONITOR, TROUBLESHOOT AND ANALYSE THE OPERATIONS OF THE DEPLOYED TELECOM NETWORK.

4.  EQUIPMENT TESTING :

 THIS INVOLVES TESTING OF TELECOM EQUIPMENT LIKE BASE STATIONS, TRANSMISSION EQUIPMENT AND CORE NETWORK EQUIPMENT.

5.  VALUE ADDED SERVICES :

  ENTERTAINMENT, MOBILE COMMERCE, GAMING AND MULTIMEDIA ARE INCLUDED IN VAS.

GROWTH:

STARTING AS A GRADUATE ENGINEER TRAINEE, YOU CAN MOVE UP INCLUDING PROJECT MANAGER, PRODUCT TECHNICAL SUPPORT, NET WORK MANAGEMENT , SOLUTION ARCHITECT AND R&D ENGINEER .