Telecom industry at a glance

From introduction of telephone services in India in 1880s to recent take over of Hutchison-Essar by Vodafone, Telecom industry has come a long way. Today, India is the third largest telecom market in the world with 250 million customers and growing. Telecom industry has been one of main drivers of socio-economic advancement as it provides development opportunities to millions across the country.

Along with basic voice communication, telecom players have introduced a variety of value added services like internet, wireless and fixed broadband, GPRS, WAP, voice mail, SMS, LMS, and MMS. Leading companies vie for increased market share by launching new products and services. Some of the emerging technologies in telecom space are listed below -

Biometrics: This technology has tremendous scope in telecom software and hardware applications using face, finger print, retina, iris, hand geometry, vein, and voice. Recent research proves that voice biometrics can be applied for speech recognition or speaker verification in tele-communication.

Next generation network (NGN): NGN is a new network which can be used to transfer information and services in form of voice, multi-media and real-time applications. When in use, this technology will enable access to different service providers on as-needed basis without active user involvement. NGN will increase the future performance of various networks.

Video telephony: Video telephony is the method of audio-visual communication among phone users. When available, this technology will provide the facility to see as well as hear the caller. With advancement in video and voice technologies, video telephony will enable next generation communication among billions of users.
Mobile VoIP: Mobile VoIP uses IP technology to transfer data on mobile phone platform using internet. This provides increased efficiency and cost advantage while sharing extensive video and voice content over phone.

People with following background can pursue lucrative job opportunities that telecom industry offers -

• Engineering professionals in technologies such as VPN and VOIP, SS7, 3G, bluetooth, biometrics, GSM, GPRS and signaling, and implementation of networking
• Customer interaction/customer support
• Telecom specific software and hardware knowledge
• Fiber optics or network planning

Undergraduates to highly educated professionals can find various positions in telecom industry such as customer service representative (CSRs) to network managers. Power distribution, electronics, electrical, communication equipment mechanics, radio mechanics, instrumentation, signal and tracking, installation and repairing are some specialized areas which are associated with tele-communication.

In recent years telecom industry developed beyond expectations and offered employment options to many. Indian telecom companies are making increased investments in spreading out their networks and offering higher career opportunities. In coming years, this industry is likely to be the leading telecom industry worldwide.

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