It is hard to exaggerate the growth of telecommunications in India. It has been a journey from a mere 77,000 wireless sub-scribers in 1995 to 83 million subscribers in 2006. And such a phenomenal growth is indicative in all aspects of the industry. be it revenue generation, technology development or increasing the intensity and coverage. The telecommunications industry in India, the 7th largest in the world, can rival and put to shame the growth of any other sector in the country. In terms of careers, the unparalleled growth of the sector is a logical indication of the manifold opportunites that it provides to fresh graduates and aspirants. In 2005, telecommunications employed approximately 1.5 million skilled people. This figure is set to double to three million in the coming 5 years, thus ensuring a continuous and rising demand for professionals. Further, as studies by the confederation of Indian Industries indicate, there will be a high demand for customer service representatives in the coming decade, and the telecom sector will witness an additional 11.3 per cent increase in demand for such emplyees till 2014.


Other areas of telecommunications that will require additional labour include, network systems operators and data communication analysts. From 2006 to 1014, there will be a 25 percent increase in demand for employees in these areas in addition to that for management graduates.

Heighlights:

18.77 Million is the total number of subscribers in India by 2006.
25% is the job increase for network systems and data analysts.
3 Million Is the estimatyed number of skilled professionals that the telecom sector will emply by 2007.
1 Lakh is the number of trained engineers that will be required in the next 2 years.