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And as operators work towards beefing up their workforce, an interesting trend on the hiring strategy has emerged. While operators are trying to hire as many tech profiles as they can, for service profiles they prefer to outsource to vendors, say experts.
\"The telecom industry<\/a> is looking at a massive uptick in hiring during the last quarter of 2022. Companies are bracing themselves to spend close to $3 billion for ramping up recruitment,\" said Sachin Alug, chief executive of staffing firm NLB Services.
Staffing experts add that hiring momentum for telecom companies though will continue over the next 8-10 quarters at least as they look to cover as much of the country as possible with their 5G services.
Market leader Reliance Jio<\/a> and Bharti Airtel<\/a> have already started rolling out 5G services, starting with big cities. But cash-strapped Vodafone Idea<\/a> is yet to announce 5G rollout timelines.
Staffing experts say that while security concerns are prompting telcos to take the technical profiles in house, the trend is reversed when it comes to service-based profiles. The focus on outsourcing a chunk of their service-led functions could also help telcos address the challenge of recruiting new people and\/or upskilling the existing workforce to meet 5G rollout needs.
“While telcos upgrade existing 4G networks or launch new 5G networks<\/a>, they are looking to hire as many technical profiles as they can. This not only helps with security, but also helps reduce cost in terms of onboarding vendors,” observed Munira Loliwala, business head at staffing firm TeamLease Digital.