Telecommunications engineering or telecom engineering is a major field within Electronic engineering. The work ranges from basic circuit design to strategic mass developments. A telecommunication engineer is responsible for designing and overseeing the installation of telecommunications equipment and facilities, such as complex electronic switching systems, copper telephone facilities, and fibre optics. Telecom engineering also overlaps heavily with broadcast engineering. There is vast scope in this field with the fast growing telecommunication and IT sector in India and abroad. Telecommunication sector in India is seeing unprecedented growth which is likely to get a further boost with the introduction of 3G services. Graduates from this program will see exciting job opportunities opening for them across the world.
