Few countries have experienced the magnitude of growth in telecommunications that India has and is projected to maintain over the next decade. Areas without basic telephony now have mobile communication. And—even better—they have the benefit of new technologies like CDMA: the industry standard in third generation systems. However, training is yet to gain due acceptance as a valued business proposition in this engineer-intensive industry.
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Indeed, a few have effected radical reforms in the area of training. But they are not enough. Given the projected growth and the consequent requirement of trained hands, India might be looking at a serious shortfall in manpower. Indian firms, working with universities and colleges, could build partnerships to bridge this imminent gap in demand and supply.
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| mack, in its association with the US-based telecom pioneer Qualcomm, has addressed precisely this. While contributing to an area of need, the two companies are strengthening their business relationship. |
| With nearly 300 engineers and technicians, mack is one of India’s top telecom engineering companies, and has worked on almost all major networks built in the country since 1995. It has about 22 man-years (or 32,000 man-hours) of experience in handling CDMA-based networks. |
| We are well equipped with world class (as per Qualcomm standards) facilities: air-conditioned lecture halls, tele-conference equipment, broad band internet access, audio and video equipment (LCD projector, vu-graph projector and microphone). |
| A combination of lectures and group discussions—backed by appropriate text books—culminate in hands-on exercises. |
| Quality of instruction will be ensured through a proper identification of experts from the training domain, student feedback and instructor evaluation at the end of each class. CDMA University representatives will conduct random audits of classes. |
