Hi All,

i m from telecom industry and do almost all kind of technical task from site acquisition's to Drive test for network (2G and 3G). But i was not always interested in this, Now want to change the field. well i will be very thankful to you if they suggest me to go for the LINUX, is can i get the good scope in the mobile - Linux?? any suggestions ??

Presumably, from the question, in India. So, you ought to be more of an expert on Indian telecomms market conditions than most of the people here...

In what? Linux in general? Linux on handsets? Other telecomms applications of Linux?

Now this, given that all that has gone before, is unclear. You are no longer interested in telecomms? You are still interested in telecomms, but you are now interested in Linux as well? Linux instead?

All right then, go for the Linux. I have no idea on what basis I have made that recommendation, nor what would have constituted a contraindication, but at least you'll be thankful.


I've noticed a couple of occasions recently in which, in translation, the word "scope" seems to have been used in a somewhat mysterious way. Maybe it carries implications to some people which aren't universally apparent. Without knowing whether you mean 'Linux on handsets' or something else, it is difficult to even start on this question.

You may be asking how to start on application development for, eg, Android handsets. I can't directly help you with that, but there have been threads recently which touch on that subject, so doing a bit of searching would get you started.

hi salsi, thanks a ton, how are u?
well i m in the networks(RF) in Telecom . I seriously want a switch. I hurt that Linux are used for mobile also. I know my question is little bit confusing. well my total experience is in telecom and i want to use my experience also. i don;t know where the linux is used in telecom. but i m interested for the linux on handset or any other telecom operations ( if any)...

OK, I am not quite sure how to be helpful, but

The smartphone market is growing, worldwide. I would actually expect that growth to be more pronounced in India than elsewhere (say, compared to China, Africa a larger middle class (with disposable wealth) in India, compared to US, Europe, I would guess that smartphone penetration has been lower, up to this point and so has more potential for growth).

Roughly, popular smartphone systems are

• Apple
• Blackberry
• Android
• Nokia/Symbian
• Windows
• Proprietary (misc)

Nok/Symbian has more-or-less been relegated to a second division system, proprietary hasn't market share (fragmentation), and Blackberry has lost its buzz and has made some mistakes of late.

Windows is an interesting case; has been under-performing in the market and it is unclear whether a new release and a tie up with Nokia is going to do it for them. In a rational world, maybe it would, but this isn't a rational world, you only have to look at all those desktops with Windows on them to see that

So, ignoring Windows as doubtful (which may change, eventually), that really leaves Apple and Android as 'players'; I'd guess Apple is a fixture in the market, in the immediate term, but Android will probably take some market share from them at the top end of the market (top end Galaxy/Desire), and really do them substantial damage lower down, at the smartphone/featurephone border, where there are many Android contenders (Sony Ericsson/Wildfire/LG selling against older models of the iPhone).

So, if you can come up with a uniquely Indian app/spin on an app/feature, you could sell millions (at a very low price peer install, of course). That sounds quite promising, doesn't it?

You could try any of the VAS companies, i guess they would need admins for their Linux/Unix servers. Maybe you could install any distribution you are comfortable with on VirtualBox and then start trying out new things and learning as do it. Here is a list of VAS companies in India(from Google). Read the forums when you get the time, there is always something new to learn here.

As for developing for handsets, as salasi has aptly stated, the possibilities are limitless. Maybe you could buy yourself a book on Android App development and try the example code over weekends to see how much you like it.

I am sure Linux/Unix has found its way into the Telecom domain in more ways than i've mentioned, maybe some of the other member here at the forum could point them out.

The switch will take some effort on your part, you have lots of new stuff to learn. Nothing ventured, nothing gained.
Good Luck!