The telecom industry is facing a workforce crunch as its networks transform: With increased reliance on software for network functions and management, new skillsets are in demand. With 5G deployments well underway and scaling, technicians who can properly and efficiently install fiber, power and radio equipment to telecommunications sites are in high demand across the country — and there simply aren’t enough of them to do all the work as fast as operators would like. In addition, efforts to bridge the digital divide through new funding for broadband can only come to fruition as fast as networks can be built.
