3GPP is the US approach to the IP Multimedia Subsystem working group. IMS itself is most heavily deployed in Europe due to its complexity, and has only seen minor penetration in the US. Thus, the majority of the working group is still controlled by international communities. You don't know what you're talking about.
Like other posters have said above, if your company can't find skilled labor, you're not paying enough, your company sucks, or you need to think about internships
Or, there are niches that you simply don't want to consider because it doesn't fit your narrative.
Six figure salaries for employees await folks who can architect nationwide voice networks and stay on top of ITU telecommunication standards, understand telecom architecture standards and rising trends, comprehends and can build NFV and SDN technologies, etc. Apply at your nearest MSO or carrier. It's all infrastructure and can't easily contracted or outsourced. I've done over 90 interviews in the past 6 months, with 10 different recruiters. Very few qualified candidates who understand the technology in enough depth to actually be useful without sinking huge amount of cash just to bring them to a level where they are productive.
A huge problem is you have people who get an A+ certification or an MCSE who somehow think that that will make them stand out in the tech world these days. It doesn't.
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