The opportunity to work with these new technologies is tempting for engineers because they are the first who get to test and use these new advances. Experts in the field feel that there will be infinite possibilities for advances in multimedia, cellular phones, and new ways of communicating utilizing technology. Engineers in this field can do work ranging from wiring communication satellites for third world country, and providing services for cellular phones customer to developing fiber optics for microwaves and traffic signals. The field of telecommunication requires engineers to be not only artistic, creative and to have some background in software designs but most importantly to be willing to work together as a team. Major parts of the telecommunications industry include communications protocols, data networking, digital compression algorithms, digital signal processing, Internet access, materials research, object-oriented and relational databases, programming languages, project management, prototyping, simulation and modeling, software engineering, systems design, and integrated circuit design.
Many disciplines converge and overlap in the communications industry.
The field of telecommunications offers a wide range of employers. Others provide consulting and research and development. Within the next ten years video conferencing and tutorials through home television will be a common sight in most household. Computer Engineering A Computer Engineer's jobs are numerous because of the fact that they all stem from one basic idea. A Computer Engineer designs computer parts to perform specific functions.