Working for an operator or for a vendor ?

[tomsg]

to me, it would be good if we ever work for vendor and operator for some projects.

[humanity421]

Really ??? try working for vendors in South america. You get pretty much the same money than the operator's guys. You job is not as stable and off course you can be fired upon any of these sinergies going on...
I think the best choice is to work either for a vendor or operator for 3-4 years and then go freelance. Yo will have less stability but the money is way better.
B.R.

hi friend,
what do you mean by freelance??
i know freelancing, and i have done that in software/IT but how do you do it in RF field?? is it possible to do freelancing for Optimization, DT, etc??
or you mean to be a subcontractor??

[T_ADD]

The one advantage I see for working for a vendor is getting access to internal documents. To what level only depends on vendor. A Huawei Engineer once told me, they have access to more documents in Huawei compared to when they were working for say Nokia or ********.

Also, not all vendors pay better than operator. In the case of Huawei or ZTE I don't think so.

RF Optimization is good and challenging but as for me I prefer more of BSC work, OAM/upgrades and troubleshooting, fault finding.

Hope this helps, some what.

[mhut]

What is better for a newly graduate engineer :

1. Working as an integration engineer with a vendor.
2. Working as a RF planing and optimisation engineer with an operator.

thank for your answers

I think you should begin at operator, you can learn many things: equipment, planning, designing, optimzing of mutil vendors.

[khatib86]

What is better for a newly graduate engineer :

1. Working as an integration engineer with a vendor.
2. Working as a RF planing and optimisation engineer with an operator.

thank for your answers

If you have these two options then you're a lucky guy (since that you're a fresh graduate), but I'll recommend you to work as an RF Engineer,

[dietcha]

vendor:

+ bigger salary
+ specialized in the field

+/- more pressure

operator

- less salary (obviously_

+ more chance to learn other subjects, not only how to achieve sdsr, tch drop rate, cssr cs etc..

as a vendor you will get pressure from your superior only, when you worked in operator you will also get pressure from your boss and the subscriber.
wether working in operator or as a vendor makes you lazy it really depends on the person sometime a persons became bored due to repetitive work, you should also consider this.
those are what i can thik of.

About salary, the bosses of operators have more from service...

[ningjiabing]

working for vendor is recommended, you have more chance to learn.

[lihanbok]

When you was young, I think you should work for vendor. Because you have many opportunity to improve your knowledge, go to many countries,.... If you are older and married, I think you should change to operator. It is good for you. You have time to take care your child or home,... ( You should prepare your future)
It's my opinion.
Best Regards,
Lihanbok.

[johnsonsem]

My point of view is depend on the job scope. I think second choice is better.

[RF-SYR]

I like working with operators
Enjoy

What is better for a newly graduate engineer :

1. Working as an integration engineer with a vendor.
2. Working as a RF planing and optimisation engineer with an operator.

thank for your answers