Telecom hiring may lose steam in FY25

India will need a 22 million skilled workforce by 2025 to operate hardware and software-defined networks and support 5G-centric technologies such as IoT, AI, and robotics, estimated Sumit Kumar, chief business officer, TeamLease Degree Apprenticeships. Overall, the telecom sector is expected to employ 6.79 million workforce in the ongoing fiscal, having grown at a rate of 29.5%, according to TeamLease.