I'm a web developer and a college student majoring in telecommunications. This means I'm decent at programming and I know a little about telecom networks (at a high, non-technical level).
I keep reading that Erlang is used all over the telecom industry (supposedly for its performance).
I'm wondering if there's anyway I can combine my programming skills with my telecommunications major with Erlang. Is most of the Erlang/telecom stuff closed source? Are there any open source telecom projects written Erlang?
UPDATE: sipwiz's comment makes me think in terms of a question larger than "uses of Erlang". How can I leverage a high-level understanding of telecom networks and the telecom regulatory environment with programming. I hope this hasn't veered too off-topic for SO.
I've been doing telecommunications software for more than 20 years. I regret that I've only gotten involved in using Erlang in the last 12 months. Most telecom development is done in C, C++, etc.
IMHO, this is because we didn't know better. If you want to maximize your job opportunities, Erlang isn't your best choice. I regret that this is true. Would I tell my son to learn Erlang and go where the work is? Yes, I would.
Carl Wright Service Level Corporation