First you need to get a job in some telco company and work on related projects. That knowledge is not available on github or books. Actually it is the same with other high-pay integration areas like finances, banking, logistics etc. Once you gain some expertise and see a niche you start freelancing.
Dealing with mobile carriers is really hard - their tech stacks are awful and outdated and they see everything as a threat and try to protect their turf by any means.
Source: I'm trying to launch an MVNO and struggling to find a host MNO/carrier.
I would like to do the same with my country (malaysia). Even video amigo doesn't have the stats for mine. How would one do this? That's the interesting bit.
No,i am not an artist. Just for fun, to have an idea, how does; in this situation (music, be it unsigned artist or artist) youtube views coincide with the local mainstream (radio) plays.
OP, is there any chance that you have some time to impart your wisdom and mentoring a person(me) that aspire to achieve something similar. It would be awesome if i could learn what you learned in being an overnight(10yrs journey) success.
I live in KL, i think the government are promoting technopreneurship in a lot of ways in Malaysia, mostly concentrated in Kuala Lumpur and the big cities, however i don't really know the effectiveness of the endeavors.