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eMGT-120E
THE ABCs OF TELECOM
Description
This self-paced e-Learning training course will provide participants with an integrated view of the telecommunications industry and its ecosystem, including its technological and network evolution, major drivers and key stakeholders, industry structure and important current issues, as well as trends and the future of telecommunications. It will also demystify key terminology and acronyms used in telecommunications.
Neotelis’ e-Learning Training offers the high-quality content of Neotelis’ Face-to-Face Training but without the need to travel to a training location. The course is provided via the Neotelis Learning Management System — when you want, where you want. An online expert coach will answer questions by email during the course.
Under normal circumstances, the estimated duration of this course is 20 to 30 hours.
At the end of the training course, participants will have acquired the skills to:
- Be comfortable with key vocabulary and understand how 21st century telecom functions globally in terms of technologies and networks, industry structure, key players and important trends
- Be able to position their organization within the telecom industry in order to identify upcoming challenges with respect to important industry trends
Objectives
- Present an integrated view of the telecommunications industry and its ecosystem
- Provide the key fundamental concepts of telecommunications networks and technologies
- Decode the language of telecommunications
- Review key current issues and trends in telecommunications and look to what the future holds in this exciting and rapidly-changing industry
Topics
*Note: the course structure may be subject to change as we update our trainings on a regular basis.
- Module 1: Evolution of telecommunications technologies
- Module 2: “Voice is king” - Developing the Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN)
- Associated technical concepts
- Transmission
- Switching
- Numbering
- Signalling
- Dedicated lines
- CPE
- Analog vs. Digital
- Module 3: “The rise of data” - Developing the Public Switched Data Network (PSDN)
- Associated technical concepts
- X.25/X.75
- Frame relay (FR)
- Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM)
- Module 4: “Wireless gives wings for mobility” - Developing the Public Land Mobile Network (PLMN)
- Associated technical concepts
- Antennas and towers
- 2G, 3G, 4G mobile and beyond
- Wireless Personal Area Networks (WPAN)
- Roaming
- Module 5: “The revolution” - TCP/IP and the Internet
- Associated technical concepts
- OSI & TCP/IP models
- Addressing
- Special services supporting IP
- Module 6: “A new world – Convergence” - Developing the NGN (part 1)
- VoIP
- Signalling
- Numbering/addressing
- Quality of Service (QoS)
- Security
- IP internetworking
- Module 7: “A new world – Convergence” - Developing the NGN (part 2)
- Broadband – “The new king on the block”
- Convergence – “All services on one network”v
- Devices
- Innovative services and application
- Triple and quadruple plays
- Mobile content services
- Television
- Other services
- Module 8: Industry structure - Key participants
- Policy-making, regulation and operation
- Governments and regulators
- Operators and service providers
- Other participants
- Equipment manufacturers
- Businesses and consumers
- Telecommunication standards organizations
- Module 9: Industry outlook
- Current hot issues
- Major drivers
- Global market evolution and trends
- Challenges, impacts and opportunities in the telecommunications industry
- The future of telecommunications
Target Audience
- Telecommunications and other industry professionals looking to increase their personal and professional success by gaining a comprehensive view of the telecommunications industry
Methodology & Technical Requirements
Neotelis e-Learning training courses are taken entirely online via the Neotelis Learning Management System, with learning modules including dynamic content, videos, animated flash clips, quizzes and other online learning tools used to provide an interactive and efficient learning experience.
We recommend that participants undertake two to four modules per week and complete the course within one month to improve the quality of learning.
The training material is designed by a group of experts whose combined telecom experience exceeds 75 years. It provides practical tools which can be immediately applied in the workplace, and the complete material is provided to participants for future reference and follow-up action plans.
Access to Neotelis e-Learning training courses requires a computer, a headset (or speakers) and a stable Internet connection.
Neotelis Expertise
Since 1997, Neotelis has assisted telecommunications organizations in more 100 countries. We provide key and relevant information to the industry in the form of training, consulting, publications and Forums such as conferences, webinars and social media.
In addition to e-Learning Training, Neotelis offers:
- Face-to-Face Training: an annual public calendar of training courses as well as client-specific private courses
- Virtual Classroom Training: live scheduled sessions with an expert trainer over the Internet; offers the benefits of Face-to-Face Training at a distance and without the need to travel to a training location
- Hybrid Training: training courses incorporating Face-to-Face, Virtual Classroom, and e-Learning Training
Neotelis offers over 125 training courses in the key areas of the telecommunications sector and can also develop or customize private training courses to fit specific client requirements.
For more information on our training services, please contact us at training@neotelis.com.
