3G Benchmarking & Optimisation

Course Date & Venue
01 March - 05 March 2010 (Mon - Fri)
5 days instructor-led, 0900-1700
Lagos, Nigeria

Course Overview
An in-depth and practical training course that explains how to identify, measure and optimize the main problems of today's UMTS live networks. It provides a solid background for daily 3G work activities covering a wide range of benchmarking and performance measurements that help to troubleshoot and optimize the 3G networks.

Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and measurements (i.e. throughput measurements, success/failure analysis, handover analysis etc...) that are not described in the 3GPP documentation but derived through practical experience will be discussed.

3GPP Core Network Planning and Dimensioning

Course Date & Venue
08 March - 12 March 2010 (Mon - Fri)
5 days instructor-led, 0900-1700
Lagos, Nigeria

Course Overview
The evolution of mobile networks from 3GPP R99 to R4 / R5 introduces many changes to existing core networks, their architecture and operation. It requires operators to understand the changes required to existing R99 networks and the upgardes associated with the migration towards the enhanced layered architecture of 3GPP networks.

GPON / FTTx Technical Workshop

Course Date & Venue
21 February - 25 February 2010 (Sun - Thu)
5-day Instructor-led training, 0900 - 1700
Dubai, UAE

Course Overview
GPON Technical course is designed to provide students with hands-on knowledge and lab experiences as well as an overview of PON fundamentals. PON standards are emphasized including Optical Line Termination (OLT), Optical Network Termination (ONT), Optical Distribution Networks (ODN). FTTx deployments discussed include Overlay, Greenfield, Brownfield and Hybrid.

Hands-on VOIP with SIP

Course Date & Venue
08 March - 12 March 2010 (Mon - Fri)
A 5-day instructor led with hands-on labs using Cisco, Nortel, Pingtel, Microsoft and Snom SIP equipment with an Open Source PBX Asterisk for hands on learning, 0900 - 1730
Singapore, Singapore

Course Overview
An in depth seminar on how SIP works including protocol analysis. This course provides a detailed description of the Session Initiation Protocol to implement Voice over the Internet Protcol. The standards are covered and hands-on labs using Cisco, Linksys and Asterisk VoIP equipment to reinforce the material.

IP for Mobile Network

Course Date & Venue
01 March - 05 March 2010 (Mon - Fri)
5 day instructor-led course with case studies, 0900 - 1700
Lagos, Nigeria

Course Overview
This course presents Internet Protocol with underlying transmission technologies as well as higher level protocols and services. Extensive generic IP knowledge is covered and put into the perspective of mobile networks, in particular specific usage of IP-based services (such as .gprs domain or SIGTRAN) is included.

NGN for Professionals

Course Date & Venue
22 February - 26 February 2010 (Mon - Fri)
5-days Instructor-Led training, 0900 - 1700
Singapore, Singapore

Course Overview
Carriers and Service Providers are migrating to the Next Generation Network concept. Knowledge of the NGN architecture, protocols and underlying challenges is vital to anyone in contact with the telecom market. This course provides you with a better understanding of your customer’s needs.