As data centers become increasingly central to global digital infrastructure, understanding how they interface with telecom networks has become a strategic and operational necessity. This course is designed to equip data center professionals with a solid grasp of telecom network principles, architectures, and service models that underpin connectivity to the cloud, the internet, and global users.

This course equips participants with technical and operational insights into how to manage a high-performance network interface, from optical transport fundamentals to key network interfaces such as Internet Exchange Points (IXPs) and Data Center Interconnect (DCI) topologies necessary for building resilient, low-latency architectures. Furthermore, the course covers the operational, commercial and regulatory environments, ensuring participants can confidently manage multi-vendor networks and negotiate Service Level Agreements (SLAs).

By the end of this course, participants will possess a strategic and tactical understanding of telecommunications integration, enabling them to optimize network performance, reduce operational risk, and make informed decisions on crucial areas like 5G backhaul, cloud on-ramps, and the evolving architectures of hyperscaler and edge data centers to successfully support future demands like AI workloads.