The growth in the take up of Long Term Evolution (LTE) mobile is accelerating, mainly driven by the increasing demand for high-speed Internet access while on the move. LTE is also seen as a way of providing Internet access where fixed line broadband performs poorly, for example in rural areas.

According to the GSM Association (GSMA) there are one million LTE users already and 300 million are expected by 2015.

PTT has just released an updated version of its course MOF: “LTE (4G) mobile radio networks”. This course introduces the benefits and underlying technologies of LTE radio access networks and the Evolved Packet Core (EPC).

A new companion course which provides in-depth coverage of LTE system operation is now also available. This online course MOG: “LTE mobile systems” includes topics such as the provision of differentiated services, roaming between LTE and 2G/3G networks, and providing voice services over LTE. This new course also introduces the benefits and operation of the next generation of mobile service: LTE Advanced.

Public telecommunications operators are having to adapt to the changes in the way we communicate, and the range of services we expect to be available even when on the move. To meet this challenge, many operators are investing in the next generation of networks that can meet their customers expectations now and in the future.

PTT offers cost-effective training solutions that allow those responsible for implementing and maintaining these next generation networks to fully appreciate the underlying technologies and the potential for the introduction of new innovative services.

PTT has just released a new “Voice over IP systems” course that covers the provision of IMS-based telephone services over NGNs.

This new course is available to licence on its own or as part of PTT’s new Diploma in next generation networks study programme. This Diploma programme covers all aspects of next generation networks – from underlying principles to the structure of, and services provided by, IMS-based systems – to ensure you are fully conversant with the technologies that are shaping the future of telecoms.

The growth in the importance of Internet-based services and the decline in fixed line telephony revenues has led to an increasing number of  telecommunication providers introducing next generation networks (NGNs).

This migration from circuit switched Public Switched  Telephone Networks (PSTNs) to telephony services based on Voice over IP (VoIP) promises operational cost savings for operators and innovative new services for customers. Ultimately, an NGN with an IP Multimedia Sub-system (IMS) could provide all fixed line and mobile services.

PTT already offers an online course introducing next generation networks and has now released an updated version of the existing “Voice over IP” course which introduces the principles and basic operation of VoIP.

A companion course “VoIP systems” which expands upon the principles covered by the updated “Voice over IP” course to cover such topics as the provision of a PSTN emulation service over an IMS-based NGN will be released soon.

For information about the new “VoIP systems” course, send an email to info@ptt.co.uk.