Public Courses
Our public courses are run at Green Park, Reading, which offers a modern, high quality business and conferencing facility. The centre provides complementary Wifi access for all attendees and a wide choice of nearby shops, fitness centres and restaurants. It also has superb transports links by rail, road and air. Attendees on our courses can book accommodation at a wide range of hotels nearby, or commute daily, depending upon their preference
Asterisk and SER: Hands-on
Hands-on training on design, installation, configuration and support of VoIP platforms: Asterisk and SER
Level: Advanced (Level 3)
Duration: 4 Day Course
Delivery: Instructor-led with attendee hands-onCCENT:Hands-on
An intensive 4-day bootcamp to prepare candidates for Cisco's CCENT certification
Level: Advanced (Level 3)
Duration: 4 Day Course
Delivery: Instructor led with hands-onEnterprise Architecture for Telecoms: Hands On
A comprehensive introduction to the concept of Enterprise Architecture from a Telecoms industry perspective. This course provides a complete overview of the NGOSS framework, TOGAF and its ADM methodology, and other leading industry models including Zachman, TEAF and FEAF.
Level: Intermediate (Level 2)
Duration: 2 Day Course
Delivery: Instructor led with hands onH.248 and Softswitching Architecture and Protocols
Training on the key voice architectures and protocols for interworking between PSTN, 3GPP, TISPAN and VoIP in carrier networks.
Level: Advanced (Level 3)
Duration: 2 Day Course
Delivery: Instructor-led with demosIntroduction to BT21CN
The essentials of the BT21CN programme in a one-day briefing
Level: Introductory (Level 1)
Duration: 1 Day Course
Delivery: Instructor ledIntroduction to GSM System Engineering
A concise course on GSM standards, architecture, key elements and services, including GPRS and RAN aspects.
Level: Intermediate (Level 2)
Duration: 2 Day Course
Delivery: Instructor ledIntroduction to IP Engineering
Service provider IP networks from a design and implementation perspective
Level: Intermediate (Level 2)
Duration: 2 Day Course
Delivery: Instructor led with demosIntroduction to IP Security
Security policies practices and certifications, types of attack and the tools used to target systems, and security devices and protocols available as countermeasures to these attacks
Level: Intermediate (Level 2)
Duration: 2 Day Course
Delivery: Instructor led with demosIntroduction to MPLS
A concise one-day course on the role and operation of MPLS in modern networks and services
Level: Intermediate (Level 2)
Duration: 1 Day Course
Delivery: Instructor ledIntroduction to MPLS and Carrier Ethernet
A concise introduction to the IP packet transport technologies of NGNs: MPLS and Carrier Ethernet, and their resilience, QoS and interworking issues
Level: Intermediate (Level 2)
Duration: 2 Day Course
Delivery: Instructor led with demosIntroduction to Next Generation Networks (NGN)
A concise overview of NGN networks, voice evolution, fixed and mobile broadband, industry realignments and regulation
Level: Introductory (Level 1)
Duration: 2 Day Course
Delivery: Instructor ledIntroduction to Telecoms
A comprehensive introductory training course on modern telecoms networks, covering how PSTN and data networks operate, PSTN evolution, mobile voice networks, broadband and mobile broadband, key operator processes, commercial factors, and future trends for bundling and integration
Level: Introductory (Level 1)
Duration: 2 Day Course
Delivery: Instructor led with demosIntroduction to Telecoms Regulation
A course for managers who need to understand the regulatory regime in the UK, the EU and the USA, its effect on the telecoms and broadcast industries, and the regulatory issues going forward in Next Generation Networks (NGN)
Level: Introductory (Level 1)
Duration: 1 Day Course
Delivery: Instructor ledIntroduction to VoIP and IMS
A comprehensive introduction to VoIP, including SIP, IMS and H.248, and the services and networks implemented using these. Includes advanced topics such as IMS in TISPAN and 3GPP networks, VoIP security, NAT traversal, and the role of Session Border Controllers (SBC)
Level: Intermediate (Level 2)
Duration: 2 Day Course
Delivery: Instructor led with demosIntroduction to xDSL Networks and Services
An concise training course covering xDSL technology, regulation, Local Loop Unbundling (LLU), services, and wireless alternatives
Level: Intermediate (Level 2)
Duration: 2 Day Course
Delivery: Instructor-led with demosIP and MPLS Traffic Engineering
The base technology of MPLS, and core network engineering using it: MPLS-TE with protection switching, QoS, and performance management.
Level: Advanced (Level 3)
Duration: 2 Day Course
Delivery: Instructor led with demosIPTV and Triple-Play Networks and Services
Training course in IPTV over IP networks, including mobile TV and TV over ADSL, and competing technical standards and regulation
Level: Intermediate (Level 2)
Duration: 2 Day Course
Delivery: Instructor-led with demosIPv6 Protocols and Deployment
IPv4 and IPv6 compared, and practical guidance on implementation and migration projects
Level: Advanced (Level 3)
Duration: 1 Day Course
Delivery: Instructor led with demosMPLS Pseudowires, VPNs and VPLS
The base technology of MPLS, and the services built from it: IP-VPNs, VPLS, and Pseudowires for Frame Relay interworking.
Level: Advanced (Level 3)
Duration: 2 Day Course
Delivery: Instructor led with demosNGOSS in NGN: Hands-on
Presents the main elements of the TMF NGOSS architecture, including eTOM, SID, TAM and TNA. Includes hands-on workshops
Level: Intermediate (Level 2)
Duration: 2 Day Course
Delivery: Instructor led with hands-on
