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LTE Non-Technical Overview |
Training Course Outline
Course Duration:
1 days
Training Course Description:
With 3G mobile technology already rolled out by over 200 operators in over 80 countries, standards bodies, manufacturers and operators are looking towards the next generation of mobile technology.
The UMTS standards body, 3GPP has created a plan to achieve ambitious goals for where mobile communications should go. This is Long Term Evolution – LTE. The needs and goals of LTE, the areas of change compared with UMTS and the economics of LTE are described.
There is no maths or RF (Radio Frequency) in the course nor anything of the radio details of LTE.
At the end of this course, delegates will:
- Appreciate the mobile
broadband marketplace
- Understand the area of
interworking between technologies
- Be aware of the
potential costs and risks involved in LTE
- Receive an overview of
the possible applications for LTE
Prerequisites:
This course presents LTE for non-technical professionals who will have to make decisions about LTE and appreciate what the technical people are discussing. This would include professionals in roles which such as sales, marketing, finance and strategic planning in organisations such as mobile operators, start-up operators and government departments.
This course includes the following modules:
The Mobile Broadband Arena
- Current:- UMTS (3G),
HSPA (High Speed Packet Access)
- Traffic and Services
Trends
- The Unstoppable
Juggernaut of IP (the Internet Protocol)
- Goals of LTE:
Performance Aims and Objectives
- Stirring the Mix:
Mobile WiMAX
Impact of the Regulator
- Radio
Spectrum Needs
- Auctions and Possible Costs
Interworking
- Multi Mode Handsets and Terminals
- Handover from LTE to UMTS to GSM
to WiMAX to Wi-Fi
- International Roaming
- The Future of GSM & GPRS
Costs and Risks
- Existing
Major UMTS/HSPA Investments
- New Components Needed
- Not Just Updating the Base Sites:
New Planning
- Not just adding to the UMTS Core
Network – The New Core
- Problem Areas on Day 1
Technology Tick List
- Security and Fraud
- Charging and Billing
- Location-based Services
- MBMS (Mobile TV)
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