Today’s mobile networks are a result of continuous Research and Development by academia, vendors, global interest groups, and standards bodies, such as the ITU and IEEE. For example, we see that the latest smartphones can operate in a heterogeneous network environment and simultaneously operate on numerous wireless network architectures. Our interest is to understand generations of mobile networks (1G, 2G, 3G, 4G, and 5G) and their implications in the Tanzania operating environments.

Please join us and arm yourself with the knowledge to understand Mobile Networks generations’ KPIs and how different stakeholders can help in their deployments to the Tanzania operating environments characterised by low population and user densities. Upon completion of the course, you will emerge out with the following capabilities:

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Understand the Tanzania operating environments from users and usage patterns, technologies, and legal and regulatory frameworks.

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Understand the Mobile Networks Building Blocks of MNO.

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Understand basic network architecture functions, including network elements, interfaces, signaling and control planes, and protocol stacks, among others, of different generations of Mobile Networks.

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Step through network architectures from the early days of 1G and mobile networks of today.

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Align network function to the elements required in the architecture.

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Identify the necessary requirements to evolve the mobile network architecture in support of emerging network functionality and use cases.

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Understand the keys to optimal end-to-end network performance.

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Broaden knowledge of mobile wireless access networks in heterogeneous operating environments.

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Relate overall mobile wireless network architecture functions and evolutions to the various systems deployed today; 1G, 2G, 3G, 4G, and beyond.

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Understand the approach of standards bodies, including IEEE, 3GPP, and 3GPP2.

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Understand the impact of local policies, legal and regulatory frameworks in Telecoms service provision.

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Understand the role of various stakeholders in Tanzania Telecoms Service provision.