Fundamentals of 5G For Managers
Fundamentals of 5G For Managers training course provides an overview of the 5G technology, use cases, services, products, and solutions. It helps participants to prepare for collaboration with various technical teams for effective strategies, planning, procurement, management, and deployment.
The course is multi-disciplinary in nature and aims to cover a whole host of intertwined subjects that will predominantly influence the 5G landscape, including the 5G products, segments, services, role of cloud computing, Edge computing, virtualization, mmwave, small cells, 4G/5G integration, dynamic spectrum management, 5G QoS and security challenge.
Class Activities and Collaborative Exercises
In-class Activities, Homework, Case Studies, Business Simulation and Group Discussions.
Who Should Attend
This course is designed for managers and non-engineers including sales, marketing, business development, analysts, finance, HR, procurement, and other disciplines who need a clear picture of 5G technology. The course is also useful for those who have experience with 5G but have never had any formal training.
Prerequisite
None
What Will you Learn?
- An overview of 5G technology, use cases, products, and services.
- A quick overview of 4G evolution to 5G and similarities and differences between 4G/LTE and 5G
- Learn about 5G NSA and SA architecture and implementation choices
- Learn about 5G business models B2C, B2B and B2B2X segments
- Understand what 5G network slice is and relate to Enhanced Mobile Broadband (eMBB), Ultra-reliable Low-latency Communications (URLLC) and Massive Machine-type Communications (mMTC).
- Learn about network slicing and how it is used to build and manage a network with emerging requirements from a wide range of users, applications and business segments
- Learn how to achieve a sliced network and to transform it into a set of logical networks on top of a shared infrastructure.
- Learn about edge computing and Multi-Access Edge Computing (MEC) in 5G
- Learn how standalone 5G Core eliminates the hardware-centric, centralized architectures of the past and embraces a cloud-native, distributed infrastructure for building and operating networks
- Learn about AI/ML and analytics and their role in 5G
- Learn more about 5G industry activities
How You will Benefit
- Specify 5G use cases and opportunities of 5G in multiple segments
- Learn how 5G will enable a digital society
- Learn about 5G RAN, core and Service-Based Architecture (SBA)
- Highlight the new features of 5G NR, 5G Packet Core, MEC, backhaul
- Learn about 5G spectrum, milimeter wave (mmWave) and massive MIMO
- Understand key concepts in 5G RAN including backhaul, midhaul, and fronthaul transport
- Discover how AI/ML is being used for 5G network planning, automation of network operations (e.g., provisioning, optimization, fault prediction, security, fraud detection), network slicing, reducing operating costs, and improving both the quality of service and customer experience based on chatbots, recommender systems.
Course Content and Agenda
Overview of 5G Technology and 5G Use Cases
- Overview of 5G
- 5G vs. 4G
- Key features of 5G technology
- Main 5G use cases: enhanced mobile broadband (eMBB) and fixed-wireless access (FWA), ultrahigh reliability and low latency (URLLC), and massive (IoT) connectivity (MTC)
- 5G business models
- Business-to-consumer (B2C)
- Business-to-business (B2B)
- Business-to-business-to-any (B2B2X)
- Technologies driving the 5G evolution
5G and Transformation of Digital Society
- Societal change and economic contributions
- Contribution of information and communication technology
- Securing and allocating/assigning the 5G spectrum
- 5G frequency band spectrum auctions
- 5G preparation, deployment, and utilization
- High implementation cost challenges
- Recommendations securing and allocating/assigning the 5G spectrum
- Creating 5G specialized services and applications
- Challenges and recommendations
- Roadmap to 5G in Europe and Portugal
- Change in services based on the evolution of mobile communications technology (4G ->5G)
- Challenges arising as different areas converge through 5g services
- Global market forecast
- 5G value chain outlooks
- Promise of AI/ML, big data and high-performance computing (HPC)
Overview of 5G Business Models and Use Cases
- How is 5G used in B2C, B2B and B2B2X (Partnerships)
- Overview of 5G Use Cases
- Example 5G Implementations (Europe, North America, South America, and Asia)
- Discussions on 5G outlook in Portugal
- Case Study: Vodafone Europe and Portugal
- B2C and Retail
- AR/VR
- Video surveillance
- Public Transport
- Financial Services and Banking
- Media and Entertainment
- Public Safety
- Automotive
- Healthcare
- IoT and fleet management
- Smart Manufacturing
- Energy and Utilities
Overview of 5G Technology
- 5G vs. 4G features
- 5G Options
- 5G RAN, mobile core, packet core and transport
- LTE vs 5G New Radio (NR)
- 5G New Radio (NR) as the replacement for LTE
- Cloud and virtualization in 5G
- 5G network slice
- Overview of Edge Computing and Multi-access Edge Computing (MEC)
- Role of AI/ML (Artificial Intelligence/ Machine Learning)