Informa Telecoms Academy Launch School of LTE & Advanced Communications

LONDON, 15TH MAY, 2009 - Informa Telecoms Academy, a leading provider oftechnology and business training to the global telecoms industry announcethe launch of the School of LTE & Advanced Communications. The School of LTE& Advanced Communications delivers a wide portfolio of training coursescovering the key technologies in the planning and deployment of LTE andAdvanced Communications networks, details of which can be found atwww.schooloflte.com.

"Long Term Evolution (LTE) will be the leading technology choice as networksevolve towards 4G. As operators and vendors develop their strategy, it isessential that this new technology is fully understood from both a technicaland a business perspective by those that are making key strategic decisions(whether technical or commercial), and by those that are implementing thestrategy on the ground." said Tony Wakefield, Training Director, InformaTelecoms Academy "The School of LTE & Advanced Communications aims todeliver the right blend of programmes to ensure that staff at all levels ofthe business attain the appropriate level of skills and knowledge in orderto fully benefit from the opportunities that LTE presents."

LTE is the new technology standard being produced by the 3GPP and is thefavoured path for 3G/UMTS networks evolving towards 4G wireless. LTE isspectrally efficient and will enable network operators to more efficientlyprovide their customers with significantly faster data rates. Severalnetwork operators have already committed to deploying LTE networks, and itis expected many more will follow.

All programmes within the School of LTE & Advanced Communications includecomprehensive market updates (from Informa Telecoms & Media IndustryAnalysts), which adds the latest news on LTE deployments and equipment, aswell as covering commercial and regulatory topics.

TRAINING PROGRAMMES
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The School of LTE & Advanced Communications currently consists of nineinstructor led programmes ranging from introductory level courses tocertified in-depth technology programmes. The current portfolio consists of:

* LTE Explained* LTE Air Interface* LTE Architecture & Protocols* Informa Certified LTE Radio Planning Professional* Informa Certified Advanced Core Network Planning Professional* IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS)* Technologies for Convergence & Multimedia-Service Networks* Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS)

For the Informa Certified LTE Radio Planning Professional programme, theTelecoms Academy have partnered with industry leading software providersMentum and Symena to ensure participants have the tools to fully appreciateand assess the technical and commercial impact of different planningscenarios.www.schooloflte.com