Spectrum Management for Mobile Telecommunications

Overview

This four-week course considers the history and technical evolution of mobile telecommunications before moving on to cover the core functions of the spectrum manager. Participants will learn about how spectrum is used, the characteristics of spectrum bands and the progression of mobile technologies.

The course also covers the principles of spectrum planning at national and international levels and includes a deep dive into spectrum licensing and an overview of regulatory issues related to spectrum.

Course Objectives

Understand the processes and approaches to spectrum allocation and licensing.
Learn how spectrum management is changing in the ever-evolving communications sector.
Understand how the concepts can be applied to the spectrum conditions in your own country.

Course Enrolment Criteria

This course is open to:

Regulators
Policymakers
Representatives from academia and international organisations working on regulatory or policy issues

We cannot accept applications from individuals working in the private sector or those not involved in policy or regulation.

Course Completion Certificates

All of our courses are certified by the United Kingdom Telecoms Academy (UKTA) and can be used as evidence of professional development.

To qualify for a course completion certificate, you must view all the course sessions and answer correctly all the quiz questions you will find as you progress through the sessions. You will also need to fill out the course survey.

You do not have to complete a final project to earn a course completion certificate but we strongly encourage you to create one. Putting together a final project will give you an opportunity to reflect on the principles covered during the course and help you discover how they could be applied to your own country. If you submit a final project the course trainer will provide you valuable feedback that you may find useful in your day-to-day work.

Course Structure and Study Time

The course consists of eight sessions and you will gain access to all of them on the course start date. You will have the opportunity to ask questions about the content of the course during two live chat sessions as well as on the course forum.

It should not take you more than two to three hours of study time per week to complete the course in four weeks. You will have, however, seven weeks to complete it. If after seven weeks you have not completed the course, you will have to start it again next time it is offered.

If you decide to submit a final project, it will probably take you four to six hours to put it together. You will have seven weeks to submit your final project.

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Duration: 4 weeks

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Next Session - 2024

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Course trainer

Carol Sosa Leguizamón

Spectrum Policy Director

As Spectrum Policy Director, Carol works with GSMA programmes, members, and internal groups to develop global industry positions on spectrum policy, allocation, licensing, and on the impact of emerging technologies.

Prior to joining the GSMA, Carol served as Technical Advisor for International Affairs at the National Spectrum Agency of Colombia (ANE) and held the vice-chair of the Preparatory Working Group for the World Radiocommunications Conference (WRC) and chair of the Spectrum Management group at CITEL. Also, she worked with the mobile industry as Wireless Product Manager and was a university lecturer.

Carol is specialized in Negotiation from Universidad de los Andes in Colombia, holds a Master in Navigation and Related Applications from the Politecnico di Torino in Italy. She has a Bachelor of Engineering in Telecommunications from the Universidad Santo Tomás of Bogotá with an exchange program at the Universitat Politècnica de València, Spain, as well.

Moderator

Kinya Mugaine

Insights Manager

Kinya works on the GSMA’s Capacity Building program and manages the development and delivery of training content to regulators and policymakers worldwide. Prior to joining the GSMA, Kinya worked with international NGOs, including UN-Habitat. There she worked on their Participatory Slum Upgrading program and public institutions, focusing on urban renewal and redevelopment, including the Directorate of Housing and Slum Upgrading in Meru, Kenya. She holds an MSc in International Development and Humanitarian Emergencies from the London School of Economics and a Bachelor’s Degree in Land Economics from the University of Nairobi.