Our open-training initiative continued in May with another successful five-day course in Cambridge, UK.
Attendees
from two incumbent operators were able to benefit from our usual combination – structured
exercises followed by a workshop on a topic of mutual interest – at a fraction of
the usual cost. The topic of choice was the migration of a TDM network to a next-generation
network (NGN).
The next open-training session (also in Cambridge) is planned as two days’
basic
training, 14–15 September, and then a two-day workshop, 18–19 September, immediately
before the
STEM User Group Meeting,
20–21 September 2006. New users may get more out of the User Group with the benefit
of the open training first.
There is no charge for the User Group, besides your travel and accommodation costs.
At GBP1250 per head for the open training, this could be cheaper than a bespoke
course. Please contact Implied Logic
for more details.
Training workshop on migration to NGN
During a five-day open training session, attendees from Saudi Telecom and Telkom
South Africa learnt about the functionality of the STEM business-modelling
software for networks, and developed advanced business-planning skills with the
help of a specialist STEM consultant.
The session began with a two-day basic training following structured exercises to
master the basics of STEM. The structured exercises, detailed in a course book,
are designed to introduce the fundamentals of STEM in a way that builds knowledge
step by step and is easy to understand.
Then,
in a three-day workshop, the attendees specified and built a fully fledged model
simulating the migration of a TDM network (carrying voice, DSL Internet access and
IPTV) to a NGN. The economics of migrating the distinct TDM voice and data traffic
onto a single NGN infrastructure were clearly highlighted.
“I think STEM can help us to anticipate the business trend and impacts of any change
in network on our business”
– Majed Al Salem, Engineer, Saudi Telecom
“The training covered all the basics of using STEM, but was also an opportunity
to discuss and experiment with techniques that I will be able to use to build more
complex models” – Adrian Bartel, Specialist: Network & Business Models (INP),
Telkom South Africa
Outline of the workshop model.