Cell Planning and Deployment: Antennas, RF Propagation, Wireless Network Basics, RF Planning/Optimization, Traffic/Capacity, Site Acquisition, RF Safety

Focusing on the key topics of network design and deployment, this curriculum lays the foundation for a study of any wireless network, fixed or mobile, using any wireless technology. Listed here are courses on wireless network architecture and operation, RF propagation and fading, cell planning and optimization, traffic and capacity engineering, and overview of wireless technologies now on the market. We’ve also included courses of interest to the site development folks such as wireless technology/industry basics, site acquisition, and project management. Last but not least, we offer a course on RF safety that will benefit everyone from engineers and technicians to the real-estate personnel who work at/near or visit cell towers or roof-mounted installations. Please note that this is our starter curriculum for wireless. Once you’ve picked up the basics, or if you’re already past the basics, you’d want to check out our detailed curricula for each of the major 2G, 3G, and 4G technologies listed in the left navigation panel.