WCDMA: UMTS-FDD, UMTS-TDD, HSDPA, HSUPA, and LTE Training
This wireless training curriculum is focused on the family of Wideband CDMA (WCDMA) technologies characterized by the IEEE as “3G and beyond” (though LTE is a 4G technology). These WCDMA courses, tutorials, and workshops cover the FDD and TDD modes of UMTS as well as HSDPA and HSUPA, which provide high speed packet access on the down-link and up-link, respectively. Also included is the evolving LTE technology. Courses on CAMEL and IMS, enablers of value-added Next Generation Network (NGN) applications and services, round out this curriculum. The technical content, style, and emphasis (for example, business versus technical) of any course listed here can be tailored to the needs of a particular audience, whether RF or core network engineers, technicians, hardware engineers, software engineers, managers, or non-technical professionals in related fields.
Course progression: Since UMTS-TDD, HSDPA/HSUPA, and LTE/4G all build upon UMTS-FDD, the UMTS-FDD course is a prerequisite for most courses in the WCDMA training curriculum. Similarly, those interested in taking the HSUPA course should first take the HSDPA course.
Related course: Those who work with HSDPA/HSUPA may also be interested in the course on 1xEVDO, a sister technology on the cdma2000 side.
CDMA foundations: All of the WCDMA courses assume that the audience is knowledgeable in the CDMA underpinnings of WCDMA. Those lacking experience with CDMA should strongly consider taking our Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum course before undergoing WCDMA training.
Wireless foundations: This curriculum builds on the foundations laid in our Cell Planning, Deployment curriculum. Less experienced engineers should consider taking relevant courses from that curriculum before taking the WCDMA courses.

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