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  The new Wray Castle Hub gives you unlimited access to a comprehensive library of material covering key technology and business topics within the telecoms industry.   The Wray Castle Hub builds your knowledge, empowers your professional development, and includes access to new courses that will cover the latest technology developments throughout your subscription. Endlessly flexible and applicable to any role within the telecoms industry a subscription to Wray Castle Hub is your ultimate learning resource. You can choose to follow one of our suggested learning pathways, build your own or dip into the learning material module by module. Learn more. What courses are included...

The Developing Telecoms Strategy and Business explores the key areas for business success, bringing the concepts together within a comprehensive team-based business simulation that runs throughout the programme - allowing the ideas to be developed and applied to a realistic and challenging simulated environment. The programme delivers comprehensive training for mid-senior managers, directors, specialists, consultants and identified talent working within the telecommunications, connected innovation, and adjacent industries. This programme has been assured by ILM. Assured status provides validation and recognition for the learner. It is a symbol of learning excellence and quality and is a reassurance that the training undertaken meets best practice...

A concise course on interpreting TowerCo Master Services Agreements, focusing on telecommunications industry contracts. While this course is not a substitute for legal advice, it will empower you to understand and navigate these complex agreements, covering topics from the importance of contracts to verifying agreement accuracy, contract validity, proactive contract management, and an in-depth exploration of typical contract sections. By the end of this course, you'll be equipped to make informed decisions and safeguard your organisation's interests. Course Contents: Contractual fundamentals Jargon buster approach Cellsite outsourcing in context Importance of proactive contract management to avoid costly disputes Generic form of...

1 Days / 2 Live Online Sessions (0900-1230) Procurement plays a vital role in the telecommunications industry, ensuring the efficient and cost-effective acquisition of goods and services necessary for operations. With the rapid pace of technological advancements and evolving customer demands, telecom companies rely on procurement professionals to source and negotiate contracts for network infrastructure, equipment, software, and services. Effective procurement strategies can help telecom companies optimize their supply chains, control costs, and ensure efficient delivery of products and services. Furthermore, the procurement function involves managing vendor relationships, conducting market research, and staying updated on industry trends to drive innovation...

Wednesday 14th June (10am UK Time) Join Tony Wakefield on Wednesday 14th June for a live webinar Enabling the Metaverse. The term “Metaverse” describes new virtual worlds that are emerging from the convergence of virtual and augmented reality, blockchain, and other key technologies. During this webinar, we start with a brief history of the Metaverse and explore how it is being built and developed by many companies and individuals around the world. We explain the key features and characteristics, potential applications and use cases, and how they can be used to create immersive and engaging experiences that go beyond what...

Critical Business Basics for Carbon and Net Zero in Telecoms is brought to you by Wray Castle, one of the world’s most established telecoms training providers and City Science, the UK’s leading specialist in modelling net-zero and carbon accounting. This combination of in-depth telecoms insight with powerful carbon modelling skillsets is uniquely positioned to provide both net-zero advisory and training services to the TMT markets. Critical Business Basics for Carbon and Net Zero in Telecoms features a series of seven one-hour modules targeting busy executives or managers covering the key business risks and opportunities facing the telecoms sector as a result of climate change....

We've partnered with Excelerate, the foremost skills transformation organisation in Malaysia to deliver a series of training courses addressing the key  technology and business topics facing the telecoms industry. These courses are deliver either live in Malaysia or via Virtual Classroom and will deliver the knowledge, skills and competencies you need to succeed. Mini-MBA in Telecoms – a Blueprint for Future Business Training Dates: (Classroom) | 12-22 May, 1-11 Sep, 17-27 Nov The Mini-MBA in Telecoms explores the key areas for business success, bringing the concepts together within a comprehensive team-based business simulation that runs throughout the programme - allowing the ideas to...

Our mission at Wray Castle we empower the global telecoms world by developing the specialist knowledge, skills and competencies organisations need to build, maintain, optimise and operate the cutting-edge communications networks of today and tomorrow. As part of that commitment and to support professionals across the industry and encourage lifelong learning, we’ve launched Wray Castle Connect, the new networking hub for telecoms professionals. Wray Castle Connect provides its members with regular blogs, recorded training content, and a range of programs and events, offering various activities to engage and educate. Wray Castle Connect is a welcoming place with an open door...

The Mini-MBA in Telecoms explores the key areas for business success, bringing the concepts together within a comprehensive team-based business simulation that runs throughout the programme - allowing the ideas to be developed and applied to a realistic and challenging simulated environment. This programme delivers comprehensive training for mid-senior managers, directors, specialists, consultants and identified talent working within the telecommunications, connected innovation and adjacent industries. Focused Module What You'll Cover Industry & BusinessInsight Telecoms Business EnvironmentStakeholdersIndustry Direction/Global Trends Market DriversEmerging Digital EcosystemKey Performance Enablers Telecoms Technology Technology PrinciplesKey Technology Requirements &Evolution Fixed Access SystemsRadio Access SystemsCore Network Evaluating & OptimisingBusiness Models Business Models & StrategyComponents...

1st December 2022 (10-11am, UK) The Environmental Sustainability in Telecoms – the Road to Net Zero  Webinar is brought to you by Wray Castle, one of the world’s most established telecoms training providers and City Science, the UK’s leading specialist in modelling net-zero and carbon accounting. This combination of in-depth telecoms insight with powerful carbon modelling skillsets is uniquely positioned to provide both net-zero advisory and training services to the TMT markets. The environment -- with energy-use and -management being the overriding consideration -- is one of the three pillars of sustainability, and the telecoms industry has a long journey ahead as...

Our portfolio of business focused on-demand online training courses are designed for those working in mid-senior roles or identified talent looking to accelerate their career.Each self-contained on-demand course takes around 11 hour study time and have been developed to help you build the skills you need to thrive in todays telecoms industry. Our course are telecoms focused and cover the key elements of Strategy, Leadership, Finance, Business Transformation, Business Model development and Customer Propositions. Strategy in Business - Looking at the nature of Strategy; building awareness (industry, market, business dynamics, company-specific); strategic Analysis; strategy Development; strategy Execution; and Key Performance Enablers. Leadership...

SETTING THE SCENE In a separate post, we indicated the main ways in which 5G supports current telco business models – largely by enabling the efficient provision of additional capacity in support of broadband connectivity. In this blog, we explore how new business models are opened up by 5G. 4G and 5G share a common underlying foundation radio technology – OFDMA (Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiple Access). In 4G it was specifically configured to optimally support relatively large cells (very much the norm at the time that 4G was specified). However, this configuration effectively limited 4G the frequency bands that we...

If you’re following 5G developments you’ll be interested in this overview of how 5G helps to effectively deliver ever-increasing amounts of capacity in support of current and evolving telco business models. Telcos face significant financial challenges in delivering huge amounts of additional capacity across their networks. This is however a fundamental and ongoing requirement that enables their primary business models. The way in which capacity can be increased is effectively limited to four options: Increase the number of base stations Increase the spectrum deployed on those base stations Use the spectrum / radio resources more efficiently / effectively Offload onto...

The Wray Castle Strategy and Technology – Positioning for 5G training course rapidly builds a range of competencies critical to maximising the opportunities being presented by both digital transformation and the adoption of 5G and advanced technology concepts. The 5G initiative provides the focus for the next digital revolution that encompasses connected innovation and the increasing digitalisation of a wide range of industries, as well as advanced connectivity and communications. It provides the foundation for transforming business models and positioning; the customer proposition and focus; and the technologies that underpin that transformation. However, aligning strategic technology choices to take full advantage of...