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IntermediateReleased Aug 2026

AI for Telecom Networks

GenAI and machine learning for network operations — where AI already runs in your network, the methods that actually work on telecom data, the 5G core's own analytics function, and how to choose a first deployment that cannot hurt you.

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Lessons
26
Video
≈3.8h
Hands-on
1 lab · 5 checkpoints
Before you start
5G Foundation

About this course

Who it's for. Working telecom engineers — operations, core, RAN, NOC and planning.

Before you start. 5G Foundation — or the free placement check

This course includes

  • 26 video lessons — the first needs no account, and all are free for your first 7 days
  • Hands-on labs and checkpoints
  • Study pack — question bank and slides
  • A free mock exam to find your gaps
  • Certification exam and a QR-verifiable certificate

Skills you'll gain

  • Supervised & unsupervised ML
  • Model evaluation & drift
  • LLMs & RAG for operations
  • AI agents
  • NWDAF
  • SON & closed-loop automation
  • AI governance & model security

Syllabus

6 modules · 26 lessons · certification exam

  1. Module 1 — The AI toolbox, in network terms

    Place AI in the network you already know — what it does today, the three words that carry the course, and why data quality decides everything.

    1. Where AI already lives in your networkWatch free7:05
    2. Model, training, inference — the three words that carry the courseFree with an account6:54
    3. What networks actually log: counters, KPIs and tracesFree with an account6:51
    4. Rules vs learning: when a threshold beats a modelFree with an account7:09
    5. Rule or Model? · Checkpoint~5 min

  2. Module 2 — Machine learning through telecom cases

    Command the core ML method families — supervised, unsupervised, evaluation, drift, deep learning — each taught through a real network problem, never as abstract math.

    1. Supervised learning: predicting tomorrow's trafficFree for 7 days with a free account, then with Prime Membership6:57
    2. Unsupervised learning: finding the anomaly you didn't nameFree for 7 days with a free account, then with Prime Membership7:38
    3. Judging a model: precision, recall and the cost of a false alarmFree for 7 days with a free account, then with Prime Membership8:05
    4. Drift: when yesterday's model meets today's networkFree for 7 days with a free account, then with Prime Membership9:34
    5. Deep learning — and when you actually need itFree for 7 days with a free account, then with Prime Membership8:40
    6. Where Do You Set the Bar? · Interactive lab~7 min

  3. Module 3 — GenAI and LLMs in operations

    Understand what large language models genuinely do, where they help a network operations team today, and how their failure modes are contained.

    1. What an LLM is — and what it is notFree for 7 days with a free account, then with Prime Membership7:42
    2. The ops copilot: tickets, runbooks and summariesFree for 7 days with a free account, then with Prime Membership10:10
    3. RAG: grounding the copilot in your network's truthFree for 7 days with a free account, then with Prime Membership9:17
    4. Agents: from answering to actingFree for 7 days with a free account, then with Prime Membership10:09
    5. Where GenAI fails in a network — and how to contain itFree for 7 days with a free account, then with Prime Membership9:40
    6. Contain the Failure · Checkpoint~5 min

  4. Module 4 — NWDAF and the network's own data pipeline

    Know the 5G core's built-in analytics machinery — what the Network Data Analytics Function is, how one analytics round-trip flows, how it splits training from serving, and where analytics live beyond the core.

    1. NWDAF: the network's own analytics functionFree for 7 days with a free account, then with Prime Membership9:30
    2. The NWDAF round-trip: subscribe, collect, deliverFree for 7 days with a free account, then with Prime Membership8:05
    3. Inside NWDAF: training vs serving (MTLF and AnLF)Free for 7 days with a free account, then with Prime Membership7:36
    4. Analytics beyond the core: MDAF and where RAN intelligence livesFree for 7 days with a free account, then with Prime Membership7:17
    5. Trace the Round Trip · Checkpoint~4 min

  5. Module 5 — From SON to closed-loop automation

    Connect the automation the industry already runs to the closed-loop, intent-driven automation AI enables — and fix who approves what.

    1. SON: the automation you already ownFree for 7 days with a free account, then with Prime Membership10:00
    2. The closed loop: observe, decide, act — and who approvesFree for 7 days with a free account, then with Prime Membership9:58
    3. Explainability and rollback: automation that explains itselfFree for 7 days with a free account, then with Prime Membership10:12
    4. "AI-native": what changes when the loop is the designFree for 7 days with a free account, then with Prime Membership11:06
    5. Where Does the Person Stand? · Checkpoint~5 min

  6. Module 6 — Trust, governance and your first deployment

    Close with the judgment layer — accountable AI, securing the models themselves, the build-vs-buy call, and choosing a first deployment that cannot hurt you.

    1. Accountable AI: explainability, bias and the audit trailFree for 7 days with a free account, then with Prime Membership8:31
    2. Model security: poisoning, theft and adversarial inputsFree for 7 days with a free account, then with Prime Membership10:04
    3. Build vs buy — and the team's skills mapFree for 7 days with a free account, then with Prime Membership9:40
    4. Your first deployment: pick the use case that cannot hurt youFree for 7 days with a free account, then with Prime Membership10:25
    5. Pick the First Deployment · Checkpoint~5 min

  7. Certification exam

    Earns a certificate

    42 questions · 60 min · 65% to pass — earns your TELCOMA Certified AI for Telecom Networks Specialist, a QR-verifiable certificate.

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Not ready yet? Take a free 20-question mock exam first.

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Certification

Earn the TELCOMA Certified AI for Telecom Networks Specialist

Pass the 42-question exam with 65% or more, and the certificate is yours to show anyone.

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Study materials

Download the AI for Telecom Networks question bank and slide deck — every signal check in the course, with answers, plus every figure.

  • Question BankPDF40 KB
  • Slide DeckPPTX16 MB

Hands-on learning

Do it, don't just watch it

Modules end with a hands-on exercise — 1 lab · 5 checkpoints in this course. You move the controls, the numbers answer back, and a wrong turn tells you why.

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Rule or Model? · Checkpoint · ~5 min

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Rule or Model? — a hands-on checkpoint from AI for Telecom Networks

What you'll build

3 of 6 — the rest are in the syllabus

Ways to learn

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  • Not included: TelcoMentor AI coach
  • Hands-on scenarios — traces, logs, configs — selected traces

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