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How to become a 5G Core Network Engineer

Own the service-based core — registration, sessions, policy, slicing and the call flows that tie them together.

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The route
  1. 15G Foundation
  2. 25G Core & E2E Specialist
Courses
2
Video
~8.4h
Certificates
2

Who takes this route

Engineers specialising in the 5G core and end-to-end systems, often from an EPC or IMS background.

What you'll be able to do

  • Trace a registration or PDU session end to end and find the cause of a reject
  • Explain how the AMF, SMF and UPF divide the work
  • Reason about slicing, QoS flows and policy as a designed system

The route, in order

2 courses · 15 modules · about 8.4 hours of video, hands-on labs throughout, and a graded exam at the end of each.

  1. 1TELCOMA 5G Foundation5G Foundation5G system architectureNSA vs SAService-based architectureCore network functionsBeginner34 lessons~3.3h7 modules
  2. 2TELCOMA 5G Core & E2E Specialist5G Core & E2E SpecialistCore call flowsPFCP & the UPF5QI, PCF & chargingNetwork slicingAdvanced38 lessons~5.1h8 modulesBefore this: 5G Foundation, or equivalent; 5G RAN Specialist recommended

What you earn

2 verifiable TELCOMA certificates, one for each course, issued only after you pass its graded exam. Each carries a number and a QR code to a public page an employer can open without an account.

  • Specimen of the TELCOMA 5G Foundation certificate

    TELCOMA 5G Foundation

  • Specimen of the TELCOMA 5G Core & E2E Specialist certificate

    TELCOMA 5G Core & E2E Specialist

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