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How to become an AI-RAN Engineer

The radio and the model together — the 3GPP hooks that went normative, RIC-hosted apps, and energy numbers with honest denominators.

Who takes this route

RAN engineers who want the intelligence layer, not a generic machine-learning course.

The route

3 courses, in this order — 20 modules, about 10.3 hours of video, hands-on labs throughout, and a graded exam at the end of each.

  1. 1

    5G Foundation

    Place 5G in the real world and draw the whole system from memory — architecture, SBA, radio, and the power-on-to-first-packet journey. No prior telecom knowledge assumed.

    7 modules~3.3h videoCertificate exam → TELCOMA 5G Foundation (week 4)
  2. 2

    5G RAN Specialist

    Decode the NR air interface, run a handover in your head, and dimension a real 5G RAN — from the resource grid and massive MIMO to CU/DU/RU splits, Open RAN, and KPIs.

    7 modules~3.4h videoCertificate exam → TELCOMA 5G RAN Specialist (week 8)

    Before this: 5G Foundation, or equivalent working knowledge of 5G architecture

  3. 3

    AI-RAN & the AI-Native Network

    AI inside the radio itself — the 3GPP hooks that went normative, RIC-hosted apps running on live networks, the shared-compute argument, and honest energy numbers with their denominators. Three strands, one honesty ladder.

    6 modules~3.6h videoCertificate exam → TELCOMA AI-RAN Specialist

    Before this: Recommended: 5G Foundation — or the free placement check. AI for Telecom Networks is NOT required.

What you can do at the end

Separate the three strands of AI-RAN — air interface, RIC, shared compute — and say which is standardised; judge an energy-saving claim by its denominator; place any AI-RAN vendor claim on the right rung.

What you earn

3 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 verification page an employer can open without an account.

  • TELCOMA 5G Foundation
  • TELCOMA 5G RAN Specialist
  • TELCOMA AI-RAN Specialist

Start where the route starts

The first lesson of 5G Foundation plays with no account and no card. The whole first module is free once you sign in.

Start 5G FoundationSee what the full route costs

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