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Sorry, this will be off-topic. Let's say I am a run of the mill IT guy and I wanted to work my way up into understanding and maybe operating/admin work on cell

by 616c 11y ago

Sorry, this will be off-topic. Let's say I am a run of the mill IT guy and I wanted to work my way up into understanding and maybe operating/admin work on cellular networks, how are guys in the US and abroad getting into this so I understand implementation and later policy/regulation stuff like this more intimately? Years ago I considered after college crap work with ATT and Verzion starting on the bottom ladder just to learn, and every time there is a life crisis I wonder if I can have a just fuck-it moment and try getting into it. Any tips?

ovi256 11y ago
Bunch of college classmates went to work at telecom operators, because, after all, we were majoring in Telecomm Engineering. It was basically a mix of EE and software engineering, with specific telecom classes thrown in. First one was called "Transmission and propagation", very low-level, radio and cable layer, heavy on physics and math. It would help you if you went to work for an equipment manufacturer or to choose radio tower sites. Next ones were higher level, one for how a GSM network works: BTS, BSC, MTS and all that stuff. Then a 3G (brand new at the time) data network overview. This would prepare you enough, apparently, to work for a mobile operator as an engineer. Also, most telecoms have a lot of IT/developper people, because they operate and develop a lot of services. You could easily get in on that.
- 616c 11y ago
  Do you know of places where I can get no-name Telecom Engineering degrees online? I would not even care about the rep. I had friends in Egypt actually majoring in that, and stupidly it was long before I cared. OR I definitely would have gone to make copies of books at local copy shops like we did for the rest of our classes.
Tehnix 11y ago
You would probably need a good overview of the technologies in use. I can very much recommend the book "From GSM to LTE"[0]. It goes through all the networks back from GSM and up to LTE, which are needed, since all are in fact still in use. After that you could probably keep an eye on telecom news sites to follow the ongoing things and regulations. That should at least get you going. [0] https://books.google.dk/books/about/From_GSM_to_LTE.html?id=QNyrjwEACAAJ&hl=da https://books.google.dk/books/about/From_GSM_to_LTE.html?id=...
- 616c 11y ago
  Very cool stuff, thanks for the tip. Will find a copy and buy it.

by 616c 11y ago

ovi256 11y ago

Bunch of college classmates went to work at telecom operators, because, after all, we were majoring in Telecomm Engineering. It was basically a mix of EE and software engineering, with specific telecom classes thrown in. First one was called "Transmission and propagation", very low-level, radio and cable layer, heavy on physics and math. It would help you if you went to work for an equipment manufacturer or to choose radio tower sites. Next ones were higher level, one for how a GSM network works: BTS, BSC, MTS and all that stuff. Then a 3G (brand new at the time) data network overview. This would prepare you enough, apparently, to work for a mobile operator as an engineer. Also, most telecoms have a lot of IT/developper people, because they operate and develop a lot of services. You could easily get in on that.

616c 11y ago
Do you know of places where I can get no-name Telecom Engineering degrees online? I would not even care about the rep. I had friends in Egypt actually majoring in that, and stupidly it was long before I cared. OR I definitely would have gone to make copies of books at local copy shops like we did for the rest of our classes.

Tehnix 11y ago

You would probably need a good overview of the technologies in use. I can very much recommend the book "From GSM to LTE"[0]. It goes through all the networks back from GSM and up to LTE, which are needed, since all are in fact still in use. After that you could probably keep an eye on telecom news sites to follow the ongoing things and regulations. That should at least get you going. [0] https://books.google.dk/books/about/From_GSM_to_LTE.html?id=QNyrjwEACAAJ&hl=da https://books.google.dk/books/about/From_GSM_to_LTE.html?id=...

616c 11y ago
Very cool stuff, thanks for the tip. Will find a copy and buy it.