This course will focus on 5G-Advanced Mobile Broadband and Future Services, including technologies, regulation and business aspects. It will cover mobile broadband evolution, from IMT-Advanced (4G) to IMT-2020 (5G) and IMT-2030 (6G). The course will include 5G New Radio (NR) and 5G Core Network with 5G-Advanced enhancements. Further, it will focus on 5G/5G-Advanced services including enhanced mobile broadband (eMBB), massive IoT (mMTC), critical IoT (URLLC), and Vehicle-to-everything (V2X), then deployment of 5G/5G-Advanced networks by given QoS/QoE indicators, Integrated Access and Backhaul (IAB), and edge clouds, as well as 5G-Advanced spectrum management and regulation. The course will also include 5G-Advanced enhancements including mobility enhancements, multicast and broadcast evolution, boundless XR (eXtended Reality), RedCap (Reduced Capability) Internet of Things and UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicles). It will also include Artificial Intelligence (AI) / Machine Learning (ML) use cases in 5G-Advanced telecom networks, as well as 5G-Advanced NTN (Non-Terrestrial Network) / Satellite networks for future IoT services. Finally the course will cover 5G-Advanced business and regulatory aspects including 5G-Advanced services vs. Internet network neutrality, as well as developments towards future 6G mobile networks and services, IMT-2030 and beyond.

This course is targeted at managers, engineers and employees from regulators, government organizations, telecommunication companies and academia, who are interested in 5G-Advanced Mobile Broadband and Future Services, including technologies, standardization, regulation and content. Other institutions and individuals that are dedicated in building their capacity related to 5G-Advanced Mobile Broadband and Future Services аrе also welcome to participate.

No prior knowledge or qualification is required to register for this course, considering the given target population.

At the end of the training, the participant should have gained an understanding of the key aspects of:

• Mobile broadband evolution: from IMT-Advanced (4G) to IMT-2020 (5G) and IMT-2030 (6G)
• 5G New Radio (NR) and 5G Core Network
• 5G/5G-Advanced services: enhanced mobile broadband (eMBB), massive IoT (mMTC), critical IoT (URLLC), V2X
• Deployment of 5G/5G-Advanced: QoS/QoE, Integrated Access and Backhaul (IAB), edge clouds
• 5G/5G-Advanced spectrum management and regulation
• 5G-Advanced enhancements: optimized XR (eXtended Reality), multicast and broadcast evolution, RedCap IoT
• Artificial Intelligence (AI) / Machine Learning (ML) in 5G-Advanced telecom networks
• 5G-Advanced NTN/Satellite networks and future IoT services
• Business and regulatory aspects of 5G-Advanced including QoS vs. Internet network neutrality
• Future 6G mobile networks and services: IMT-2030 and beyond

Lecture 1. Mobile broadband evolution: from IMT-Advanced (4G) to IMT-2020 (5G) and IMT-2030 (6G)

Lecture 2. 5G New Radio (NR) and 5G Core Network

Lecture 3. 5G/5G-Advanced services: enhanced mobile broadband (eMBB), massive IoT (mMTC), critical IoT (URLLC), V2X

Lecture 4. Deployment of 5G/5G-Advanced: QoS/QoE, Integrated Access and Backhaul (IAB), edge clouds

Lecture 5. 5G/5G-Advanced spectrum management and regulation

Lecture 6. 5G-Advanced enhancements: optimized XR (eXtended Reality), multicast and broadcast evolution, RedCap IoT

Lecture 7. Artificial Intelligence (AI) / Machine Learning (ML) in 5G-Advanced telecom networks

Lecture 8. 5G-Advanced NTN/Satellite networks and future IoT services

Lecture 9. Business and regulatory aspects of 5G-Advanced including QoS vs. Internet network neutrality

Lecture 10. Future 6G mobile networks and services: IMT-2030 and beyond

17-24 August 2026 (8 days)

150 USD

This course will be delivered using instructor-led online learning. The course methodology will be as follows:

• Each day from 17 to 21 August 2026 there will be made available two recorded video lectures, which are recorded in the face-to-face ITU Centre of Excellence workshop organized by National Institute of Telecommunications in Poland. In total, there are 10 video lectures during the course.
• Discussion forum will be organized based on discussion topics given on a daily basis, where students are highly encouraged to participate and interact with instructors and other students.
• Final Quiz test will be assigned on the last day of the course, 24 August 2026.
• All announcements for all events (lectures, quiz and forum) will be given in a timely manner (prior to the event) by the course tutor.

The assessment and grading is based on a Final Quiz test that will be assigned online on the ITU Academy. It will consist of 20 questions (multiple choices).

The Final Quiz will be open from 00:00 hours on Monday (24th of August 2026) according to the GMT+1 time, and will remain open for 30 hours after opening, so each participant can choose the most convenient time to solve it. However, after the start of the attempt the Quiz should be completed in 90 minutes.

The Final Quiz is passed with a grade of 70% or higher.

Each fully registered participant who successfully completes the Final Quiz with a grade of 70% or higher will receive an ITU Certificate for this face to face course.