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The Telecommunications Education Center (TEC) is a dynamic learning center devoted to improving education, quality of work, and safety within the telecommunications industry and beyond. TEC partners with individuals, schools, and businesses to meet training, education, and professional development needs through comprehensive e-Learning courses as well as offering uniquely blended learning environments: classroom, field, and online.

Courses By The Telecommunications Education Center (TEC), powered by WIA

Macro Site Fundamentals


This course introduces foundational theories related to macro tower planning, construction, and troubleshooting.

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RF Safety and Awareness


This course is designed to assist wireless personnel in developing a comprehensive RF Safety Plan that protects themselves as well as the public who may be unaware of the risks associated with RF exposure.

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Your Future With 5G


This course covers why we need 5G, the current limitations of 4G technology, how and who creates 5G, and identifies avenues for professional and personal involvement.

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Spectrum Fundamentals


This course will provide an overview of key aspects of spectrum bands – auctions and allocation, coverage vs capacity, propagation, and future readiness. The course also helps understand how the selection of frequency bands affects the design of multiband cell sites (Macro and Indoors). Other topics include an overview of unlicensed bands for Wi-Fi and future bands for 6G.

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Get Up to Speed With 5G


This free interactive course illustrates what 5G really is and what this new technology will enable. Students will review the changes in generational technology, cover the driving forces of 5G, and identify practical implications of the new features and timelines for deployment and standardization. Learners will gain a greater understanding of the direct and indirect impacts 5G will have on their personal and professional life.

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DAS and Small Cell Systems


This course provides a system level understanding of several types of DAS and Small Cell architecture. It introduces hardware components used in a typical indoor and outdoor DAS systems, their advantages, and limitations.

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5G Ecosystem Overview


This course provides an overview of 5G technology, addresses common myths, reviews current data analytics, and helps you prepare for technology today to achieve the performance improvements the technology will offer.

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Wireless 101


Wireless 101 is designed to familiarize participants with the practical aspects of wireless communication systems and their business and industry applications.

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