{"id":38145,"date":"2026-10-05T18:46:07","date_gmt":"2026-10-05T15:46:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/esi.edu.sa\/?post_type=courses&#038;p=38145"},"modified":"2026-10-05T18:52:51","modified_gmt":"2026-10-05T15:52:51","slug":"microwave-radio-systems-gsm-technologies-2g-3g-4g-5g","status":"publish","type":"courses","link":"https:\/\/esi.edu.sa\/en\/courses\/microwave-radio-systems-gsm-technologies-2g-3g-4g-5g\/","title":{"rendered":"Microwave Radio Systems &#038; GSM Technologies (2G, 3G, 4G &#038; 5G)"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4 style=\"direction: ltr; text-align: left;\"><strong>Course Overview<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">This practical telecom training course introduces RF fundamentals, microwave radio systems, and the evolution of GSM technologies from 2G to 5G. Participants will learn how microwave links transport voice and data traffic, understand the functions of IDU, ODU, and antennas, and develop practical skills in microwave installation, commissioning, testing, and troubleshooting.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">The course also covers mobile backhaul, microwave and fiber transport, and the differences between radio access and transport networks.<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><strong><br \/>\nCourse Objectives<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>By the end of the course, participants will be able to:<\/li>\n<li>Understand RF fundamentals, frequency, wavelength, and electromagnetic waves.<\/li>\n<li>Explain microwave link architecture and the functions of IDU, ODU, and antennas.<\/li>\n<li>Understand microwave frequency bands, channel bandwidth, modulation, ACM, ATPC, and XPIC.<\/li>\n<li>Perform basic microwave link budget calculations and understand RSL and fade margin.<\/li>\n<li>Understand line-of-sight, Fresnel zone, antenna alignment, and installation quality.<\/li>\n<li>Apply microwave commissioning, testing, and troubleshooting procedures.<\/li>\n<li>Understand the evolution of GSM technologies from 2G to 5G and their backhaul requirements.<\/li>\n<li>Compare microwave and fiber transport technologies.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Training Contents<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Module 1 &#8211; RF Basics &amp; Fundamentals<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>Radio communication and electromagnetic waves.<\/li>\n<li>Frequency, wavelength, and their relationship.<\/li>\n<li>RF applications in telecom networks.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Module 2 &#8211; Microwave Radio Systems<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>Microwave link architecture.<\/li>\n<li>IDU, ODU, and antenna functions.<\/li>\n<li>Microwave frequency bands and channel bandwidth.<\/li>\n<li>Modulation, ACM, polarization, XPIC, and ATPC.<\/li>\n<li>1+0, 1+1, and 2+0 configurations.<\/li>\n<li>Link budget, RSL, and fade margin.<\/li>\n<li>Line-of-sight, Fresnel zone, and antenna alignment.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Module 3 &#8211; Installation, Commissioning &amp; Troubleshooting<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>Microwave installation quality and safety considerations.<\/li>\n<li>Commissioning sequence.<\/li>\n<li>RF cable and connector testing.<\/li>\n<li>VSWR and return loss.<\/li>\n<li>Antenna alignment and RSL measurement.<\/li>\n<li>Microwave link troubleshooting and practical testing.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Module 4 &#8211; GSM Technologies &amp; Telecom Applications<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>GSM architecture and backhaul.<\/li>\n<li>2G, 3G, 4G, and 5G network evolution.<\/li>\n<li>Microwave and fiber transport.<\/li>\n<li>Ethernet\/IP, TDM, and IP\/MPLS transport.<\/li>\n<li>Mobile backhaul and network aggregation.<\/li>\n<li>TETRA and microwave transport applications.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><br \/>\nTarget Audience<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Telecom and RF Engineers.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Telecom Technicians.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Testing &amp; Commissioning Engineers.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Network and Transmission Engineers.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">College and University Engineering Students.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Professionals involved in microwave installation, maintenance, and mobile backhaul.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"author":1637,"featured_media":38131,"template":"","course_category":[],"class_list":["post-38145","courses","type-courses","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","infinite-scroll-item","no-featured-image-padding"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/esi.edu.sa\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/courses\/38145","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/esi.edu.sa\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/courses"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/esi.edu.sa\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/courses"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esi.edu.sa\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1637"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/esi.edu.sa\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/courses\/38145\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":38150,"href":"https:\/\/esi.edu.sa\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/courses\/38145\/revisions\/38150"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esi.edu.sa\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/38131"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/esi.edu.sa\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=38145"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"course_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esi.edu.sa\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/course_category?post=38145"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}