The three new courses will cover zero-touch automation, architecture design and matching cloud-native strategy to demands on the network
Rakuten Symphony is to offer Telco Cloud training at the Telecom Infra Project (TIP) Academy. The firm says that cloud-based architectures are prevalent within telcos but claims there is widespread ignorance of how to design and build them to meet current and future connectivity needs.
According to Rakuten Symphony, many operators struggle with how to develop the most effective cloud-native strategy to match various demands on the network. Also, they are not always successful in delivering the promised technical and commercial benefits or overcoming the challenges of deploying public, private, hybrid or their own build clouds.
Other areas of difficulty are achieving zero-touch automation for virtual or containerised applications, and securely managing the lifecycle of application workloads.
Rakuten Symphony plans to launch three new courses on Telco Cloud by mid-March.
Creating new talent
Jefferson Wang, Chief Strategy and Growth Officer at Accenture Cloud First, commented, “Beyond the competition for existing talent, there needs to be a focus on new talent creation. Through initiatives like TIP Academy, Accenture developed Open RAN training materials to help everyone proactively upskill talent.
“Now, in collaboration with Rakuten Symphony for Telco Cloud training, this expansion of TIP Academy enables the industry to implement cloud strategies on a large scale.”
TIP Academy
The TIP Academy was launched by TIP in collaboration with Accenture in June 2022, is a neutral training platform for the telecom industry. It main purpose is to educate and upskill the telecom community in the practical aspects of architecting, building, testing, integrating and deploying Open Network Solutions.
The Academy already offers 14 Open RAN courses, that collectively provider more than 100 hours of content. In collaboration with Vodafone and other partners, it has more than 1500 students and has issued more than 800 certificates.
The TIP Academy Executive Committee, under the guidance of the TIP Board, already includes Vodafone Group, Accenture and TIP. It will now include representation from Rakuten Symphony.
Find out more about TIP Academy here (www.tip.academy)