5G Architecture and Key Principles Corporate Training
Learn 5G architecture, from air interface to core and slicing, through live guided labs.
Edstellar, a corporate training company, delivers corporate training that helps your team learn 5G architecture end to end: radio access, core functions, network slicing, and security. Employees develop real design, tuning, and troubleshooting skills through guided labs led by telecom practitioners. Each session is tuned to your network context, tools, and workflows.
Instructor-led group trainingVirtual / on-site / off-site10 languagesDelivered inEnglish, Spanish, Mandarin, German, Arabic, Portuguese, Hindi, French, Japanese, Italian100+ countriesWe have delivered inUnited States, United Kingdom, India, Canada, Germany, France, Netherlands, UAE, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Australia, Japan, Brazil, South Africa and 90+ more countries
How we build a 5G-ready network team
EDSTELLAR 5G ARCHITECTURE CAPABILITY MODEL
Assess 5G capability
Skill checks map your team's radio, core, and IP networking baseline.
Set shared standards
One shared playbook for 5G design, tuning, and security reviews.
Practice in guided labs
Labs cover air interface, core flows, slicing, and tuning.
Measure the lift
Lab reviews benchmark each employee's 5G architecture capability.
Scale across teams
One standard rolls out across regions, vendors, and teams.
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Program Overview: What is 5G Architecture and Key Principles?
5G Architecture & Key Principles is Edstellar's instructor-led technical program for telecom and enterprise network teams building real 5G architecture skill. Participants learn 5G service classes, radio access and the air interface, core network functions, slicing, and edge deployment. The focus stays on architectural understanding: the principles behind reliable, secure 5G services.
Training is hands-on from the first module. Participants run air-interface simulations, trace flows across core network functions, and build slices and edge models in guided labs that mirror day-to-day work. Instructors coach your team through performance tuning and security hardening, shaping content around your network context and workflows. The program closes with a capstone 5G network design the team plans, builds, and defends.
Many teams operate 5G networks without ever learning how the architecture fits together, so design decisions rest on guesswork and vendor defaults. This program teaches your engineers the key principles first: service vision, radio, core, slicing, and edge as one coherent system. Every principle is practiced in labs, so understanding transfers directly to design and operations.
The capstone takes participants from architecture principles to a working 5G network design. New hires and career converts leave speaking the same technical language as your senior radio engineers.
Six modules and 24 hours: service vision, radio access, core architecture, slicing and edge, performance and security, closing with a capstone network design the team plans, builds, and defends. Every module pairs concepts with a guided lab, so each technique is practiced. Materials include lab guides, design templates, and session recordings.
Delivery is hybrid across virtual and onsite sessions, scheduled around your calendar. Cohorts train as one group or split into batches, with session materials and lab guides included for every participant.
What's Included in this Workshop for Your Enterprise Teams
- 1
5G service and radio foundations
Service classes, spectrum, and air-interface basics.
- 2
Core network labs
Trace flows across core network functions.
- 3
Slicing and edge design
Build slices and edge models for services.
- 4
Tuning and hardening
Measure, tune, and secure live-style networks.
- Instructor-led delivery across virtual, onsite, and hybrid
- Guided labs in every module with instructor coaching
- Capstone network design, reviewed with your team
- Flexible scheduling around your calendar
- Lab guides and design templates included
- Group size and batches set along with you
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5G Architecture and Key Principles Course Topics and Program Outline
A tailored 24-hour, six-module workshop: one learning journey from 5G service vision to a capstone network design. Sessions pair concepts with labs on real-world use cases. Materials include lab guides and templates, plus a capstone assessment.
Built by Edstellar with telecom network engineers
Built by engineers who design, deploy, and operate live 5G networks in production, shaped around your stack and use cases.
Skill checks baseline your team's radio, core, and IP networking fluency before the program begins.
Live instruction covers 5G services, radio access, and spectrum fundamentals across 6.5 focused hours.
Guided labs build core, slicing, and tuning skill across 12.5 hours of supervised hands-on practice.
Your team designs and defends a full 5G network build in a 5-hour instructor-reviewed capstone.
From service vision to a capstone network design, every principle is practiced in guided labs.
Delivered as
Delivered as a hybrid program of live instruction and guided labs, scheduled around your team's calendar in flexible batches.
Map eMBB, URLLC, and mMTC requirements to real industry use cases in a guided whiteboard and simulation walkthrough.
learna)From 4G LTE to 5G: service-driven design
b)eMBB, URLLC, and mMTC service classes
c)5G standards and spectrum fundamentals
d)Use cases across industries and enterprises
Explore NR frame structures and link-budget calculators to connect spectrum choices to coverage outcomes.
learna)NR waveforms, numerology, and frame structure
b)Massive MIMO and beamforming concepts
c)Duplexing modes and carrier aggregation
d)Coverage, capacity, and link-budget basics
Configure a core sandbox: trace registration and session flows across AMF, SMF, and UPF with instructor guidance.
practicea)Service-based architecture and network functions
b)AMF, SMF, and UPF roles and interfaces
c)Registration, session setup, and mobility flows
d)Policy control and charging foundations
Build two service slices with different latency and throughput profiles and validate them against tenant requirements.
practicea)Slice architecture: templates, tenants, and lifecycle
b)Designing slices for latency, throughput, and scale
c)Edge computing and local data breakout
d)Private 5G networks for industry verticals
e)Slice automation and orchestration hooks
Run a tuning lab on a congested simulated cell, then apply hardening controls and re-measure the results.
practicea)KPIs and measurement: throughput, latency, reliability
b)Tuning radio parameters for coverage and capacity
c)5G security controls and hardening practices
d)Troubleshooting performance and security incidents
Present a complete 5G network design and field instructor questions on trade-offs and failure modes.
applya)Defining scenario requirements and design goals
b)Planning radio access and core topology
c)Slice design and security control selection
d)Tuning plan and performance validation
e)Final design review with the instructor
Customize this program tailored to your team?
Tell us your training needs: what your team already works with, the level they’re at, and the topics you want them to focus on. We’ll adjust the modules, duration and hands-on labs, and send you a customized outline for your group.
Key Skills and Outcomes Your Team Will Gain
Seven job-ready outcomes your team will demonstrate by the end of the program. Each competency is practiced in guided labs and reviewed in the capstone design.
Explain 5G service classes and use cases
Map eMBB, URLLC, and mMTC requirements to the industry use cases that shape 5G architecture choices.
Interpret 5G radio plans
Read NR air-interface parameters, spectrum allocations, and link budgets the way planners use them.
Map core network functions
Trace registration, session, and mobility flows across AMF, SMF, UPF, and policy functions.
Design network slices
Build slices with tenant, template, and lifecycle layers tuned to latency, throughput, and scale targets.
Plan edge deployment models
Position edge compute and local breakout to meet latency and data-sovereignty needs.
Tune performance and harden security
Apply radio and core tuning, enforce security controls, and troubleshoot issues methodically.
Validate a 5G network design
Review an end-to-end design for coverage, capacity, security, and operational readiness before sign-off.
Teams that Benefit from this 5G Architecture and Key Principles Group Training
This group training is built for telecom and enterprise network teams planning, building, or operating 5G services. Content adapts to each cohort's roles, network context, and experience, so every batch practices the workflows it owns, from air-interface basics to design review.
Design 5G radio and core builds with confidence.
Network engineers connect radio plans to core design, learning how air-interface choices, network functions, and slicing combine into networks that meet service targets.
Workflow friction
- Radio and core planned in silos
- Slicing treated as a vendor checkbox
- Design reviews without shared standards
How the program helps
- End-to-end radio and core design practice
- Slice designs mapped to service targets
- Design templates reusable on live projects
Practice use cases
- Radio plan labs
- Slice design sprints
- Design review drills
Run, tune, and troubleshoot 5G services.
Operations teams learn the KPIs, tuning levers, and security controls behind stable 5G services, and practice the troubleshooting flows they will use on shift.
Workflow friction
- Performance issues found by customers first
- Security controls bolted on after launch
- Triage without a shared playbook
How the program helps
- KPI-driven tuning and monitoring skills
- Hardening controls for live services
- Faster incident triage and resolution
Practice use cases
- Tuning labs
- Hardening workshops
- Troubleshooting drills
Harden 5G networks against real threats.
Security teams map 5G threat surfaces across radio, edge, and core, then apply hardening controls and incident drills tuned to telecom estates.
Workflow friction
- Legacy security assumptions on 5G
- Edge and slice blind spots
- No telecom-specific response playbooks
How the program helps
- Threat models across radio and core
- Hardening checklists for 5G services
- Incident drills on live-style scenarios
Practice use cases
- Threat mapping labs
- Hardening exercises
- Response drills
Turn 5G capabilities into service designs.
Solution architects translate business needs into service classes, slices, and edge models, producing designs clients and internal teams can build from.
Workflow friction
- Architecture led by vendor slides
- Use cases disconnected from design
- Proposals that skip security and ops
How the program helps
- Service-class design frameworks
- Slice and edge models for proposals
- Business-ready architecture narratives
Practice use cases
- Design workshops
- Use-case mapping
- Proposal reviews
Cohorts train as a cross-functional workforce, with each small group aligned on shared design and review standards.
Prerequisites: This program benefits network engineers, operations staff, and architects with basic telecom or IP networking familiarity. Deeper 4G LTE or 5G experience helps but is not required, and no prior network design experience is needed. Content adapts to each cohort's tools, network context, and experience level.
Network Engineer to 5G Architect
Tracks how engineers progress from basic 5G literacy to advanced design and validation across the program's learn, practice, and apply phases.
A program that grows with network careers, from first 5G concepts to confident end-to-end design.
Mixed cohort, or several teams at once?
We can tailor the training to different teams, roles, and experience levels within the same program.
Certificate of Training Completion.
On successful completion, employees receive an Edstellar course completion certificate, recognizing their commitment to ongoing learning and professional development. It validates the skills they have built and motivates them to keep growing and contribute to organizational success.
Earned, not attended. Awarded on completion of all hands-on labs and the capstone project.
Training Delivery Modes: Virtual, Onsite and Hybrid
Recordings and lab guides are shared on your LMS so the team can revisit each e-learning module after the live sessions.
Hybrid Training
Instructor-led sessions mix onsite and virtual delivery with guided labs throughout. Teams trace core flows, build slices, and tune simulated networks while the instructor coaches and reviews designs. Hybrid keeps scheduling flexible without losing live interaction.
- Live instruction across onsite and virtual sessions
- Guided labs with instructor coaching and design reviews
- Real 5G workflows with hands-on practice throughout
- Flexible scheduling without losing live interaction
Onsite Training
Instructor-led training at your offices, with labs set up on your network and tooling. The instructor works through designs and troubleshooting with the team in person, and tunes exercises to your network context and workflows.
- Instructor-led training at your offices
- Labs set up on your network and tooling
- In-person design reviews and coaching
- Exercises tuned to your network context and workflows
Live Virtual Training
Live virtual sessions on Zoom or Teams with screen-shared design walkthroughs, breakout labs, and real-time design review. Your team gets the same guided labs and instructor coaching as onsite, from anywhere.
- Live virtual sessions on Zoom or Teams
- Screen-shared design walkthroughs and breakout labs
- Real-time design review with the instructor
- Same guided labs as onsite, from anywhere
Need a training format that works for your team?
Full days, half days across weeks, or split by module. Tell us the delivery window and we schedule the cohort around it.
Frequently Asked Questions
Share your team size, timelines, and delivery preference, and we will send a detailed per-group quote with batch options.
Yes. Book a discovery call and we will map your network context, team roles, and goals to a tailored training plan before you commit.
Yes. Live virtual sessions run on Zoom or Teams with the same guided labs and instructor coaching as onsite delivery.
Yes. The instructor runs the full program at your offices, with labs set up on your network and tooling for a realistic practice environment.
The program runs 24 hours of instructor-led training, usually across three to six days or weekly sessions on a flexible, mutually agreed schedule.
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Where this Training Fits in Your Team's learning path.
Architecture is the second step after a plain-language understanding of 5G. In this course your team learns how 5G networks are built and why. The path then moves into the core and radio access network and finishes with slicing the network for different services.
Why Choose Edstellar as Your 5G Architecture and Key Principles Corporate Training Provider
When comparing providers, Edstellar is the training partner telecom teams choose for network expertise and 5+ years of corporate training experience. Our methodology blends concise instruction with guided labs, and we share each trainer profile before booking. The result is measurable quality in the networks your team designs.
EXPERT TRAINERS
YEARS DELIVERING
ORGANIZATIONS TRAINED
CERTIFIED
Tailored
Every cohort's labs, examples, and exercises are tuned to your network setup, team roles, and planning standards.
Proven Methodology
Concise instruction followed by guided labs and design reviews, a repeatable method that turns 5G principles into network plans.
Practice-Based Learning
Six modules of guided labs and a capstone network design keep your team engineering, not just listening.
Expert Trainers
Telecom practitioners who design and operate live 5G networks lead every session and review your team's designs.
Global Scale
One consistent program delivered across your offices and regions worldwide, on your schedule.
Measurable Outcomes
Lab checkpoints and a capstone design review prove skill gains you can report internally.
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5G Architecture & Key Principles Training Packages & Pricing
Where L&D holds an annual budget, license packages price the whole year at once instead of raising a purchase order per workshop. Hours and licenses are pooled across teams, programs and locations, so unused capacity is not stranded in one department.
Starter
120
trainee licenses64 hours of group training
Tailored for SMBs
Growth
320
trainee licenses160 hours of group training
Ideal for growing SMBs
Enterprise
800
trainee licenses400 hours of group training
Designed for large corporations
Custom
Unlimited
trainee licensesDuration set by the rollout
Multi-region and multi-year
Training Packages & Pricing
Choose the training format that works for your team. Pricing is customized based on your requirements, cohort size, and delivery needs.
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