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Huawei opens 5G training center in Britain
BIRMINGHAM, Britain, Sept. 21, 2019 (BSS/Xinhua) – Huawei unveiled its 5G
Birmingham Training Center here on Friday to ensure that relevant 5G training
is in place to meet current and future information and communications
technology (ICT) needs in Britain.
The new center has the capacity to train 20 people at a time, with courses
being tailored to meet training requirements. A typical course will last five
days and will cover an introduction to 5G technology, principles of modern
network engineering and hands-on practical installation of 5G network
equipment, according to Huawei.
Once fully operational, the objective is for the center to train upwards of
1,000 network engineers per year on the latest 5G technology, the company
said.
In the UK, “there’s no shortage of political will to deliver 5G, there’s no
shortage of commercial wish for it. There are some particular specific
problems like a shortage of engineers, which we do need to address,”, Sir
Andrew Cahn, non-executive director of Huawei UK, told Xinhua.
“That’s an issue mainly of government policy, making sure that we have the
right people coming out of universities and colleges, but it’s also for
companies to deal with and that’s what Huawei is doing while Huawei is
recognizing that there are particular skills needed and so we’re going to
provide a training center to upscale engineers in 5G,” said Cahn.
Before Friday’s official unveiling of the training center, it has been on
trial run in the past few months, with some engineers already being trained
in the facility.
Ian Ward, Birmingham City Council leader, said:”5G talent and knowledge are
essential for further growth and Huawei’s 5G training center has already
produced 157 5G-ready engineers since the first graduations took place in
June this year.”
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