This course is an UMTS System Overview with a bias towards radio planning and the ATM core network. As well as providing a comprehensive technical overview of UMTS functions, structure and operation, it covers transmission planning and traffic. ATM and other core technologies are described in depth. There is a major section on UMTS planning. There is a strong bias in the course towards delegates who are involved with radio cell, capacity and transmission planning.

As UMTS is strongly based on GSM and GPRS, the course assumes a good familiarity with GSM and GPRS and their radio channels. No background in UMTS is assumed.