3 ECTS credits
85 h study time

Offer 1 with catalog number 4017032ENR for all students in the 2nd semester at a (E) Master - advanced level.

Semester
2nd semester
Enrollment based on exam contract
Impossible
Grading method
Grading (scale from 0 to 20)
Can retake in second session
Yes
Taught in
English
Partnership Agreement
Under interuniversity agreement for degree program
Faculty
Faculty of Engineering
Department
Electricity
External partners
Université libre de Bruxelles
Educational team
Charles CUVELLIEZ
Jean-Michel Dricot (course titular)
Activities and contact hours
24 contact hours Lecture
12 contact hours Seminar, Exercises or Practicals
Course Content

The course aims to give a strategical, economical, technical perspective of the telecom industry seen by its stakeholders: the operator, the regulator, the manufacturer, the public authorities and the internet (would-be) giants.

Access and backbone networks, their technologies and how they are set up/operated and commercially exploited are explained  (PSTN for switched networks SDH and sONET for backbone networks, WDM-OTH-FTTx for optical networks; xDSL and CATV for access networks, VoIP and signalling). Mobile networks are adressed in another course.

Regulatory and policy aspects are also adressed and give the right framework to understand  the strategical issues faced by this muti-players game. News in this industry are used as test cases to illustrate all of this (e.g. OTT players as Netflix, Facebook, net neutrality debate, social networks, copyright and privacy issues, cybersecurity,...) 

This course prepares the student to be immedialtely operational in an industrial environment (operator, manufacturer and regulator). It fills the gap between theory and practice in telecoms

Additional info

For information we refer to the ULB course sheet at the following link: ELEC-H504. Change the language to English in the dropdown menu on top of the page.

Learning Outcomes

Algemene competenties

This course prepares the student to be immedialtely operational in an industrial environment (operator, manufacturer and regulator). It fills the gap between theory and practice in telecoms

Grading

The final grade is composed based on the following categories:
Other Exam determines 100% of the final mark.

Within the Other Exam category, the following assignments need to be completed:

  • Examen with a relative weight of 1 which comprises 100% of the final mark.

Additional info regarding evaluation

For information we refer to the ULB course sheet at the following link: ELEC-H504. Change the language to English in the dropdown menu on top of the page.

Allowed unsatisfactory mark
The supplementary Teaching and Examination Regulations of your faculty stipulate whether an allowed unsatisfactory mark for this programme unit is permitted.

Academic context

This offer is part of the following study plans:
Master of Electronics and Information Technology Engineering: Standaard traject (only offered in Dutch)
Master of Electrical Engineering: Standaard traject BRUFACE J