Nokia 5G RAN Certification Program

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Leader In 5G New Radio
The 5G RAN Certification Program is Nokia's premier training
and certification program for 5G RAN support, planning &
optimization professionals.
The 5G RAN Certification Program is Nokia's
premier training and certification program
for 5G RAN support, planning & optimisation
professionals.

The program is designed to equip

participants with the skills, confidence, and
demonstrated abilities needed in today's
advanced 5G RAN networks, and can be
combined with our other certifications
program to ensure 5G delivers end to end.

Nokia 5G RAN Certification Program

Validate Your Investment In
5G Mobile Radio
Nokia RAN Certification Programs are designed
to enable operators to ensure they have the
RAN support, planning & optimisation skills
needed. The programs are designed to equip
participants with the skills, confidence, and
demonstrated abilities needed in today’s
advanced 5G RAN networks.

Program Overview
E2E Learning Program
Nokia supporting Nokia 5G NR Solution e.g.
AirScale BTS and OMS
5G RAN Certification

Expert Content
developed by SMEs using industry best
practices, use case driven examples, and
hands-on labs

Flexible Learning Options

to meet individual learner needs

Knowledge & Practical Skills

to design, implement, manage, and
maintain Nokia 5G RAN solutions and
services

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 Maximize Your Investment In 5G Radio
The Nokia 5G RAN Certification has been structured around common
job roles to help learners understand the path they should follow:

Figure 1: 5G RAN Certification Structure

Key Features • Product specific certification

• Role based learning paths
• Built around real world skills & knowledge
• Flexible delivery & self study options
• Exams delivered in partnership with Pearson VUE

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 5G RAN Professional Certifications

Nokia 5G RAN Professional Certification

• Delivers foundational knowledge in 5G, and basic operational skills required to identify HW &
SW, to perform basic operations & maintenance tasks, and build 5G RAN network plans
• Pre-requisite for Expert Level Certification

Nokia 5G RAN Network Professional Nokia 5G RAN Design Professional

Nokia 5G Mobile Nokia 5G RAN Features 5G Radio Optimisation

Nokia OSS for 5G RAN
Access Solutions Overview Introduction

Nokia 5G 5G Radio
Nokia 5G Nokia 5G 5G Radio Planning Dimensioning
Solution
Access Management Introduction
Introduction Introduction

3GPP System 5G NR-RAN 5G NR-RAN 5G NR-RAN

5G Standards 5G Use cases
Architecture Architecture Protocols Enablers

Network Operational Roles

For field operations, network operations & network

engineering roles

Mandatory Exam
Exam Name Number Prerequisite Exam(s)
Nokia 5G RAN Network Professional NRN-511 None

Network Design Roles

For network design, planning & optimisation roles

Mandatory Exam
Exam Name Number Prerequisite Exam(s)
Nokia 5G RAN Design Professional NRN-512 None

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 5G RAN Expert Certifications

Nokia 5G RAN Expert Certification

• Builds on basic skills & knowledge delivering skills needed daily to successfully design, optimize,
Monitor & manage 5G RAN networks
• Pre-requisite for Specialist Level Certification

Field Operations Network Expert Design Expert Optimization Expert

Expert
5G Radio Performance
AirScale BTS Maintenance AirScale BTS Maintenance 5G Radio Dimensioning
Counters, KPIs

AirScale BTS Operations AirScale BTS Operations 5G Radio Planning 5G Radio Optimization

AirScale BTS AirScale BTS Fault

5G Radio Parameters 5G Radio Parameters
Commissioning Management

AirScale BTS
AirScale BTS Integration Configuration 5G Radio Algorithms 5G Radio Algorithms
Management (via NetAct)

Network Operational Roles

For field operations, network operations & network

engineering roles

Mandatory Exam
Exam Name Number Prerequisite Exam(s)
Nokia 5G RAN Field Operations Expert NRN-521 NRN-511

Mandatory Exam
Exam Name Number Prerequisite Exam(s)
Nokia 5G RAN Network Operations Expert NRN-522 NRN-511

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Network Design Roles

For network design, planning & optimisation roles

Mandatory Exam
Exam Name Number Prerequisite Exam(s)
Nokia 5G RAN Design Expert NRN-523 NRN-512

Mandatory Exam
Exam Name Number Prerequisite Exam(s)
Nokia 5G RAN Optimization Expert NRN-524 NRN-512

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 5G RAN Specialist Certifications

Nokia 5G RAN Specialist Certification

• Focuses on high value skills for radio planning & optimisation areas as well as skills need to
succeed in operational use cases
• This path is a pre-requisite before taking Specialist Level Certification

eMBB Specialist Design Specialist Optimization Specialist

Understanding mMIMO & 5G Radio Intra Frequency

5G Small Cells Solution
Beamforming Optimisation

5G Advanced Radio Beam

Configuration mmWave technology
Optimization

Micro RRH to fill coverage 5G Network Usage

Data collection
gaps Analysis

Cell Traces Voice over NR and SIP Voice over NR and SIP

Network Operational Roles

For field operations, network operations & network

engineering roles

Mandatory Exam
Exam Name Number Prerequisite Exam(s)
Nokia 5G RAN eMBB Specialist NRN-531 NRN-522

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 5G RAN Specialist Certifications

Network Design Roles

For network design, planning & optimisation roles

Mandatory Exam
Exam Name Number Prerequisite Exam(s)
Nokia 5G RAN Design Specialist NRN-532 NRN-523

Mandatory Exam
Exam Name Number Prerequisite Exam(s)
Nokia 5G RAN Optimization Specialist NRN-535 NRN-524

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Where To Go
Student Portal
One place to track your certification requirements,
status and receive updates. Get Support from:
gcc.nokiaedu@nokia.com
Student Portal link

Written Exams
Delivered by Pearson VUE, a global provider with 5000+
test sites worldwide. Register at: pearsonvue.com/Nokia

Flexible Training Options

Instructor Led Training
• Classroom: Attend training at a Nokia facility
• Virtual classroom: Attend live training from anywhere

Private training
• Schedule classes on-site at your location, at a Nokia
facility or a virtual classroom; for a minimum of 6
people

Self-Paced Learning
• Web-based Online Training

Course materials
• Electronic copies of course materials and lab guides

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 Future Networks Will Require
the Right Training Solution

Get started with Nokia 5G RAN training

and certification today.

www.nokia.com/networks/training/5g/ran

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