02 May 2018

Telecoms consultancy Cenerva has acquired the Interconnect Communications Telecoms Regulatory Master Class (TRMC) training assets from InterConnect Communications, a wholly owned subsidiary of Telcordia Technologies.

Financial details of the transaction were not disclosed. 

According to Cenerva, the deal will give its clients the opportunity to access courses on global best practices on a wide array of regulatory topics such as spectrum management, IoT, internet governance, etc.

It said these will help regulators in regions such as Africa, Asia, the Middle East, Central America and the Caribbean to develop frameworks and policies that make telecoms technology work in their local environment.

It claimed that this will also help enable operators to engage with regulation in a way that promotes both economic and social benefit.

Since its launch in 2000, TRMC has developed into a suite of 11 courses.

These are said to have been attended by more than 2,000 students from operators and regulatory bodies from more than 60 countries.

The courses have largely been held in the UK but under Cenerva they will also be run in-country.

Cenerva co-founder and principal consultant Professor H. Sama Nwana said: “We plan to bring high-quality, industry-ready training closer to our customers, conducting more in-house and regional courses to get to the heart of what they need to do to encourage digital transformation.

"These courses lay the foundation for us to expand to accommodate the growing need for training on areas like Blockchain, OTTs, Big Data and cyber security.”