Get an overview of the different technologies and networks that underpin the modern telecoms industry and explore specific entities within the EU and their processes - including a visit to one or more institutions.

Topics covered will include:

1/ The legislative structure of the EU and the telecoms framework:

- EU legislative processes

- How is the European Commission structured?

- EU Parliament and EU Council

- EU Telecoms policy

- Roles of the EU Institutions

2/ Introduction to telecoms network infrastructures

- Circuit switched networks

- Packet switched networks

- NGA networks

- Mobile network structure

- Spectrum