Student will understand relations between technology, market and legislation. Their well-balanced relations are the basis of todays successful operation of telecommunication networks. Students will acquire skills to use in operational practice.

1. Introduction. Definition of telecommunications. Development of telecommunications.
2. Liberalization of telecommunications market.
3. Telecommunications legislation - state administration of telecommunications.
4. Telecommunications legislation - regulation of telecommunications.
5. Telecommunications legislation - standardization in telecommunications.
6. Telecommunication services.
7. Telecommunications services market.
8. Telecommunication netwoks and services manangement.
9. Process framework ITIL.
10. Other selected process frameworks.
11. Fundamementals of telecommunication network planning.
12. Fundamementals of telecommunication network design.
13. Business planning of telecommunications operator.
14. Reserve lecture.

1. Introduction. Organizational issues. Telecommunication companies evaluation - assignment.
2. Calculation of the recovery of investment in the telecommunications equipment.
3. Change management in telecommunications.
4. Structure and activities of telecommunications operator.
5. Excursion of telecommunications operator.
6. Evaluation of world leading telecommunication company - presentation I.
7. Evaluation of world leading telecommunication company - presentation II.
8. Process management - introduction.
9. Business process modelling.
10. ITIL Incident Management / Problem Management
11. ITIL Change Management
12. Telecommunications networks design I.
13. Telecommunications networks design II.
14. Reserve excercise.

[1] Green, H.J.: The Irwin Handbook of Telecommunications. 5. vyd. New York, NY, USA: McGraw-Hill, 2006. 768 s. ISBN 0-07-145222-2
[2] Schoening, H.M.: Business Management of Telecommunications. 1. vyd. Upper Saddle River, NJ, USA: Pearson Prentice Hall, 2005. 683 s. ISBN: 0-13-098388-8
[3] Jones, N.V.: Telecommunications Management. 1. vyd. College Station, TX, USA: Virtualbookworm.com Publishing, 2004. 300 s. ISBN 1-58939-619-7

Assessment conditions: presence, successful check test and successful presentation of the semester project.
The exam is written and oral. The minimum requirement is 60% correct answers to the given questions.