We at PTT, along with most others, have been following the development of the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic.

While this is a very concerning time for many, including our staff, our customers and their families, we are doing everything we can to be responsible and follow the appropriate advice. As an online training organisation, PTT staff are able to work from home as necessary and there will be no disruption to our activities during the pandemic.

With travel bans widening and instructor-led training no longer an option for many, we are ready to support your organisation meet your training needs through our comprehensive catalogue of telecommunications and ICT training. If necessary, this content can be quickly adapted and immediately deployed to your employees.

To help organisations with the transition to an increased amount of distance learning and online training, we are offering any organisation affected a 15% discount on our standard pricing until 31^st May 2020.

If you would like to discuss how PTT can assist your organisation, please contact us.

There are a number of advantages to distance learning, one of them being reducing the need to travel to external training centres.

Sometimes, circumstances dictate that staff are unable to travel to external training centres or gather in a single location at the same time. Online training, is one way of ensuring staff development takes place without unnecessary or unwanted travel.

PTT has a wide range of online courses covering telecommunications, networking and ICT. These courses are self-paced and can be studied by trainees in any location where they have access to a computer and an internet connection. Study programmes such as our Level 3 Award in Principles of Telecommunications and Level 3 Certificate in Unified Communications come with additional features such as online tutor support which helps support the trainee as they progress.

PTT has over 25 years of experience in helping communications organisations, large and small, create innovative online and blended training and development programmes for their staff. For more information on how we can help you, please contact us.

The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has just released its detailed report on the security of the UK’s telecommunications sector. The recent UK government’s decision on the role of the Chinese telecoms equipment manufacturer Huawei broadly adheres to the NCSC’s recommendations.

The NCSC report discusses possible threats to telecommunications systems and appropriate mitigation of the risks posed by those threats.

The NCSC recommendations include the development of Telecoms Security Requirements (TSRs) that will provide clarity to telecoms operators as to the security controls they should implement.

The NCSC also recommends that high risk vendors should be excluded from core networks. They also recommend the diversification of the telecoms market to avoid a high risk vendor becoming the dominant supplier of telecoms equipment.

The setting up of a national telecoms lab is also recommended. This lab will act as a research facility and amenity for academia, government bodies and telecoms operators to enhance and test the security of telecoms systems.

The PTT online course “Telecommunications systems security” provides an overview of the protection of personal data held by telecommunications providers against misuse and the protection of telecoms systems against intrusion and fraudulent misuse.