BANGALORE: Infocomm Solutions Ltd., a wireless solutions
company and a 100 per cent subsidiary of Singapore based Future Techno Design
Pvt. Ltd., today launched its training services division. As per a strategic
alliance with AU System, Singapore, which is partly owed by Ericsson, the
company will develop and provide high end training in the niche areas of WAP,
Bluetooth, GSM, GPRS, 3G, 4G, m-commerce and m-security. Minister for
Information and Publicity, Prof. B.K. Chandrashekhar, and Minister for
Information Technology, M M Nanaiah, jointly inaugurated the training division
of Infocomm Solutions.
As per the agreement with AU System, the courses at Infocomm
Solutions will carry an international AU System certification. The course
material has been developed by Infocomm Solutions in consultation with AU System
and the faculty members will be trained by AU Systems. WAP will be the first
full-fledged course in WAP technology in India. These courses are targeted
towards software professional as well as fresh graduates with experience in C
and Web technology and proposes to cover all aspects of WAP. Infocomm Solutions
plans to offer these courses in two formats; one tailor-made to suit corporate
and the other as a regular curriculum.
Formally launching the training course material, Infocomm Solutions strategic
consultant, Mack Palomaki, said, "Convergence of different technologies
such as wireless, Internet, broadband and security will place a heavy demand on
lifelong education an learning. The objective of Infocomm Solutions training
programs is to provide opportunities for professional to upgrade their skills
and accept the new challenges and opportunities that lie ahead". Speaking
of trends in wireless technology, Infocomm Solutions senior consultant, Olaf
Lohmann, stated, " Developing profitable applications in shorter periods
will become the mobile operator’s most crucial task to survive in an
increasingly-competitive market. Ongoing graining is the basis for operators to
develop the capabilities to launch applications that the market needs".