Training and Management Development for Telecoms Companies
Coleago Consulting has been supporting the telecoms industry for more than 20 years through our transformative and unique training and management development programmes.

At Coleago, we specialise in leveraging our unparalleled insight and expertise in telecoms to provide organisations and telecoms professionals with the knowledge and skills needed to thrive in the rapidly evolving industry landscape.
Our Core Offerings
Customised training: Leveraging our insider knowledge, we offer bespoke training and management development programmes tailored to the unique needs of telecoms organisations. Our flagship Telecoms Mini MBA provides industry insights and the tools and skills needed to support better decision making. Our Telecoms Mini MBA is also available as a video based, online solution.
Coleago’s training and management development portfolio
Contact us to discuss your requirements and receive a brochure of our innovative programmes for telecoms companies.
Get in touchExperiential learning programmes: We specialise in developing bespoke experience-based learning events, games, and simulations. Our experience-based learning programmes include our Strategic War Game and venture capital inspired Innovation Game, which deliver strategic insights, practical skills and actionable knowledge.
Executive Coaching: We specialise in elevating leadership capabilities through personalised coaching focused on enhancing personal impact, communication and presentation skills. Our coaching also includes onboarding programmes for those executives joining the board of telecoms companies from outside the sector.
Why Choose Coleago?
- Industry expertise: Our trainers are not just instructors; they are seasoned telecoms professionals with a wealth of real-world experience, ensuring that our training programmes are not only informative but also highly relevant and practical.
- Engaging delivery: We believe in making learning enjoyable and impactful. Our trainers are adept at creating dynamic, interactive sessions that resonate with participants, fostering a conducive environment for growth and development.
- Tailored solutions: Whether it is through our standard offerings or custom-designed programmes, we focus on understanding your unique challenges and objectives and delivering tailored solutions that drive tangible results.
Partnering with Coleago Consulting will unlock the full potential of your people.
Benefits
Our training and management development solutions offer several key benefits.
Industry-Relevant Expertise
We have expert knowledge of the industry’s trends, technologies, regulations, and best practices. Our training solutions ensure that staff receive up-to-date, industry-specific information, which can enhance their skills and performance. This knowledge transfer is invaluable in keeping the telecom company’s workforce aligned with the latest advancements and market demands.
Tailored and Targeted Solutions
We understand the unique challenges and opportunities within the telecom sector. Our customised training solutions address the specific needs and goals of each client, focusing on improving skills, network optimisation, sales strategies, and understanding emerging technologies.
Enhanced Employee Performance and Retention
Investing in training and development demonstrates a commitment to employees’ growth and skill enhancement. When staff receive training from industry specialists, they feel valued and motivated leading to greater job satisfaction, increased productivity, and reduced staff turnover.
Our courses
Telecoms Mini MBA
An interactive 4 day course designed to equip participants with the skills required for a senior management role. Tailored to your needs and held at your premises.
The Innovation Game
Business simulation based on new product development within the telecoms sector.
The cXo Factor
Business simulation based on new product development to transform telecoms operators into digital services businesses.
Leadership
Building leadership skills to confront the challenges of the telecoms sector: Leading and understanding self, inspiring others, motivating change.
The Coaching Leader
Realising potential through 1 to 1 relationships.
Mobile Operator War Gaming
A 2.5-day business simulation based on your market exploring strategy, execution and leadership delivering both strategic insight and talent development.
Telecoms Regulation
A 4-day course covering regulatory strategy and the principles of telecoms regulation, including interactive exercises.
Regulatory Cost Accounting
A 3-day course covering principles, theory and practice of regulatory cost modelling and cost accounting.
Spectrum Workshop
A workshop covering all aspects of spectrum management including strategy, valuation, assignment mechanisms, auction formats and rules, and licence conditions.
Telecoms Pricing
A course covering the theory and practice of all aspects of pricing telecoms services, pricing strategy and the financial impact customised to your market
Finance for Non-Financial Managers
Financial literacy for managers in other functions for profitable decision making.
Presentation & Personal Impact Coaching
Intense coaching on presentations and personal impact for future business leaders and managers.
Our people

Graham Friend
Managing DirectorGraham Friend is the co-founder and Managing Director of Coleago, where he focuses on strategic business planning, valuation, auction bidding strategy and regulatory issues.

Scott McKenzie
DirectorScott is one of the directors of Coleago and is a highly experienced consultant with over 30 years’ experience in the telecoms and high technology industries. Since joining Coleago, he has led numerous complex spectrum, fibre, MVNO, regulatory, transaction and training projects.

Tim Bosworth
Managing ConsultantTim Bosworth is Coleago’s leadership development and team effectiveness expert. He focuses on supporting for Coleago clients through individual and team coaching, leadership development training and running team and individual psychometric profiling and assessment.
Other services

Spectrum Valuation and Pricing
Spectrum valuation, spectrum auction benchmarking, spectrum pricing and spectrum auction reserve prices.

Spectrum Auction Bidding Strategy and Auction Design
Coleago has worked extensively with a wide range of mobile operators to help them achieve their auction objectives whilst minimising their exposure to risk.

Strategic Spectrum Review
Coleago Strategic Spectrum Review identifies opportunities for optimising existing spectrum holdings and predicts future spectrum requirements to ensure that operators have a robust spectrum, technology and regulatory engagement strategy.

Telecoms Regulation
Coleago understands the strategic aspects of telecoms regulation and the long-term impact on the business and a country’s economy.

Strategy and Business Planning
Coleago’s approach to strategic business planning is founded on a deep understanding of network economics and underpinned by rigorous analysis and network modelling

Transaction Services
Coleago’s transaction services focus on commercial and technical due diligences for telecom businesses and investors as well as information memoranda for sellers.