+Technical leader with 20+ years in Telecommunications with proficient experience in Strategy, Design & Planning, Quality & Operations, TAC support in PSTN and Mobile Network in India.+Hands on and management experience in Planning, Deployment and Network Optimization, Modernization & Re-Engineering, MS Operation for RAN (UMTS, LTE-FD,TD),Transport and Core domain.+Instrumental in Planning and Execution of Spectrum re-farming, Network Modernization & Swap activities for LTE FD, LTE FD+TD, U2100 dual carrier and U900 as 2nd carrier with equipment vendors Huawei (Chennai), Ericsson ( AP) and NSN (Kerala).+Expertise in Managed Services Delivery, SLA monitoring, Network Performance Monitoring and KPI delivery of GRAN, WRAN, LRAN, Core & PACO Networks of Multi- Vendors such as Ericsson, Huawei+Proficient in management of a diverse range of departments, professionals, and programs through strong understanding of the business and people.
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Chief Technology OfficerBharti Airtel Apr 2020 - PresentGurgaon, Haryana, In -
Design & Planning HeadBharti Airtel Apr 2015 - Apr 2020Gurgaon, Haryana, In+ Leading RAN,MW,Fiber,VoiceCore & MPBN Planning teams for AP circle+ Driving along with the Managed services partners to deliver the business and customer requirements+ Responsible for Spectrum re-farming & Successful RAN Modernization at AP and TS circle.+ Strategy Design,Planning and Successful Launch of India’s first Ericsson's U900 with 4.2Mhz.+ Large scale Twin Beam,Small Cell planning and execution for U2100 de-congestion.+ Leading Planning for Circle's highest roll-out of 2G,3G and 4G sites in AP circle.+ Responsible for Aligning Operational execution with Strategic directions. + Transport Network Packetization and Launch of LTE FD for New Towns ahead of competition.+ Transition from Ericsson MPBN to Alcatel-Lucent MPBN.+ Core Network Modernisation inlcuding HLR+ Driving Capex efficiency programs by technology innovations/optimisation, Spectrum usage
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Head - Radio Network PlanningBharti Airtel Jan 2014 - Mar 2015Gurgaon, Haryana, In+ Leading In-sourced Design & Planning for Radio Network ( 2G,3G and LTE FDD and TDD )+ Responsible for planning and launch of first Huawei LTE FDD in Chennai and Tamilnadu.+ Responsible for planning swap of Ericsson & NSN with FDD and TDD in Kerala+ Responsible for 2G & 3G ICR planning in Tamilnadu and Kerala.+ Driving 3G Capacity & Coverage Planning for Chennai and Tamilnadu with innovative solution and optimization.+ Responsible for leading Data Growth for the Circle.+ Material and Inventory Management & CapEx control for KTN+ IBS planning and Capacity Solution for Chennai Corporates.
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Network Quality Lead - 3GBharti Airtel Jan 2011 - Dec 2014Gurgaon, Haryana, In+ Responsible for the New 3G U2100 Network Performance in Chennai and Tamilnadu.+ Driving the 3G Benchmarking with Competition with Voice and Data KQIs.+ In-charge of Multi Vendor Managed Service Governance for the circle for 3G.+ Leading Capacity and Coverage optimisation for System Engineering on 3G parameter.+ Responsible for Technical Support Group and Customer experience enhancement activities + Efficiency through RNO tools and automation of KPI reporting
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Network Quality Lead - 2GBharti Airtel Aug 2008 - Dec 2010Gurgaon, Haryana, In+ Network Tuning for high traffic/GPRS/EDGE/Multi band network + Capacity Planning and growth projections to Planning team+ Frequency Planning for entire network ( AFP ) with MS partner+ Monthly KPI and Capacity Signoff with Strategic Partner (Ericsson)+ Identification of alternate solutions for coverage problems in gray areas+ Optimization of Radio network and GPRS performance by fine tuning cell parameters/entities+ TRAI SPOC for the circle.
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Sr Manager - Network PlanningBharti Airtel Jan 2007 - Jul 2008Gurgaon, Haryana, In+Core Planning for Karnataka Circle (Swap/Upgrade/Expansion/New rollout)+ Annual Operating Plan preparation for Core+ Network Quality – Switch and Radio KPI Improvement+ Monthly KPI and Capacity Signoff with Strategic Partner (Ericsson)+ Process Audit and Implementation for technical function+ Traffic analysis and augmentation planning for PoI ,Inter MSC and nodes+ Identification of alternate solutions for coverage problems in gray areas+ Processor load balancing - activity planning and tracking with SP+ Contingency handling during major events for core and radio
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Project Leader, - Nortel Gprs- 2G/Gsm NetworkSasken Communications Technologies Ltd Nov 2004 - Jun 2007+ Testing and Implementation support+ Feature testing, Patch release validation + Project planning and estimation + Project responsibility assignment and implementation guidance+ Evaluation of Performance metrics of the team Vs SLA of Nortel+ Escalation management, Process implementation and Quality audit+ Identifying the gaps and stream lining of the processes+ Customer and Partner management+ Interfacing with OEMs and Design team to fix issues + Resource Management
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Manager - SwitchBharti Telenet Limited (Broadband And Telephone Of Airte ), Karnataka Circle Aug 2001 - Oct 2004+ VAS and Supplementary feature testing and Implementation+ Preparation and Validation of feature documentation+ PoI Acceptance testing+ MSU and RSU load , system recovery testing+ Interface testing for V5.2 , VMS and SMS+ Switch Planning, Routing and Charging planning and implementation+ Traffic Analysis and PRI Planning+ ISDN – BRI and PRI – Video Conference testing and implementation+ CCR Improvement thru DCMS tool.+ Team Management
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Engineer,Ewsd System ExpertH T L Limited, Chennai Jan 1998 - Jul 2001+ Ss7 Protocol and Call flow analysis and tracing+ Patch Validation and bug identification+ Performance Testing for Call Processor , Switching Network in EWSD+ Subscriber Feature testing ( ISUP , SCCP , TCAP and INAP )+ APS ( software load ) Validation Testing + Acceptance Testing for PoI , V5.2 interfaces.+ Load testing and Recovery testing for EWSD+ Database Generation and System Dimensioning+ TAC activities
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Operations Engineer- PagerPunwire Mobile Communications Limited.(Page Me) Jan 1998 - May 1998+ Operation and Maintenance of Zetron Paging terminal+ Activation and Deactivation of Pagers+ Message retrieval and support
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FacultyComputer Software College (Csc) Training Centre Mar 1997 - Dec 1997+ Faculty for C,Sybase,Oracle and Visual Basic
Ss Saravanan Education Details
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Bharathiar UniversityEce -
Infodrive,CoimbatoreDatabase Applications
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Ss Saravanan attended Bharathiar University, Infodrive,coimbatore.
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