Ashraf Ali

05 years of diversified experience in the telecommunication industry and Project Management expert. Moreover extensively involved for New 5G ,5G CA & LTE & 3G Rollouts, MORAN, Business Cases, Repeaters, Expansions, IBS, Analysis of Major KPI’s of RF of numerous Project, RAN implementation, 2G/3G/4G/5G/5G CA Upgrades, RAN Swap, Expansion, Transmission Implementation and Operation Excellence and Budget Forecasting, Financial reporting of projects. 

A proven ability to lead large-scale team and has experience in developing, organizing, leading and inspiring large scale diversified team. Ability to quickly identify and resolve challenges and develops innovative solutions and adapts emerging technology to improve performance.

RAN Implementation Engineer (PTID 092LAPV0112512)

Nokia Solution Network Dubai UAE (Jan_2021 to till date)

 Du-OD Project 5G/5G CA/NEW SRAN/ FTTA/ MW/ SRAN Swap/ Expansion projects 

Job Description:

• End to end delivery of 5G 2CC Carrier aggregation, New SRAN,  starting from TSS/TSSR/SMR/BOM/BOQ/Installation/Integration to FAC.
• End-to-End execution of over 1100 SRAN sites during Du network 3G swap project and Rollout sites from Equipment Delivery, Integration until PAT, PAC, and FAC.
• End to end delivery of 5G, FTTA & 4G, Expansion, New SRAN, Nokia starting from TSS/TSSR to FAC.
• Managing & supervising all activities with partners (Subcontractors) including TSSR, Installation, Integration, PAT’s & FAC’s.
• RF KPIs monitoring and plan daily activities for addressing the Post swap issues. Hardware problems and their resolution.
• Key member of RAN team during SW upgrades of 5G, FTTA & 4G over NetAct for Remote Supervision of Outdoor Sites. 
• Preparation of SMR’s (Site Materials Requests), BOQ’s. 
• Coordination with customer for TSSR’s approvals & TI implementation plans 
• Integration of 5G, FTTA & 4G all Configurations i.e., 2 x 2 MIMO, 4 x 2 MIMO, 2 x (800 & 1800 MHz) Carrier Aggregation, 3 x (800, 1800, 2100 MHz) Carrier Aggregation. 
• Involved in All Trials related to 5G, FTTA, LTE, CRAN Solution, Active Antenna Solution, Air Scale Solution. 
• End-to-End execution of over 1100 SRAN sites during Du network 3G swap project and Rollout sites from Equipment Delivery, Integration until PAT, PAC, and FAC. 
• Managing network swap and 2G,3G,4G & 5G Rollout activities with coordination of outsourced teams and Nokia teams.
• Develop a plan and execute the activities of team members and Subcontractors. 
• Technical support to Field team for troubleshooting of Nokia Flexi SRAN SBTS products (Nokia SRAN19B, Nokia SRAN1) 
• Coordination with all concerns (IP Core, Transport and RIC Team) for interface connectivity during 
• Network swap & integration of new 2G,3G, LTE & 5G Rollout sites in the network. 
• Supervising Installations and commissioning of Nokia SRAN Air scale BTS AMOD, FSMF, RFM, RRH 
• Supervising Installations and commissioning of Nokia Power card (FPFH).
•  Coordination with NPO and RIC teams about Pre and Post Swap RF issues & 2G,3G & 4G Rollout optimization and operational complaints
• Troubleshooting and Providing the Solutions to On Site teams for Nokia SRAN SBTS Installation & Commissioning issues. 
• Managing Nokia Tools, Probo, IMP, Site forge, Talon view, My WFM.