KRISHNAN NEELAKANTAN

professional synopsis

A Dynamic Professional with 9 + years’ Experience in Telecommunications with

key focus on NSS/Core/IP/RAN Network Domain.

Ability to Work as a team and achieve targets timely.

Successful Core and RAN Network Projects for Vodafone UK, 02 UK, Everything

Everywhere.

Software Upgrades for Nokia RNC and BSC for Operators like O2 and MBNL UK.

Huawei Soft switch Rollout for Operators like Reliance Telecom and MTNL in India.

Professional Certifications

• M800 MSC by Huawei in Mumbai for 4 weeks. Training involves Hardware architecture,

Hardware description, Commissioning, Integration & Maintenance of MSC & HLR

equipment’s.

G9/C9/W CDMA by Huawei in Thailand for 37days. Training involves hardware architecture,

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Hardware description, commissioning, integration and maintanence of NSS equipments.

Nokia RNC and RAN essentials training in UK.

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Certified For Commissioning of GSM/WCDMA equipments for Ericsson

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Technology and vendor product knowledge

Technology

GSM, CDMA, 3G, UMTS, CS7 Protocol, M3UA, GSM MAP, CAP,INAP,TCAP, SCCP, IP,

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SCTP, M2UA, BICC, ISUP, SCCP,SGSN,GGSN

Equipments

Huawei Soft Switch (MSC): Msoftx3000

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Huawei Media Gateway: UMG8900

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Huawei HLR 9820

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Huawei M1800 MSC

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Ericsson AXE 810 platform based Core Network: BSC, HLR, MSC S, MGW

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Ericsson Blade Servers

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Nokia RNC and BSC

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Trainings

Huawei GSM : Msoftx3000, HLR9820

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Huawei Media Gateway: UMG8900

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Ericsson Core Network Testing

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Nokia RNC and BSC essential

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IP Fundamentals

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Applications/Software

Huawei: LMT for HLR(HLR9820) and MSC (Msoftx3000)

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Huawei: LMT for Media Gateway (UMG8900)

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Ericsson Winfiol (Core Network), Remote Desktop windows 2003 server, Cello for MGW

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Agilent Protocol tracing

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Wireshark

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Nokia Operational Tools like HIT

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NetAct

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Microsoft Office tools

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Linux

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Career History

Company : GTL Ltd

Designation : Telecom Engineer

Duration : June 2006 August 2013

Projects Worked in GTL Europe Ltd:

Project Name: Everything Everywhere

Designation: Core SOG Engineer

Location: UK

Job Responsibilities:

• HW acceptance of Ericsson Core N/W

• Integration testing of Ericsson Core N/W

• Conformance Acceptance Testing with OLO

• Support Other team members to fully understand and execute the Job

• Managing live activities like new routes, route expansion, Signalling verification,

expansion etc within the network

• Complete any specific tasks set by EE manager

• Documentation of Testing Procedures

Project Name: Nokia

Designation: Senior Engineer

Location: UK

Job Responsibilities:

• Software Upgrades on RNC (MBNL)

• HSDPA Upgrades on RNC (MBNL/02)

• STM 1 Hardware grades on RNC ( MBNL/02)

• Team Lead for S14 BSC Upgrades on 02.

Project Name: Ericsson

Designation: Senior Engineer

Location: UK

Job Responsibilities:

• HW testing of Ericsson BSC & Core N/W

• Commissioning of Ericsson Core, RAN and Databuild N/W

• Acceptance Testing/Demo of the Core network for the Customers

Support other team members in Successful Execution on Project

Assisting Pre Sales/Commercial Teams

Project Name : Huawei GSM (M1800)

Designation : Senior Engineer (NSS)

Location : India

Job Responsibilities:

Operational and Maintenance

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Optimisation of the Point of interconnection (POI) and other office directions

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Troubleshooting

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Monitoring of KPI’s for the NSS nodes

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Project Name : Reliance Telecommunications Limited (MSOFTX3000 & MGW)

Designation : Senior Engineer (NSS)

Location : India

Job Responsibilities:

Commissioning of MSOFTX 3000 and UMG8900

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Databuild of MSS

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Acceptance testing of the nodes

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Integration of the nodes with Media gateway and HLR

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Connectivity to POI and other office directions

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Migration

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Troubleshooting

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Project Worked in HFCL

Name of Project: MTNL

Designation: Telecom Engineer

Location: India

Duration: June 2004 May 2006

Job Responsibilities:

Commissioning of CDMA 20001X

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Acceptance testing of the nodes

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Integration of the nodes

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Connectivity to POI and other office direction

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E1 Planning for POI

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Troubleshooting

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Eductional Qualification

Educational Qualification

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Bachelor degree in Electronics & Telecommunication Engineering from Mumbai

University. In 2004

Personal Details

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Fathers Name : S.Neelakantan

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Marital Status : Married

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Date of Birth September 25th 1982

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Phone : 075********

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Driving License

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UK Driving License number NEELA809252K99ZU issued by DVLA.

LinkedIn : http://uk.linkedin.com/pub/krishnan neelakantan/23/6a2/848

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