(IBS/Small Cells) Senior Radio Planning and Optimization Engineer at Zain KSA | NPO 2G 3G 4G 5G
ZAIN KSA
Total years of experience :17 years, 3 Months
Design verification
Initial Survey Report verification & approval.
Initial Site Acceptance Form Design verification & approval including:
Checking the configuration and link budget.
Checking the iBwave project properties/configurations.
Checking of number of antennas against the floor area.
Ensuring the design is meeting the Zain KPIs and requirements.
Checking of proper RF materials used in the design.
Checking the complete documents for Preliminary Document.
2. Progress report and update
Provide weekly activities and site update/status.
Provide/generate needed reports need by the IBS Manager.
3. Performance report generation and RF Acceptance
Review the RF reports for the newly integrated sites ensuring that all required tests are done on the
site.
Checking the major KPIs like CSSR, DCR, HOSR, TCH/SD block, Availability.
Final SAF verification & Approval.
4. Customer complaints
Validate the site existing coverage and recommend visible solution.
5. Special intelligent features acceptance
eICIC to control interference between small cells & Macro sites (LTE).
CRAN feature for heavy UL traffic premises like Stadiums to increase UL TP.
RF Sharing and system modules cascading to efficiently utilize hardware.
Inter eNB CA feature activation to enable CA between different small cells.
LTE2664 Load based PUCCH Region feature to enhance interference in UL.
6. Indoor & Small Cells Planning.
7. Planning of Cost effective solutions to Reduce CAPEX & Increase Revenue.
8. Follow up of planning activities & Progress.
9. Database and iBwave Unity Workflow update.
10. Business Strategies Support.
1- In-Building Solution of Vodafone-Qatar (03/12/09 till present):
• Designed RF Indoor solutions for Vodafone Qatar using DCS, UMTS and LTE bands.
• Performing site survey, simulations, RF Design.
• Indoor Simulations Measurements for the proposed Antenna positions using Roland & Schwarz and Tems
transmitters.
• Indoor Design for Passive, Active, Hybrid solutions and Wi-Fi systems.
• 3G/2G Site creation (3G Scrambling Codes planning and 2G frequency planning, Neighbour planning, .etc)
• Walk test post processing.
• Pre-launching Radio Network optimization.
• CSVs and UTRAN snapshots revising (using 2G Smart tool and 3G WIPS tool) to ensure proper creation and neighbour definition for sites.
• Drive test post processing for Indoor Sites acceptance and troubleshooting.
• Radio Network Optimization for Indoor Sites to meet Acceptance KPIs.
• FEMTO BSR (Base Station Router) integration to the network, testing and technical support.
• ALCATEL-LUCENT QATAR (Vodafone Qatar & Etisalat Emirates & DU Emirates Projects) - Since 04/7/2010
• ALCATEL-LUCENT EGYPT (Etisalat Egypt, Mobinil Egypt & Vodafone Qatar Projects) - Since 20/4/2008
• ALKAN NETWORKS (Vodafone Egypt Project) - Since 16/1/2007
• Metro Cell 2013 RF Boot Camp
• 9360 Small Cell - BCR4.1 features on SCMS (WMS, WPS, HDM) KTS
• 9360 Small Cell - LMS introduction and overview KTS
• Voice quality small cells 3G
• 9360 Small Cell - LMS introduction and overview
• 9360 Small Cell - Feature content BCR4.1 KTS
• Small Cells BCR4.x Feature Strategy and Monitoring KTS
Andrew Training Courses: • ION-M active (optical) solution planning and optimization.
• A.I.M.O.S. platform monitoring and management.
GSM Tools: • Agilent drive test tool
• Tems drive test tool
• MapInfo Tool
• Radio Network Planning tool A9155
• A9155 PRC generator
• Smart tool
• Smart Caro tool
UMTS Tools: • WIPS tool.
Indoor Solutions Design Tools: • iBwave Design Tool.
2-DU-Emirates-Dubai (21/09/13 till 25/10/13:
• Providing the RF recommended parameters which needed to be considered in the small cell profile before the implementation especially related to RF and CPE power setting or validating the small cell profile parameters.
• The RF testing analysis after the CPE implementations using the standard 3G walk test tools based on the collected walk test.
• Provide the required parameter fine tuning and optimization action including any related RF corrective action
based on walk test analysis and any noticed RF problem to ensure mobility testing has been tested
successfully to ensure the RF service integrity between the small cell and the surrounding Macro 2G/3G cells
3- In-Building Solution of Etisalat Emirates-Abu Dhabi (22/05/11 till 18/06/11):
• Radio Network Optimization for Indoor Sites to meet Acceptance KPIs.
• Monitoring of Indoor Sites KPI's and applies necessary actions.
4- Femto field trial project for Mobinil Egypt (01/09/09 till 03/12/09)
• Trial preparation.
• FEMTO BSR (Base Station Router) integration to the network, testing and technical support.
5- Cairo frequency plan RMS project for Mobinil Egypt (12/07/09 till 01/09/09)
• CSV files checking with ATL files database.
• Deleting Dummy Neighbours from CSV files.
• Preparing ATL files for AFP scenarios.
• Running AFP scenarios.
• Frequency manual tuning.
• Preparing ATL files for follow up period after implementation phase.
• Frequency changing based on KPIs and Drive Test Analysis.
6-Femto field trial project for Etisalat Egypt (15/06/08 till 01/09/08)
• Trial preparation.
• FEMTO BSR (Base Station Router) integration to the network, testing and technical support.
7-Etisalat-Egypt (20/04/08 till 01/06/09):
• Designed RF Etisalat Indoor solutions for ( Hotels, Malls, tunnels, etc)
• Indoor Simulations Measurements for the proposed Antenna positions using Roland & Schwarz digital
transmitters.
• Indoor Design for GSM, DCS and UMTS bands.
• Site Acceptance Walk Test Measurements (2G/3G) after implementation phase for the different potential sites
• Acceptance and Simulation Reports preparation for the different potential sites..
Alcatel - Lucent Training Courses: • Introduction to the Alcatel GSM Network and GPRS.
• Radio Network Engineering Fundamentals.
• Quality of Service and Traffic Load Monitoring for B9.
• Radio Fine Tuning B9.
• Multiband and Multilayer GSM network radio optimization - B10
• W-CDMA UA07 R99 Radio Principles
• W-CDMA UA07 UTRAN Solution Description
• LTE RAN LA3.0 Technical Overview
• LTE RAN Radio Principales Description
• 9360 Small Cells Concepts
• 9360 Small Cell Solution R 3 Architecture and Network Elements
• 9360 Small Cell Solution Features
Ahmed Mohammed Abo El-khair Radio Network Senior Engineer B.Sc. Communications and Electronics 2006, Cairo University, Egypt. SAUDI Mobile : (+966) 592442459 EGYPT Mobile: (+2) 0122 5151868 E-mail: ahmed.attiya@sa.zain.com ; future.beam@gmail.com