Ali Raza, PhD

Working as a lead consultant in the E2E Solution Architecture group of a MNO in the UK reploying LTE in the 1800 and 800 bands.

Accountable for the high level solution design to drive the:

Integration of LTE EPC with existing 3G MPC for 3G - 4G interworking with both handover and redirection.

Integration of MME/SAE-GW across HSS, AAA, PCRF, PCEF, OCS and C-GW with Mediation and BI considerations.

Integration of existing SGSN/GGSN/RNC for MPC to MME/SAE-GW for PS mobility handover (S3/S4/S10/S11).

Integration of OSS platforms with existing NMS MoM and othe reporting tools for PM and capacity planning.

Integration of IWF for CSFB across STP/SMSC/MSS/HLR (over SS7/SIGTRAN) and MME (SGs).

Integration of a new data centre across an existing MPLS backbone with IP design for VRF lite and OSPF.

Integration of eNB to Sec-GW IPSec across multi-provider MPLS backbone networks.

Engaging with vendors in capacity and resilliency workshops to assist in business continuity planning.

Engaging with the business teams across multiple regions to agree on the LTE requirements and launch strategy.

Engaging with the operations teams to agree on transformation and launch readiness requirements.

Designated as technical lead to liaise with BA's in agreeing both business and operational requirements.

Produced technical requirements specification documents mapping the business requirements.

Produced the high level solution design in conjunction with the various vendors to ensure business requirement compliancy.

Worked with th PM's to steer delivery schedules and deployment strategies to achieve P&L goals.

Involved in the design and migration plan from CSFB to VoIP over WiFi to VoLTE using IMS and RCSe and SRVCC.

Supporting the regional initiatives for new solutions and services including:

Consulting on Enterprise IT strategy including disaster recovery, architecture transformation and delivery.

Developing strategic goals for In-Building-Solutions in 2G, 3G, WiMAX and LTE networks with emphasis on organizational development, vendor selection and service differentiation.

3G to WiFi Offload with WiFi Mesh deployments employing EAP-SIM and EAP-AKA Authentication Revenue generating solutions from initiation to roll-out for existing accounts with designs based on existing or new infrastructure

Developing business opportunities for the client with the end customers

Enterprises including banks, property developers and SME's.

Developing business opportunities for Motorola with network growth and expansion in the Core and RAN equating to approximately $15M in sales.

Provided consultancy to the operator on growth in the access domain, ISP domain and VoIP services domain as technical lead for network planning and optimization.

Owning assessment and cost benefit analysis for CAPEX and OPEX with product development goals for the business.

Drafting solution proposals to the client and end customers including high level presentation to the C level while participating in vendor selection to meet solution requirements.

Provided technical presentations to higher management (Motorola and Client) on network dimensioning, roadmaps and tutorials on a regular basis.

Technical consultant to CORE and RAN optimization teams.

Business analyst and point of interface to the customer's executive level.

Requirements gathering for BSS solution design including product management, product development, CRM, trouble ticketing, web self-care portal, order management and provisioning interface for all services.

Liaised closely with the customer for requirements sign-off, followed by high level design and architecture sign-off and eventually to ATP sign-off with constant negotiations and fine tuning.

Prepaid design and deployment across SIP based IMS and SS7 based network with API definition and deployment across signalling and application platforms.

Tailored 3PV solutions to meet business requirements and provided guidance to development teams - custom API development and Interface specification definition.

Analysed the statistics provided by all the network elements in the portfolio to map stats to KPIs for both operational and contractual requirements.

Worked with development teams for the in-house NMS solution and also with 3PV OSS vendors to tailor solutions in order to meet requirements.

A solution leader and innovator with diverse technology experience in the Telecommunications and IT domains. Has been a key player in large telecom network deployments delivering with innovation and thought leadership in the development of products and services. Engaged with C-Level executives to shape and transform goals and strategy. Experienced in both vendor and operator domains.


Clutches a technical strength in mobile and fixed service provider technologies including Radio Access (IEEE 802.16/11 and 3GPP), Voice Core (IP and CS), IP Core Transport, Internet Exchange points, BSS and OSS. Has the talent to negotiate at a technical and commercial level with the ability to influence and steer strategic vision and growth.


Highlights: Innovation - Thought Leadership - Business Development - Technology Research - Product Development - Network Planning and Technology Strategy - Pre Sales

Technologies: 3GPP - 3G/LTE, IEEE 802.16 (d/e) and 802.11 (b/g/n), IMS, SDH, POS, Metro Ethernet, MPLS, VPLS, L2/L3 VPNs, GRE/L2TPv3/IPSec, PCRF, SIP and SS7 signalling.

Vendor Platforms: Motorola, Ruckus, Redback, Brocade, Juniper, Bluecoat, Sandvine, Procera, NEC, Motorola, Broadsoft, Avaya, Sonus, Acme, Ulticom, Bridgewater, Extreme, Cisco, Alcatel Lucent, SMARTS, InfoVista, Oracle-IPSA