Summary

Project Manager RF & Optimization and ROLL OUT

12 Years Expertise

Technology :TDMA/WCDMA//GSM/GPRS/EDGE/GSM-R/3G/CDMA-1X/CDMA EVDO

Vendors: Ericsson, Nortel, Siemens, Nokia

Operators : Digicel, Bouygues Telecom, BTC, Cable and Wireless, AT&T, Optimus, Maxis, Timecell,
Telstra, Meditel, TSTT

Project Manager for Processes and Roll Out 3G HSDPA ERICSSON RBS3106 RBS3206 RBS3116

•defining, settings , validating process with the client and Sub-Contractors ( for visit, Installation,
Commissioning, Integration and Validation)

•Manage and control of subcontractors

•Responsible for high Quality to be achieved within Ericsson Quality indicators (Ericsson PROPS-C
standards for project management)

•Project Manager and ADMINISTRATOR for setting up SITEHANDLER, ERICSSON Supervising tool for
3G Roll Out (based on Process set up with the client)

•Project Manager for the FFI validation process of the World’s first Ericsson product unit nodeB Carry To
Site RBS3116 leading to GA. ( GA: General Availability)
•Certified WCDMA IMES, certified on RBS Installation, Commissioning and Integration of RBS 3106, RBS
3206 and RBS3116 within P4 and P5 RAN environment

Right Now, I'm considering LONG TERM POSITION 3G RF/Roll out Projects in the area of West Indies,
Pacific or South Europe.

I have expertise in both ROLL OUT and RF/Optimisation which could be very interesting for an operator
willing to carry both SKILLS with one technical person.

I'm still working as an Expert and provide REMOTE Telecom Consultancy and as well Training in
Wireless Technology.

I also provide Audit Quality and Bench Marking for operators.

Our experts work mostly remotely with a period on site according to our clients requirements.

I'm linked to a wide variety of experts with at least 10 years expertise in the Wireless industry that can
help you in OPTIMISING your Network

Email: yannbrabant@gmail.com
Owner of ZION TELECOM CONSULTING

Specialties
RF and BSS GSM-R GSM GPRS EDGE UTRAN WCDMA
3G HSDPA, Site Handler, RBS3106, RBS3206, RBS3116, Installation, commissioning, Integration,
Optimisation
Applications
Experience
Project Manager RF Optimisation and roll out EDGE/3G HSDPA
ZION TELECOM
Telecommunications industry
February 2008 – Present (1 year 3 months)
I provide Telecom Consulting and Training and as well Remote Consulting for Clients who would like a
high level of consultancy.

Expert in 3G planning including the following tasks:

*Propag model calibration for 3G using 2G exist live data’s.
*Mapp of traffic demand, mixing bearers and services accord to operators requirement (ie, 3G Hsdpa and
R99 traffic, defining of QOS classes for bearers/services)
*Gener of 3G traffic maps by extrapolating traffic density maps from 2G Live
* LBud and Pwr allocat per channel type
*Calculat of WCDMA channel element (CE) per sect (including pooling CE) taking into account Congest
Control
*WCDMA non iterative and Itera (Monte Carlo) Coverage simulation within UL and DL C/I quick Converg
* 3G cell plan plots generat within MaxPahtloss, CPICH cover Pilot Ec/I0 dominance and quality analysis,
Best server plots per bearer/service (UL and DL), ho maps and solving Pilot Pollution

Other Activity : Audit Quality on RF performance and RF/BSS recommandations for Digicel Bermuda
Network.
RF Optimisation EXPERT NORTEL West Indies
Digicel
Privately Held; 201-500 employees; Telecommunications industry
May 2007 – September 2007 ( 5 months)
EDGE DUAL BAND, Digicel, Nortel V16 AMR

Responsible for setting up BSS parameters for AMR BSS V16 Nortel

Responsible for testing AMR and generating appropriate KPIs for performance monitoring. ( KPIs to be
updated and adjusted to the new release within AMR, Test of AMR Based on Traffic feature and
parameter adjustment)

Responsible for General Optimization process of the Network including BSC upgrade from V15 to V16.

Responsible for setting up and analysis of Interference Matrix and call drop Analysis. (Nortel Optimization
Tool)
Roll out Project Manager 3G HSDPA
ERICSSON FRANCE
Public Company; 501-1000 employees; Telecommunications industry
July 2006 – April 2007 ( 10 months)
Project Manager for a Turnkey 3G HSDPA ERICSSON in Paris, France

•Responsible for defining, settings , validating process with the client

•Responsible for defining, settings ,validating process with Sub-Contractors ( for visit, Installation,
Commissioning, Integration and Validation)
•Responsible for ensuring project timescales is achieved
 •Manage and control of subcontractors
•Responsible for high Quality to be achieved within Ericsson Quality indicators (Ericsson PROPS-C
standards for project management)

•Project Manager and ADMINISTRATOR for setting up SITEHANDLER, ERICSSON Supervising tool for
3G Roll Out (based on Process set up with the client)

•Project Manager for the FFI validation process of the World’s first Ericsson product unit nodeB Carry To
Site RBS3116 leading to GA. ( GA: General Availability)
•Certified WCDMA IMES, certified on RBS Installation, Commissioning and Integration of RBS 3106, RBS
3206 and RBS3116 within P4 and P5 RAN environment
Yann has 3 recommendations (3 co-workers) including:
• Matthias Rodermann, Support Manager, Ericsson Austria
• Brun David, Operations Manager, Ericsson France / KAM Bouygtel
Senior RF Engineer
Nortel
Public Company; Myself Only; Telecommunications industry
March 2006 – May 2006 ( 3 months)
GPRS-AMR , NORTEL NETWORKS &CW, Anguilla , West Indies

Nortel Networks is optimizing GPRS-AMR Network . As RF-Optimization Senior Engineer role, my main
tasks are as follows:

• Conduct Optimisation Phase

• Interference Analysis from other Networks(St-Martin)
• BSS AMR Parameters settings and validation
• Conduct TEMS measurements for Site Validation Coverage/Frequency planning validation
• Testing AMR features for BSS V14.3 ( parameters and counters)
• Parameter and Counters KPI Recommendations for SWAP EDGE with V15
SENIOR RF ENGINEER
ERICSSON
Public Company; Myself Only; Telecommunications industry
September 2005 – February 2006 ( 6 months)
EGPRS(EDGE) planning and Optimization, Turks and Caicos, Bermuda with Ericsson/Digicel using BSS
R11.

As RF-Senior Engineer, my task is to ensure the planning and optimization of Dual-Band EGPRS
Network for the Northern Caribbean Area.
SENIOR RF ENGINEER
NORTEL
Public Company; Myself Only; Telecommunications industry
June 2005 – July 2005 ( 2 months)
GPRS-AMR + swap to EDGE , NORTEL NETWORKS & Telecommunications Services of Trinidad and
Tobago, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, West Indies

Nortel Networks is upgrading GPRS-AMR Network to EDGE . As RF-Optimization Senior Engineer role,
my main tasks are as follows:

• Supervise Drive Testing

• BSS EDGE Parameters settings and validation
• Conduct TEMS measurements for Site Validation Coverage/Frequency planning validation
• Testing EDGE features for BSS ( parameters and counters)
Senior Pre-Sales Engineer
NORTEL AUSTRALIA
Public Company; Myself Only; Telecommunications industry
December 2004 – May 2005 ( 6 months)
3GSM, UMTS, CDMA-1xRTT, CDMA-EVDO, GSM-R, NORTEL NETWORKS, Melbourne, AUSTRALIA

My responsibility is involved within multi projects for proposals of Design and Optimization
recommendations for Wireless Networks for clients over ASIAPACIFIC areas including Australia, New
Zealand and Japan.

GSM-R planning and recommendations including Link budget calculation, engineering solution 900 and
1800 MHz,Air-Repeater, Optical Repeater, Channel selective frequency translating repeater, tunnel
coverage solution. GSM-R BSS parameter recommendations for achieving QOS requirements.

CDMA2000 and 1XRTT including Link Budget calculation, cell planning on reverse and forward Link.
Configuration solution for enhancing capacity for voice and data 9.6, 38.4, 76.8, 153.6 kb/s.

UTRAN cell planning and recommendation strategy using the infrastructure of an existing GSM1800
network for achieving customer QOS requirements. Link Budget calculation and new thresholds design .

CDMA-EVDO planning
SENIOR RF-Optimisation
ERICSSON
Public Company; Myself Only; Telecommunications industry
June 2004 – July 2004 ( 2 months)
2G, ERICSSON, ATT, St Vincent & Grenadines, West Indies

As Senior RF Optimization Engineer, my task is to verify in accordance with the Ericsson team in Puerto
Rico the consistency of BSS parameters within R10. (Ericsson BTS are RBS2202, RBS2206, RBS2106)

Next step is to proceed to drive tests for validation of site configuration and optimize the coverage by
adjusting tilts, azimuth, optimize frequency planning and solve several problems such as cross-feeder,
wrong configuration…

Equipment are TEMS Investigation 4.1, Mapinfo 6.5

SENIOR RF OPTIMISATION
NORTEL
Public Company; Myself Only; Telecommunications industry
December 2003 – January 2004 ( 2 months)
2G, NORTEL NETWORKS, Cable and Wireless, Barbados, West Indies

As Senior RF Optimization Engineer, my task is to make a general study and audit on Cable and Wireless
GSM Network for generating KPI report. The study includes new cell planning for densification purposes,
new cell planning where acquisition failed, BSS parameter modifications for solving optimization
problems, Hardware modifications (as tilt, azimuth, antennas).

I’m also involved in a Biband Study 850/1900 MHz for transferring TDMA frequency to GSM 850. This
analysis include Traffic Analysis on TDMA for reducing the band, new frequency planning on TDMA,
identifying cells for implementing GSM 850, new frequency planning for GSM850.

Planning tool is CellPlanV6.4 and Asset Enterprise V4.2 for GSM

CELOPT 3.0AFP for frequency planning

SENIOR RF OPTIMISATION
NORTEL
Public Company; Myself Only; Telecommunications industry
October 2003 – December 2003 ( 3 months)
2G, NORTEL NETWORKS, Cable and Wireless, Jamaica, West Indies

As Senior RF Optimization Engineer, my task is to make a general study and audit on Cable and Wireless
GSM Network for improving the KPI. The study includes new cell planning for densification purposes,
BSS parameter modifications for solving optimization problems, Hardware modifications (as tilt, azimuth,
antennas), Indoor Penetration Loss study including a validation on a new Link Budget and Path Balance.

I’m also involved in a Biband Study 850/1900 MHz for the all Jamaica. (CW wants to use TDMA
frequency Band for improving his 1900 MHz GSM Network)

Planning tool is ASSET V4.2 from AIRCOM

SENIOR PRE_SALES ENGINEER, for MARATELECOM, TAHITI
SIEMENS
Public Company; si; Industrial Automation industry
October 2003 – December 2003 ( 3 months)
EDGE, 3G, Siemens ICN, FRANCE, for MARATELECOM, French Polynesia

Responsible for a Bid proposal for building a new EDGE Network with Siemens Equipment.
Complete BSS and NSS dimensioning according to the client specifications for generating CAPEX study.
(All Siemens Equipments to define within BSS/NSS, Link Budget ,Cell dimensioning, traffic forecast…..)

In parallel of this project, I was involved in the UMTS QOS optimization using a Siemens UMTS Turnkey
Network. My task was to analyze the AGILENT(Viper) file for detecting faulty mobile behavior and to
test/validate the UMTS debit rate under Interferences. The final report was to validate the QOS using
UTRAN KPI counters.
SENIOR RF OPTIMISATION
NOKIA
Public Company; Myself Only; Telecommunications industry
June 2003 – August 2003 ( 3 months)
2G, 3G Maxis and TimeCel, Nokia and Motorola Equipments, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Maxis and Timecell are two operators, one 900/900extended and the other one DCS1800. They would
like to merge in one Unique Biband Network.

As RF/Optimization Principal Engineer role, my main tasks are as follows:

Cellular Planning for Merging two Networks 900/900extended/1800 into one Biband Network based on
Customer’s requirements
Creating the frequency planning for Biband Network
Conducting and validating the frequency planning using Tems
Fixing Nokia&Motorola parameters for Biband Network
Including 3G sites planning using Customer’s traffic Map
All Planning done with Atoll Cell planning tool V2.1.2.
SENIOR RF OPTIMISATION
NORTEL
Public Company; Myself Only; Telecommunications industry
April 2002 – November 2002 ( 8 months)
2G, NORTEL NETWORKS & Telecommunications Services of Trinidad and Tobago, Port of Spain,
Trinidad and Tobago, West Indies

Nortel Networks is building a new DSC1800/GPRS Network over the existing TDMA for the Trinidadian
Operator TSTT. As RF-Optimization Senior Engineer role, my main tasks are as follows:

Supervise Carriers Waves Drive Testing

Responsible for creating and tuning Propagation models that fits the propagation characteristics in the
defined radio environments
Initial cell plan in the RF propagation tool Planet using the design link budget in conjunction with the initial
tuned models, height restrictions and other parameters
Frequency planning as a SFH 1*1 configuration and Interference Analysis
Conduct TEMS measurements for Site Validation Coverage/Frequency planning validation
Testing GPRS features for BSS V12 ( parameters and counters)
RF COORDINATOR
SIEMENS
Public Company; Myself Only; Telecommunications industry
October 2000 – June 2001 ( 9 months)
2G, SIEMENS, Agadir, Morocco, 2nd License GSM900

RF-Manager for South Morocco. Leading a team of 7 Engineers and Technicians my main responsibility
was to conduct and optimize a Turnkey GSM-Network based upon requirements specified by the
customer Meditel.( 2nd License GSM 900 Morocco)

My main tasks were as follow:

Responsible for the planning and co-ordination of the work within the region
Reporting the status of the work in region to the Radio Planning Manager and to the customer Meditel
Creating capacity and coverage Design for South region regarding customer’s requirements
Organizing the integration of sites (Radiocommissioning’s validation, BSS parameter Settings, SFH &
Neighbors allocations, TEMS ‘measurements analysis…)
Day by day optimization, traffic analysis
Supervising and training of local radio engineers
SENIOR RF OPTIMISATION
BOUYGUES TELECOM (Self-employed)
Self-Employed; 11-50 employees; Telecommunications industry
April 2000 – September 2000 ( 6 months)
2G, BOUYGUES TELECOM and NORTEL NETWOKS, Guadeloupe , French West Indies

Bouygues Telecom won a GSM900/DCS1800 BiBand License in Guadeloupe.

My responsibility was to manage a new roll out in Guadeloupe (+ islands):

My Main tasks were as follow:

• Responsible for Cell planning of 40 sites 900+1800 MHz using Planet Tool
• Validation and tuning of Propagation Models based on CW measurements
• Co-ordination of Microwave planning using PathLoss Tool and Nokia Equipment
• A/Abis Link Dimensioning using Traffic forecast
• Responsible for Neighboring Allocation using Automatic/Manual Procedures
• Responsible for Frequency Planning using Hopping Mode in 1*3 configuration
• Responsible for setting Nortel parameters using BSS V10

Also my role involved co-coordinating suppliers and subcontractors to ensure that project timescales were
achieved
SENIOR RF OPTIMISATION ENGINEER
ERICSSON
Public Company; Myself Only; Telecommunications industry
December 1999 – March 2000 ( 4 months)
2G, ERICSSON and OPTIMUS TELECOMUNICACOES SA , Lisbon, Portugal

OPTIMUS is a GSM/DCS National Operator in Portugal

My responsibility was to optimize 6 BSCs, drop call rate lowest as possible, quality best as possible using
statistics counters and radio Network features provided in the Ericsson GSM systems R7. Using Radio
Network Optimization functions (MRR, NCS,FAS, PMR ), CNA, Metrica.

My Main tasks were as follow:

• Responsible for troubleshooting cells based on Observation Counters Analysis

•Ensure BSC’s respecting Operator’s Requirements in term of drop call/blocking rate
•Optimize Cells behavior by taking Soft/Hardware Actions •
Responsible for Capacity Planning in order to avoid Congestion Problems
•Responsible for planning New Coverage/Capacity Sites
RF ENGINEER
Bouygues TELECOM
Privately Held; 501-1000 employees; Telecommunications industry
September 1996 – October 1999 (3 years 2 months)
Bouygues Telecom is a GSM1800 National Operator in France
The engineering department consists of sub-departments made up of radio planning and transmission
planning. My responsibility was to manage a sub department of radio planning: Deployment of 160 sites
and subsequent optimization.
Technical responsibility to plan and design an optimal BSS Network that is capable of supporting all the
customers’ services and to ensure a best quality and Grade of Service.
My role involved co-coordinating suppliers and subcontractors to ensure that project timescales were
achieved