Anukanta Itul

Asst. Manager: RF Design

Planning & Optimization

Mob: (+91)886.033.7732
E-MAIL: anukanta.itul@gmail.com
in.linkedin.com/in/anukanta itul
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CAREER SUMMARY

Experienced professional with over 9+ years in Telecom; Wireless access

network optimization and Planning
Working experience with BIG MNCs (Tata Communications Ltd.,
Ericsson, GTL, Nokia Siemens, Adacellworks).
Good understanding of Wireless access /core networks and respective
Protocols based voice and data troubleshooting.
Strong experience on RF Planning /Optimization/Call flow analysis/Network
Dimensioning/Call trace analysis/Packet data sniffers/System Parameters and
message drill down.
Strong technical knowledge of 3GPP based architecture and call
flows.
Strong multivendor knowledge of WIMAX/ LTE/GSM/UMTS Systems
and releases.
Experience in handling Pan-Nations multiple projects / teams /Clients
including external vendor teams.
Excellent in communication and interpersonal skills.
Excellent Extra-curricular activities.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Radio Access Technologies: WIMAX,LTE,VOLTE, WCDMA,UMTS,CDMA ,GSM

Protocols: WIMAX (802.16d) RRC,NAS, PDCP, S1-MME, RLC, Diameter, GTP,
NAS,VOIP, SS7, SIP, MGCP, H.323, RTP, RTCP, ISUP Protocol With call flow.
TCP/IP, OSI Model, IP Addressing.etc
RF Planning Tools: Tems Discovery, Tems Investigation,Actix Analyzer,
Nokia Net Act5.2, Aircom Enterprise v6.0 and Tems Cell Planner,Map-Info
Professional v.8,Manual Planning tool MIPT, Mcom. Knowledge of Forsk-Atoll
Network Optimization Tool: TEMS investigator 4.0, Flash , ERA, Cell
Optimizer, NEO ,Optimizer s/w for post drive test data processing
Packet Sniffer tools: Ethereal, Wire shark
Optimization Skills: Physical RF, Parameter level, Network Core level & Non
functional (Load/Performance) level.
UNIX Commands: Knowhow for Network access and core nodes access,
Commissioning, Implementation and Integration.

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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Tata Communications Ltd.

NewDelhi

Asst. Manager: RF Design Planning and Optimization

(Feb15-Present)

Accomplishments:

Received appreciation for the work done in 2015-2016. Not even a

single day slippage in the committed schedule by handling 2000 UBR
sites rollout and optimization for various Regions of India. All sites were
launched and optimized.
Received appreciation (March 2015-Dec 2015) for managing and
optimizing data quality and volume for various
urgent Trouble
Tickets for Various Retail and Enterprise customers
Recognized for timely submission of network reports with 0 %
escalation for launch and customer sign off.
Improved and introduced new Process Layout to enhance smooth
operations, saving time and money and encouraging optimization
standards and best practices.
Managed projects within the pre-allocated annual budget by
managing the external vendor resources within the budget and
completing the tasks within the time. There is not even a single day
slippage in the committed schedule.

Responsible for:

Strategic planning and design of fixed WIMAX/Cambium/Radwin

infrastructure and/or network components as part of Existing
Network expansion as well as Green Field Rollout of 3.3 GHZ UBR
(Cambium/Radwin 5K)Network
Analysis of short-term and/or long-term network capacity needs for
current and future network requirements. This included technology
and network planning across multiple layers, introduction of new
technologies into the network for new services and/or better
network efficiency.
Analyses traffic flows and trends, route planning, network
optimization, routing solutions and forecast of traffic. Performed
integration with existing systems and conduct service validation
prior to hand over to Service
Engage with LOBs & Products Team to understand market forecast/
trends, and with relevant teams and vendors to discuss solutions
and cost estimates and CAPEX optimization initiatives.
Also responsible for equipment planning via rfp while working along
with
commercial
team.

Ericsson Global India

& TX USA

TECHNICAL LEAD: LTE Tuning & Optimization

Noida
(Oct10-Dec14)

Accomplishments:

Received appreciation for the work done in 2011-2012. Not even a

single day slippage in the committed schedule by handling 1500 LTE

sites rollout and optimization for various North American States. All sites
were launched and optimized with all Network KPIS met as per customer
(Metro PCS) Standards.
Received appreciation (Dec 2012-May 2013) for managing and
optimizing data quality and volume for various
urgent events
(Super Bowl ,Disney Fest) in North American States for AT& T. Was
working on site
Recognized for timely submission of network reports with 0 %
escalation for launch and customer sign off.
Improved the documentation related to Mops to enhance their
repeatability, saving time and money and encouraging optimization
standards and best practices.
Managed projects within the pre-allocated annual budget by
managing the external vendor resources within the budget and
completing the tasks within the time. There is not even a single day
slippage in the committed schedule.

Responsible for:

Call trace analysis using Wire shark for End to End troubleshooting
of data and Voice call for LTE.
Layer 3 message analysis and parameter level pre and post
optimization for Macro, Micro, COW and DAS sites for 4G network.
2nd carrier integration and deployment for LTE sites and carry out
load balancing and traffic distribution plan followed by regular
reviews on n/w performance on weekly basis with the customer.
Single site shakedowns for the initial analysis of the LTE sites
deployed over SPRINT CDMA network.
Cluster analysis for various markets, for pre and post tuning .KPI
monitoring and initial parameter level tuning

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PREVIOUS WORK EXPERIENCE

May09- Sep10
Worked as RF Planning Lead in ADAcellworks(GTL). Tata DoCoMo
Project GSM, Hyderabad and On IDEA Project GSM, Pune
May08- May09
Worked as RF Planning Engineer in Nokia Siemens Networks Ltd.
(External on Roll Of Ma-FOI Mgmt Consultants Ltd.), Vodafone MP-CG
Green Fields Project, Bhopal
Jan08- April08
Worked as Telecom Developer cum Trainer in RT eservices Ltd, Okhla,
Delhi
Jul07- Dec07
Worked as Field Eng. (Trainee) in ALLIANCE-TELECOM, Delhi

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EDUCATION
B.E (ELECTRONICS)

SRES

College of Engg, Pune University

CLASS XII
Council

CLASS X

Patna Science College, Bihar Intermediate

St. Josephs Convent High School, ICSE

board

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ACTIVITIES/ACHEIVEMENTS

Done Certified Scrum Master (CSM) certification from Scrum Alliance.

Certified Telrad System Specialist for LTE.
Professional Training MCNE (Motorola Certified Network Engineer)
at CMC Ltd, Delhi
Paper Presented- Nanotechnology and its applicationinter college level
organized by IEEE.
Played Badminton for school and university
Project Definition- The final year project definition is atomization of a
bottle filling plant using PLC. The hardware included the transmitter and
the receiver part sensing the position and the level of the water tank
which was successfully run by interfacing it with the controller with the
help of Micrologix 1000.

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RECOMMENDATIONS RECEIVED
Few of the recommendations received on LinkedIn:
Nagaraju Kandhukuri
Specialist at Ericsson

Anukanta is having very good strong skill set in RF Planning, optimization and
performance monitoring for 2G/3G/LTE networks of different geographic
region. Being very few no of years professional experience in career, she is
having excellent hands on experience in planning tools Asset, Net Act,
Atoll. Well mannered, miscible, striving for excellence, scouting for new
challenges in her area of work and passionate towards accomplishing the
goals are the best traits. I wish all the best in her career avenues to cherish
further growth and competency in new technologies.
Joseph Samuel
Technical Presales - New Technologies at GTL Limited.

Anukanta is a detail- oriented person who is very sincere and hardworking. Her
vision's are all well defined and target oriented.
Anil Mishra
RF Lead at NSN

Anukanta is Result oriented, hard working & technical sound in RF .

She worked very smartly in NSN MP Vodafone Project. Very Good In RF
planning

PERSONAL DETAILS

PRESENT LOCATION
Marital Status
Languages Known

New Delhi, India

Married
English, Hindi

Anukanta Itul
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