ABHISHEK GURUDATTA KARANGUTKAR.

RF CLUSTER TEAM LEAD

Contact No. +91-9619002542
PROFESSIONAL SYNOPSIS

Bachelor of Electronics & Telecommunications with 7 years of experience in RF

domain.

Successfully worked on NSN BHARTI, Mumbai & NSN DU, Dubai project till date.

Proficient in GSM, WCDMA & LTE Technology.

Widespread knowledge of RF domain including Radio Frequency Planning, Network

Optimization, Drive test, Walk test, IBS Planning and RF Survey.

Good knowledge and work experience in Active and Passive DAS Designs using
iBWave Design.

Extensive knowledge on Optimization and planning of 2G, 3G & 4G networks.

Good knowledge on Nokia- Siemens equipments for RF Optimization.

Skilled and motivated with knowledge in GSM, WCDMA and LTE technologies and can
achieve proficiency in any related or specific field in a relatively short time.

Extensive knowledge of Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Access, XML,

Microsoft Power point, Windows XP, Windows 7.

Ability to perform quality work within deadlines without direct supervision.

Excellent written and oral communications, interpersonal, analytical, abstract

reasoning and organizational skills.

Believe in Hard Work and Team Work.

WORK EXPERIENCE

May 2015-Till Date.

NOKI Pvt. Ltd. (RF Cluster Team Lead):
Tools Used: TEMS 15/16, MapInfo 8.5/10/11, Actix, Nokia Net Act plan
Editor, iBWave, NEMO Outdoor & Indoor, BMC Software PT4, Nokia RAS Tool,
Nokia Gnoc Portal, Nokia Spark tool.
Project
Technology

NSN-Bharti Airtel
GSM-WCDMA-LTE.

Clients
Responsibilities:

NSN
Cluster Team Lead:

Accountabilities (2G/3G):

Currently working on Nokia-Bharti LEAP Project.

Hourly/Daily KPI analysis of all cells in cluster for TCH drop,
SD drop, TCH blocking, SD Blocking, HOSR, TASR & MMR by
observing BBH & BH reports.
Providing Analysis, Remarks & Improvement plan of
degraded cells & for FI(Frustration Index) improvement.
Attending meetings with customer for 2G/3G/4G coverage &
quality improvement.
Daily Escalating & Coordinating with BSS team for H/W
rectification by observing Alarm & ND reports.
Analysis of Benchmarking logs, Train Drive & Dense drive
plots.
Managing all Neighbour related activities for 2G-2G & 2G-3G.
Analysis of all BTS, HOC & POC parameters for whole Mumbai
Bharti Network.
CO-Ordination for Drive test activities.
Preparing Reports on Actix & MapInfo.
Performing Re homing activity for BSC & MSS.
Resolving 2G/3G customer complaint.
HSDPA & HSUPA Throughput analysis.
2G/3G physical optimization on field.

Accountabilities (LTE):

Working on both TDD (TL15) & FDD (FL15A) LTE technologies.

Worked on SSVs and cluster optimization to meet the
contractual thresholds.
Monitoring of network KPIs of Accessibility (RRC, E-RAB
CSSR), Retainability (RRC, E-RAB), Mobility (Handovers),
Service Integrity (Packet Delay and Packet Loss).
Involved in Features execution and validation with
customer .i.e. TTI Bundling, RLF HO, FULA, VOLTE, ROHC, IRC,
CAS testing, Power Boost, CSFB, I-RAT HO (LTE to 3G), 2T2R
vs. 4T4R Coverage Test Cases, ANR implementation &
verification, Re-direction functionality, Carrier aggregation
Verification(TDD),Load balancing etc.
Worse cells analysis on daily basis and taking actions to
enhance the Network KPI to meet the thresholds.
Parameter tuning for improvement of RRC Success Rate
(Coding rate of Msg4, contention resolution timers, Delta
preamble Msg3),E-RAB success rate(RAC issues, timers.) &
MIMO enhancements.& reduce the Drop rate with
timers(T310,T311)
Improvement in UL throughput with fine-tuning of SRS
parameters with IRC functionality.
Improvement in DL Throughput with enabling sub-band CQI &
Respective schedulers & increased the number of users

within TTI.
Parameter consistency to avoid wrong implementations to
affect the Network Performance.
Verifying the PCI Collisions & TAC planning with
considerations of existing LAC boundaries with 3G..
Periodic Neighbour audit (Intra-LTE, Inter-Frequency, and
Inter-Rat) &neighbour definition, in concurrence with new site
integration plan.
Resolving Field Issues like Low Throughput, Poor RSRP, Low
SINR, Low MCS, Low PRB assignment etc.
Checking the Status of sites for service affecting alarms with
the help of LTE BTS Manager.
Analysis of Layer 3 Messages for Attach, Detach, Paging and
E-Rab Establishment.
Preparing Reports for SSVs and submitting it to the
Customer for acceptance.
Optimization of Cluster activities with respect to the RSRP,
Throughput, Handovers with respect to control the proper
coverage enhancements.

September 2012-Apr. 2015.

Vedang Cellular Ltd. (RF Optimization Lead):
Tools Used: TEMS 10/13, MapInfo 8.5/10/11, Actix, Nokia Net Act plan
Editor, iBWave, NEMO Outdoor & Indoor, BMC Software PT4, Nokia RAS Tool,
Nokia Gnoc Portal, Nokia Spark tool.
Project
Technology
Clients
Responsibilities:

NSN-Bharti Airtel
GSM-WCDMA
NSN
Cluster Team Lead:

Daily KPI analysis of all cells in cluster for TCH drop, SD drop,
TCH blocking, SD Blocking, HOSR, TASR & MMR by observing
BBH & BH reports.
Providing Analysis, Remarks & Improvement plan of
degraded cells.
Attending meetings with customer for 2G/3G coverage &
quality improvement.
Daily Escalating & Coordinating with BSS team for H/W
rectification by observing Alarm & ND reports.
Analysis of Benchmarking logs, Train Drive & Dense drive
plots.
Managing all Neighbour related activities for 2G-2G & 2G-3G.
Analysis of all BTS, HOC & POC parameters for whole Mumbai
Bharti Network.
CO-Ordination for Drive test activities.
Preparing Reports on Actix & MapInfo.

Performing Re homing activity for BSC & MSS.

Resolving 2G/3G customer complaint.
HSDPA & HSUPA Throughput analysis.
2G/3G physical optimization on field.

2G/3G Site creation (Database Planning):

Frequency & Scrambling code planning.

Preparing CRF for all RF parameter modification OF 2G/3G.
Doing Execution of commands on NSN terminal.
Creating New site by Raising Change request form.
2G-2G, ADJG, ADJS & ADJW Neighbour creation.

2G/3G IBS Planning & optimization:

DAS Planning, implementation and Troubleshooting of

Systems.
Preparing TSSR, Link budget and Trunking Diagram.
Conducting walk test on IBS sites.
Analysis of Walk test logs & preparing reports for walk test.
Observing and improving KPI TCH drop, SD drop, SD Blocking,
TCH Blocking, TASR, HOSR, FER and MMR.
Daily Escalating & Coordinating with BSS team for H/W
rectification by observing Alarm & ND reports.
Well versed with iBwave.

June 2012-Aug. 2012.

Covenant Tele-MEA (RF Engineer):
Tools Used: TEMS 12, MapInfo 8.5/10, NEMO Outdoor & Indoor.
Project
Technology
Clients
Responsibilities:

NSN-DU, DUBAI.
GSM-WCDMA
NSN.
Optimization Support Engineer:

SCFT Drive Test & Ping test for 2G & 3G on Tems 12.
Cluster Drive Test for 2G & 3G on Nemo Outdoor.
IBS walk test & report preparation in Nemo analyzer & Actix.

Dec. 2009-May 2012.

GTL Pvt. Ltd. (RF Engineer):
Tools Used: TEMS 6/8/9/10, MapInfo 8.5, Agilent, NEMO Indoor.
Project
Technology
Clients

NSN-Bharti Airtel
GSM
Nokia Siemens Network

Responsibilities:

RF Engineer:

IBS Planning and Walk Test.

Preparing TSSR, Link budget and Trunking Diagram.
Preparing DDR and Preparing Prediction in IB Wave RF-vu.

Analyzing and Post Processing of IBS & RF survey reports.

SCFT Drive test on Tems.
Analysing Call drops, Handover Failures, Frequency interference at
the time of drive & walk test.
Identifying the problems in cell sites like frequency interference,
overshooting of particular cell, quality issue due to issue in
handovers with neighbour cell on field & resolving them by doing
Activities like frequency & interference scanning.
Frequency planning, suggesting for defining handovers with
missing neighbours & physical optimization of cell.
Analysis of Drive Test as per TERM (Telecom Enforcement,
Resources and Monitoring Cell) requirement.
Suggesting Optimization and physical changes wherever required.
Suggesting Neighbour audit for all sites.
Drive test to verify revised frequency plan.

Project
Technology
Clients
Responsibilities:

Alums-Reliance
CDMA
Alums
RF Engineer:
Drive Test to check the Data Throughput while Upload and
Download.
SCFT, Scanner drive & Ping Test.

EDUCTIONAL QUALIFICATION

Educational Qualification

Passed B.E. (Electronics and Telecommunication) from Mumbai University in May

2009.
PERSONAL DETAILS

Permanent Address- A-008, OM SABRI CO-OP. HSG. SOC. THAKURWADI, DOMBIVALI (W).

Contact No - +91-9619002542

Date of Birth - 08-Aug.

Passport - AVAILABLE.

Driving Licenses- AVAILABLE.

Email abhishekkarangutkar@gmail.com