Radio Strategy & Design Technical Lead

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## Role Purpose

• Own the Radio Networks capacity/capability planning to identify the best solutions for network expansion to guarantee the required capacity that fulfils the marketing and business demand and requirements
• Own the Radio Networks roadmaps and strategic planning to identify the network investment for the coming 3 years in timely cost efficient way and in compliance with the global team recommendations.

Accountabilities, Strategic Planning:

• Own the 3-years plan and budget that summarizes the investment in the Radio domains.
• Liaise with technology office and commercial teams for the DB and LRP submissions.
• Ensure that marketing forecast for the coming 3 years will be supported within Radio domains.
• Control the storyboard that indicates the network evolution and expansions during the short and long-term periods.
• Evaluate new vendors’ propositions and handle the related RFQ’s/RFP’s.
• Develop long range plans, risk analysis and identify the appropriate contingency actions.
• Contribute in brainstorming activities with other functions across the organization to agree on VF-EG strategic directions.
• Defines the short and long term network investment targets and network KPIs and align it with Regional operations, RAN and Core teams for smooth implementation.

Low-cost solutions development:

• Develop and assess different technical solutions and Radio design and planning approaches to minimize the cost and increase efficiency within the Radio Access domain.
• Develop and outline different scenarios for commercial deals with telecommunication suppliers.
• Ensure cost efficiency in the DB and LRP submissions to cope with CAPEX intensity targets.

H/W and S/W roadmap management

• Handle the supplier releases and roadmaps for the different Radio vendors
• Identify the different milestones for each product family
• Define Vodafone Egypt H/W products strategy
• Interact and collaborate with Vodafone Group for the investigation of Radio Hardware and solutions roadmaps
• Manage the trials and tests for new hardware and platforms on existing network.
• Manage the plan for modernization and refreshment programs.
• Liaising with finance team to minimize the financial impact of phasing out legacy products.

Network Capacity Planning

• Develop 1-year plan that fulfils the capacity/capability demands of the commercial and business teams
• Ensure that network capacity is supported for each geographical area
• Review the supplier’s catalogues and product packages and identify the convenient solution.
• Apply HW/SW upgrades & extensions, and study their impact on the network, and perform new hardware business cases and participate in the business cases of capacity features introduction
• Ensure a build ahead capacity that secures a reliable service bounded by the approved budget

## Key Accountabilities & Decision Ownership

Network Dimensioning and Modelling:

• Use and develop automated tools to measure and predict the Radio network capacity and capability.
• Update the network capacity on a regular basis.
• Study and evaluate different solutions for eliminating the network bottlenecks
• Engage with Vodafone Group in the network design and dimensioning forums

Global network coordination:

• Liaise with VF-Group to ensure the best target architecture is implemented in the network.
• Contribute to the global meetings/conferences to share best practices across Vodafone OpCos.
• Explain and justify the progress of VFE in relevant projects.
• Manage the technical plans in coordination with the global competence centre.
• Ensure that global KPIs, guidelines and milestones are appropriately met.

Marketing interface:

• Study the impact of marketing promo and act as the SPOC for new commercial propositions acceptance.
• Capacity assessment for the new commercial services and propositions.

Management skills:

• Identify and implement improvements to the business processes and procedures.
• Develop training plans and other programs to empower team members
• Transfer of knowledge and experience to subordinates and team members
• Liaise and negotiate with infrastructure suppliers for the best and appropriate deals that facilitate the bringing into service the company’s RAN networks.
• Handle technical conflicts with vendor.
• Prepare progress reports to higher management.

## Core Competencies, Knowledge, and Experience

Education:

B.Sc or M.Sc Degree in communication / electronics engineering.

MBA holder is a plus

Work Experience:

Minimum of 8 years; post qualification experience in the Capacity planning field; preferably in the Radio Network planning work.

Technical skills:

Very Good knowledge of network design concepts, topology and restructuring techniques

## Who we are

We are a leading international Telco, serving millions of customers. At Vodafone, we believe that connectivity is a force for good. If we use it for the things that really matter, it can improve people's lives and the world around us. Through our technology we empower people, connecting everyone regardless of who they are or where they live and we protect the planet, whilst helping our customers do the same.

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