Vatan Singh Rana

CEO

New Delhi, Delhi, India31 yrs 8 mos experience
Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

  • 30 years of diversified telecom experience.
  • Led revenue growth from USD 5M to 11M in one year.
  • Expert in telecom integration and network optimization.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Telecommunications Executive with extensive experience in network operations and business development.

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Operations ManagementEngineeringTelecommunicationsGSMCode Division Multiple Access Method (CDMA)4GBusiness DevelopmentWireless TechnologiesTeam Management

About

An experienced telecom professional having 30 years of diversified experience on managing Business Operations, Identifying opportunities for future growth, Business Development, Sales and Administration. Having hands on technical experience in GSM/CDMA/2G/3G/4G/LTE based Telecom Integration, Network Operations Management, NOC/OMCR, Project Rollouts, Network Optimization, Benchmarking and Fiber O&M. Worked as Country Head and CEO in Nepal for 12 years with GTL Nepal Pvt. Ltd (now known as International Genesis Technology Nepal Pvt. Ltd.) and was responsible for company’s overall business growth, sales forecast, revenue generation, cost optimization, P&L, Bids/RFP submissions, Technical services delivery, vendor management, HR function, finance and administration. Efficiently headed business operations of GTL in Nepal. Managed conflicts amicably, kept teams motivated and focused on organizational goals. Ability to develop strong relations with all stakeholders by adapting moral work ethics and professional approach. Had worked with core telecommunication MNC’s like QUALCOMM , WFI (India, Myanmar, Congo) SIEMENS (NoviaCom)-Riyadh KSA, TSI-Afghan Wireless-Kabul Afghanistan, LG Systems and Indian telecom companies (HFCL, IDEA Cellular, ByCell, GTL).

Experience

31 yrs 8 mos
Total Experience
2 yrs 10 mos
Average Tenure
4 yrs 1 mo
Current Experience

Lancesoft india

Regional Director - APAC Telecom Engineering

Apr 2022Present · 4 yrs 1 mo · Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India

  • Working with LanceSoft India and is responsible for telecom business growth in APAC. The profile is to develop telecom portfolio in APAC region. Lancesoft is present in more than 30 countries with headquarters in the US. It serves clients on IT/Cybersecurity, manpower staffing , payrolls etc. globally.

Aerial telecom solutions pvt ltd

AVP

Jun 2021Feb 2022 · 8 mos · Mohali, Punjab

  • Worked as National O&M head. Responsibility was of meeting SLA/KPI as per MSA’s. The total site count was 15000+ across India and fiber length of 9000Km. The respected customers were RJIO, Indus, BSNL, ATC, STL, Bharti, TVI.

Gtl limited

Country Head

Jul 2009May 2021 · 11 yrs 10 mos · Kathmandu, Nepal

  • Successfully headed the business operations of GTL in Nepal (Now known as International Genesis Technology Nepal Pvt. Ltd.) for 12 years with consistent revenue growth, healthy margins. Post joining Nepal unit, the revenue increased from USD 5 Million USD to 11 Mn USD within a span of one year. Earned the good will of esteemed customers and developed very healthy business relations with all operators, OEM's and partners. This always gave that edge of getting repeat orders.
  • Opened up new revenue streams within telecom industry as well as beyond. Diversified into transmission lines, under ground cabling, fiber projects.
  • Additional Profile: Chairman of Board and CEO of International Genesis Technology Nepal Pvt. Ltd.

Bycell telecommunication india pvt. ltd, new delhi, india

Acting Director

May 2008Jun 2009 · 1 yr 1 mo · New Delhi, India

  • Worked as PAN India network planning head for RAN domain. Was a member of corporate CORE planning team. Prepared RFP for setting up of ByCell IMPCS 2/2.5G network.

Idea cellular ltd

Manager

May 2006May 2008 · 2 yrs · Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India

  • Worked as Zonal Technical Manager for UPW circle and was responsible for all administrative and technical matters within the zone.
  • Given additional responsibility as Project Manager for NSN swap in UPW circle. Single point of contact with NSN from Idea side. Primarily responsible for NSN BSS swap from existing Siemens network. Done the fastest swap of a live network and made record for a well managed and organized swap. Was appreciated and recognized by higher management for this swap

Noviacom ( siemens ag riyadh)

BSS Specialist

Jun 2005Apr 2006 · 10 mos · Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

  • Worked as BSS specialist for Siemens AG project for Saudi Telecom. Did swap of Lucent BSS to Siemens across KSA and worked on site at cities like Tabuk, Hail, Kasim, Riyadh and rural areas of KSA for live network swaps. Also worked as OMCR /NOC support engineer at STL NOC Riyadh.

Awcc

Siemens BSS Specialist

Sep 2003Jun 2005 · 1 yr 9 mos · Kabul, Afghanistan

  • Worked in SIEMENS swap project as BSS consultant. The AIRNET-TECORE network was swapped with SIEMENS network. Worked as TAC2 engineer for network expansion activities and rollout activities. Was responsible for Radio Commander Administration as well.
  • The other responsibilities were:-
  • Installation and commissioning of SIEMENS BTS’s (BS240, BS240XL, BS240XL-II, BS241, BS241-II).
  • Site survey of new sites.
  • OA&M of BSS, version BR 6.1 Rel 15.
  • OMC-R and administration activities on Radio Commander, like database backup, configuration management, parameter changes, alarm monitoring, report generation, etc.
  • Acceptance testing for BSS from SIEMENS.
  • Analyzing BH Traffic reports like TCH utilization, congestion, planning BTS expansion with RF, implementation of required expansion in BSS.
  • Installation of BSC and Siemens BTS’s in the Jalalabad city of Afghanistan to launch GSM services.

Lg electronics

Deputy Manager

Dec 2001Sep 2003 · 1 yr 9 mos · Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India

  • Worked along with R&D KOREAN team to upgrade the S/W in existing network to include functions like SDCA based charging, SDCA based mobility restrictions, inter BSC mobility etc.
  • Was part of Validation team from LG which included members from TEC Delhi, QA Banglore, BSNL AT and Local BSNL for various technical issues.
  • Other job responsibilities:-
  • Upgraded S/W in all over India systems.
  • Impart training to LG engineers as well as BSNL members on new features and their usage.
  • V5.2 type Approval at NOIDA
  • Installation of BSC and two BTS’s
  • Interface with OCB and EWSD.
  • TEC validation testing for various parameters like protocol testing, signaling testing, transmission and RF testing.
  • Field Trial of the system under TEC guidelines.
  • R2/No7 system at NOIDA
  • Installation and commissioning of BSC and two BTS’s
  • QA validation testing for various system parameters as per BSNL AT specs.
  • RF survey at Kolkata for BTS sites and Bhubneshwar for new sites.
  • QM-333 testing of WLL BTS in TEC for various parameters.

Wfi

Radio Frequency Consultant

Aug 1999Dec 2001 · 2 yrs 4 mos · New Delhi, Delhi, India

  • WFI is an US based telecom multinational. Joined WFI after QUALCOMM in India. Managed projects of Qualcomm in India, Myanmar and deployed one network in DR Congo Africa.
  • Projects Handled:
  • 1. MPT (Myanmar Post and Telecommunications) YANGON,
  • Worked for MPT in YANGON as site engineer for CDMA network. Responsible for handling all project related issues individually. Network had two MSC’s, two BSC’s and 23 BTS’s. Job responsibility involved OA& M of switch/system, changing of numbering plan, adding new spans, taking care of customer complaints, preparing weekly reports of system, software upgrades of different subsystems as and when required.
  • 2. Telecel, CONGO
  • Installation and Commissioning of CDMA Qcore BSC and BTS’s in CONGO (Zaire). Installation and programming of subscriber stations. Training the customer about CDMA technology and day-to-day maintenance activities of the network. The Network had one BSC and six BTS’s. Done RF survey and network optimization in the capital city of Kinshasa.
  • 3. MTNL, DELHI
  • Worked as Site engineer for the WLL/Mobile (CDMA Based) network. The network has one BSC/MSC and five BTS's. Job responsibility involved OA&M, system up gradation and all kind of system related issues.
  • 4. SHYAM TELELINK, JAIPUR
  • Operation and maintenance of Qualcomm CDMA Qcore BSC.

Qualcomm

Senior Field Technician-II

Jun 1997Feb 1999 · 1 yr 8 mos · New Delhi, Delhi, India

  • Worked on CDMA based WLL technology system for MTNL projects at New Delhi. The CDMA technology was just introduced in India by Qualcomm and was part of initial team of Qualcomm in India.

Hfcl limited

Technical Assistant

Apr 1994Sep 1995 · 1 yr 5 mos · Solan, Himachal Pradesh, India

  • Job Responsibilities:
  • Testing of integrated 2 GHz Digital Microwave Radio.`
  • Installation of 2 GHz DMR and QA testing in field.
  • Module level testing and repair of RF Transmitters, receivers and SSPA’s.
  • RF tuning and gain adjustments of transmitters and noise figure tuning for receivers.
  • Card level testing and repair of RF converters, synthesizers, BITE processors, LNA’s, isolators, circulators, splitters and filters.
  • Used following electronics instruments for testing various parameters: -
  • Spectrum analyzers, Cell Site Test set, Site master, network analyzers, power meters, noise figure meters, DTA’s, microwave test sets frequency generators etc.

Indian magnetics ltd.

Assistant Engineer

Mar 1991Apr 1994 · 3 yrs 1 mo · Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, India

  • Joined as Diploma Engineer Trainee and got promoted to Assistant Engineer. Was in charge of quality control department. It was an audio video tape company where I started my career.

Education

Symbiosis Centre for Distance Learning

Post Graduate Diploma in International Business — International Business

IETE

Bachelor of Engineering - BE — Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering

Govt. Polytechnic College

Diploma — Electronics and Communication Engineering

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