Thamsanqa Nkanyiso Mbatha
Manager: Radio Access Network
Cape Town
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
Work History
Manager: Radio Access Network
Rain South Africa
4 2020 - Current
- Responsible
- Radio Network Planning, Design, Performance, Operations & Resilience of rain network
- Radio Access Network Performance (4G/5G) - Improved and maintained Network KPIs including accessibility, retainability, integrity and mobility at >99% level
- Manage multi-vendor and multi domain partner ecosystem
- Traffic engineering to build high resilient network
- Engineered and architectured solution used on roaming partnership with Vodacom SA
- Spectrum management - Refarming/Harmonization
- Knowledge sharing across different verticals to empower peers and contribute towards making a better workplace
- Interact with executive level to discuss regular operations, strategy building and annual expansion plans
- Leading a versatile team from different backgrounds, geography, culture, and age.
Senior Specialist: Radio Access Network
Rain Networks SA
04.2017 - 03.2020
- Leading the RAN engineering team
- Strategy development for Radio Access Network
- Delivered the first commercial 5G network in Africa
- Perform network design, planning and optimization activities
- Radio network strategy formulation, testing and implementation
- Manage parameter discrepancy checks and corrections
- Perform inter-modulation strategy formulation, testing and implementation
- Traffic balancing between the different LTE layers (MLB)
- Optimisation of PRB utilization rate, drop calls, volte KPIs, handover, low throughput, user fair-sharing, RAB success rate and TX packet loss
- Interference analysis and testing
- P3 testing and optimization related to P3 results improvements
- Perform eNodeB parameter modification
- Radio network analysis and technical investigation
- Acceptance test
- Review new software releases from the vendors and roll out new features.
RAN Engineer
Huawei Technologies Africa
01.2014 - 03.2017
- Responsible for new site configuration, rollout of the network and new feature testing and implementation
- UMTS, GSM and LTE site rollout
- Site solution design and implementation
- Provide feature suggestions to the customer that can help improve network performance
- Fault finding and troubleshooting
- Network modernization and continuous improvement of the network
- RNC and BSC commissioning
- RNC in pool deployment
- Coordinate sub-projects
- Project management, project spring, P3 testing and analysis
- Interact with Senior Management
- LTE implementation, integration and expansion
- Network configuration and expansion
- Provide technical support to the customer.
Education
B-Tech - Computer Systems Engineering
Tshwane University of Technology
National Diploma - Computer Systems Engineering
Tshwane University of Technology
Skills
Telecom Network design, planning, operations, optimization, and evolution
Hardware Infrastructure
LTE
5G
Performance Management
RAN
Python
Strategy formulation
design thinking
critical thinking
effective communication
financial analysis
capital planning
Communication
Training
Negotiation
Databases
Team Leadership
Public Speaking
Operations
Vendor Management
Budget Preparations / Management
Cross-Functional Teamwork
Briefsummary
I am an expert in Radio Access Network, experienced in planning, building and operating telecoms networks. I am a growing leader that is currently heading up a highly skilled RAN engineering team at rain. I have been part of rain engineering team from the first site to where rain is now. I have proven myself and grown from a RAN engineer to Senior Manager. I have over 10 years of experience in Telecommunications.
Personal Information
- ID Number: 930207 5736083
- Gender: Male
References
To be provided upon request
Timeline
Senior Specialist: Radio Access Network
Rain Networks SA
04.2017 - 03.2020
RAN Engineer
Huawei Technologies Africa
01.2014 - 03.2017
Manager: Radio Access Network
Rain South Africa
4 2020 - Current
B-Tech - Computer Systems Engineering
Tshwane University of Technology
National Diploma - Computer Systems Engineering
Tshwane University of Technology