Specialist: Radio Planning and Optimizat at Vodacom

Job description

Role purpose: To analyse network performance, do site planning and optimisation

Key accountabilities and decision ownership [max 5]:

• Responsible for planning of 2G/3G/LTE sites (indoor, greenfield, rooftops, mini’s, macros...etc)
• Ensure optimal performance on network quality by monitoring the network statistics through the relevant tools
• Pro-actively analyse and recommend capacity dimensioning requirements on RAN/UTRNA/ETRAN
• Pro-actively analyse and verify in-depth network problems by performing traces at Node B, RND and ATM level
• Investigate and rectify all network failures received from regular drive testing routes both internally and also by outsourcing company (e.g. ATIO)
• Investigate and rectify all network quality faults received from network quality, network performance, CIC, management and the NMC
• Investigate and rectify all network failures received from regular drive testing routes by outsourcing company(e.g. ATIO)
• Conduct cluster optimisation of new site and first order neighbours (TLTS, Azimutus, heights)
• Responsible for new site integration in terms of optimisation, performance checks and announcements
• Core competencies, knowledge and experience [max 5]:
• Computer applications (e.g. MS Office & MAPINFOR)
• Analysis tool (e.g. Netstats, Actix)
• GSM Knowledge UMTS (W-CDMA) knowledge
• NSS Radio Commander
• Network components
• Statistical tools
• Current Vendor UTRAN equipment

Budget - ZA12000523

Direct reports - Shan Naidoo

Must have technical / professional qualifications:

Education:

• 3 year degree or National Diploma in Electrical or Electronics in Engineering or equivalent
• Telecommunications (GSM & UTRAN) courses essential
• Minimum of 3 years relevant GSM experience (inclusive of 2 years UMTS experience) is essential