The Role
The Microwave Planning Specialist plans and optimizes microwave transmission systems, manages capacity, analyzes backhaul links, performs network optimization, and collaborates with various teams for strategic planning.
Summary Generated by Built In
Role Purpose
Plans and optimizes microwave transmission systems, manages the
capacity of the microwave and access networks (fibre and microwave), and ensures the
effective and efficient delivery of these resources to support business operations
Key Accountabilities and Decision Ownership
• Drive MW TX Network Design related
activities ie: link budgets analysis,
Initial system design and
dimensioning, System dimensioning for
coverage and capacity including traffic E2E back haul analysis
• Coverage sites back haul planning, site
identification, evaluation, NW planning,
interference analysis and optimization
using MW Planning tool(s).
• Back haul planning and TX analysis for
Coverage and capacity sites,
• Proposal for required back haul capacity
and existing link capacity upgrades or
enhancement,
• Network optimization to meet the
acceptance target.
• Provide Transmission network strategic
and architecture planning, ensuring
robustness, scalability, interoperability,
and appropriate technology
• Managing all capacities on both MW and
Optical nodes on the Telecel Network.
• Engagement with Operations and
Managed Services teams to plan and
coordinate common activities and
develop synergies leading towards
common goals
• Providing Half Year Microwave
Utilization report and review to the
regulator
• Co-ordinate pro-actively with Internal
and external stake holders
• Spearheads the Transmission
Infrastructure Strategy for microwave,
lease lines, and inputs into the fibre
infrastructure
•Ensure alignment with EBU and FTTX to
avoid duplication of microwave and fibre infrastructure
Requirements
Core Competencies, Knowledge and Experience
• Extensive work experience in transmission
designing and operation of following
Networks:
Optical, Microwave, DCN, Sync,
Quality of Service (QoS),
TX Audit and optimizing RAN backhaul
capacity
Tx Design delivery
• Good hands-on experience on Microwave
NW Design Tools, Transmission Products,
and Solutions which are used to backhaul
the following technologies GSM, WCDMA
and LTE
• Good understanding of advanced and
complex radio networks to be able to assist
with advanced optimization and creative
design solutions
• Knowledge in transmission capacity
management
• Knowledge in transmission optical
technologies
• GSM/LTE/WDM/SDH/PDH/IP/SDN Network
Planning Principles
• Strong understanding of the ITU standards
and recommendations and technological
trend
Must have Technical / Professional Qualifications
• BSc Electrical / Electronic /
Computer Engineering
• Minimum of 4 years of relevant
hands-on experience in a similar
role
• Other related certification
Skills Required
- BSc Electrical / Electronic / Computer Engineering
- Minimum of 4 years of relevant hands-on experience
- Extensive work experience in transmission designing and operation
- Good hands-on experience on Microwave NW Design Tools
- Knowledge in transmission capacity management
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The Company
What We Do
A digital and communications solutions provider - mobile, fixed lines, internet, voice and data and second-ranked mobile operator in Ghana.
