1. MANISH KUMAR GUPTA
Flat No. 804/4I; AWHO Township, Chi-3, Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India | gupta.manish@iiml.org | +91-8377895570
SUMMARY Career spanning 14+ years in Telecom Domain with 6+ years of exposure in project management,
operation & maintenance in OFC & NMS and 8+ years of exposure in planning, optimization of
bandwidth and Mux planning. Expertise in 2G, 3G, 4G eNodeB, LTE & RNC planning, OFC project
roll out, Circuit & Mux configuration in NOC and alarm monitoring. Experienced in Alcatel, Tejas
NMS & Mux including Capacity and DCN Planning.
Skilled in 2G Access (Planning of network, 2G roll-out and mcBSC planning), 3G Access (RFP
support. Access Network design, creation of data builds, network optimization and roll-out & RFP
support) and 4G Access (access network design, creation of data builds and roll-out support).
Experienced in Fiber, Optics, Mux & NOC transmission, NE & Circuit configuration and transmission
planning for 4G, 3G&2G project roll-out, issue resolution of sites, report creation, system upgradation
and support delivery from NOC. Well versed in commissioning, integration and transmission
techniques. Efficient leader with strong communication, relationship management, analytical,
problem resolution and leadership capabilities. Recipient of several awards throughout the career.
Completed Post Graduate Programme in Management from IIM-Lucknow
EXPERIENCE
Jun 09 – Present NOKIA SIEMENS NETWORKS PRIVATE LIMITED (CURRENTLY NOKIA NETWORKS) Noida
Wholly owned subsidiary of Nokia Corporation, formerly Nokia Solutions & Networks (NSN)
and Nokia Siemens Networks (NSN), multi-national data networking & telecom Equipment Company
Aug 11 – Present 3G Transmission Planning Lead
Jun 09 – Aug 11 Planning Lead
Joined as Planning Lead, supported 2G Network upgradation, roll-out & issue resolution, planned
and delivered support to 3G Network from 2010 onwards, supporting !dea on 3G project and A-MS
roll-out for 6 circles across India, planning for 2G upgradation to 4G and reporting to the Manager.
 Played a vital role in eNodeB, 4G LTE, planning and facilitating transmission optimization with
respect to 4G Network
 Datafill preparation, Transmission & IP planning of SRAN, eNodeB, NodeB, RNC, mcRNC
 Planned & supported in execution of roll out of 4G,3G projects (Telecom operator like Airtel,
Aircel, Idea, Uninor and Tata Teleservices) across various telecom circles of India
 Ensured first Live mcRNC upgradation in India region with flawless planning; received
appreciation from the Head of COM Idea
 Supported Assist Managed Service for !dea for 4 Circles (UP-West, UP-East, Haryana & Kerala)
and delivering support to any issues related to transmission of 3G sites.
 Suggested & implemented KPI’s & counters for 4G & 3G Network, improved 80% transmission
errors (Frame Loss) in the network; facilitated high throughput
 Lead team for 4G, 3G sites integration in network & performing transmission planning
→ Pivotal role in DCN planning & execution of Nokia flexi hybrid in Netviewer NMS in !dea
Project; appreciated by the Head of Services, Project Director and Project Manager
 Optimizing and troubleshooting for improvement of network KPIs with respect to transmission
issues in the network
 Planning RNC connectivity with AXC, MGW, SGSN and AXC connectivity
 Conducting bandwidth planning for Node B upto RNC/AXC for Classic, Hybrid & IP/Ethernet
topology including planning of Iub, Iucs & Iups circuits connectivity of AXC, RNC & Mux
 Performing Sync Plan for Mux, RNC and NodeB 3G Network; analyzing and preparing BOQ for
3G Network for Tata DoCoMo in UPW Circle
 Checking capacity utilization in access, core ring & e1 dropping capacity at BTS/NodeB sites,
proposing plan for upgradation of backbone NEs
 Managing NM/RM activity, uploading Live core NEs from NM to RM of Alcatel; uploaded the Core
Live Mux in NMS in Karnataka Circle under Tata DoCoMo Project
→ Got appreciation from the National Transmission Lead & National Transmission Head
 Conducting DCN planning of NEs in Karnataka Circle for visibility of NE (Mux) in NMS, monitoring
BTS & BSC connectivity with Mux on Backbone
 Resolving area clash issues in the network, creating design format of diagram for network
connectivity and providing guidelines to the circle team for preparing NED
 Auditing network of Tata DoCoMo for UP-West Circle on community isolation; redundancy of Mux
at core areas; connectivity of MGW, Mux & Routers and POI, etc.
Mar 08 - May 09 RELIANCE COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED (RCOM) New Delhi
Indian internet access and telecommunications company, provides CDMA (CDMA2000, 1xRTT, EV-
DO), GSM (Voice, 2G, 3G) mobile services, DTH, fixed line broadband and voice services
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Senior Manager (Fixed Access Planning)
Reported to the Circle Head, worked as a part of a team of 4 in Optics fiber & equipment planning for
5 zones in NCR Circle and managed upgradation of backhaul from STM-1 to STM-4 & STM-4 to
STM-4 to STM-16 for 2G roll-out.
 Planned SDH network / equipments, conducted DCN planning of SDH equipments, raised Re-
Provisioning Request (RPR), managed Planned Event and planned for GSM SDH Equipments
 Performed transmission planning and IP planning of NEs including transmission plan for
upgradation and enhancement of the existing network
 Supported sales, marketing & customer solutions teams on delivering new link to the customer,
supervised alarm monitoring & fault analysis of SDH network and rectified fault within SLA
 Monitored network components (SDH), reported escalation and rectified degradation/failure at first
level; delivered network support for E1, DS3, STM1/4/16 links and related BW
 Facilitated business expansion, planned for Node capacity expansion and coordinated activities
for expansion & upgradation of Node electronics with vendors and other departments
 Conducted traffic analysis for resolving congestion problem, performed SDH planning and DCN
planning of IP & OSI based equipments
 Conducted capacity Planning for BW upgradation by performing Ring Splitting, Ring Up-gradation
and Traffic Migration as well as conducted capacity upgradation of BTS backhaul
 Implemented RPR for NCR & transmission planning of the network during 2G launch in 2008-09
 Freed bandwidth on third path, routed & brought circuit up of STM-1 in few minutes; appreciated
by the GM for saving company revenue
Apr 05 - Mar 08 RAILTEL CORPORATION OF INDIA LIMITED New Delhi
A Mini Ratna enterprise of Government of India; one of the largest neutral telecom infrastructure
providers in India; focuses on providing broadband and VPN services
Assistant Manager
Reported to the DGM, led a team of 12 and supervised upgradation of NMS from release 4 to
release 5, STM/4 ring to STM/16 ring, new STM/16 ring and made new STM 1/4/16 links in Northern
region covering Jammu, Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh.
 Commissioned and uploaded STM-1, STM-4, STM-16 SDH equipments in NMS, planned SDH
Transmission for Backbone and Access Network
 Administered NMS provided by Alcatel, Tejas, Fibcom and WRI, facilitated management channels
to upload equipments in NMS
 Handled synchronization for SDH equipment and ensured implementation as per ITUT standards,
identified & rectified faults in SDH Network and located degraded signals & faults in the network
 Managed and monitored Bandwidth & Alarms of the network
 Configured STM links, DS3 E1 Tributaries & Ethernet Links to Indian Railways and various
Telecom & internet operators (Airtel, Hutch, !dea, Tulip, TTSL, etc.)
 Managed end to end SDH Links (STM-1, 4, 16, E1s & Ethernet testing), defined various
protection techniques in the existing &new traffic circuits
 Handled operation & maintenance activities of NMS, provided technical assistance to customers
to ensure smooth functioning of the circuits
 Conducted end to end planning of Bandwidth including Transmission cards of Mux & upgradation
of Mux, tested Ckts and performed DCN planning of equipment
 Led the Project of Fiber laying of 300km and commissioning of Mux in Southern RailTel; region
was awarded as best region in Southern RailTel
Oct 01 - Mar 05 BILL ROCKS Hyderabad
Engineer
EDUCATION
2013 - 2016 Indian Institute of Management-Lucknow (IIML) Lucknow
Post Graduate Programme in Management (Marketing)
1997 - 2001 Moradabad Institute of Technology, Rohilkhand University (Bareilly) Moradabad
Bachelor of Engineering (Electronics & Communications)
TRAININGS Training on DWDM, IP & 3G | 4G planning & its equipments | Alcatel NMS for Operation &
Maintenance | Tejas on SDH; Tejas Mux; & NMS for Operation & Maintenance | Alcatel on SDH
Basic; Alcatel equipments | SDH Basic & WRI equipment
PERSONAL Date of Birth: December 7, 1977