Kenneth Magana

Kenneth Magana

Telecommunication Engineer

Career Background

He is a telecommunication engineer with over 10 years’ experience in the field.

He holds a bachelor’s degree from Liaoning university.

He is an expert in Radio Planning and optimization Engineering with excellent understanding of UMTS/GSM/GPRS/EDGE Networks, RF Propagation theory, GSM & 3GPP UTRAN Air interface, protocols, procedures & RRM algorithm

OTHER PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATES , TRAINING AND ACHIEVEMENTS:

  1. Sep /10 –Radio Planning and optimization Engineer UMTS/GSM/EDGE/GPRS at Alandick
  2. July – Sep 2012 Integration Engineer at VELCOM LTD, TANZANIA
  3. Jan 2010- GSM Radio Resource Management Algorithm, GSM Radio Network Performance Algorithm,
  4. GPRS/EDGE Radio Resource Management Algorithm, GPRS/EDGE Radio Network Performance Management.
  5. May 2011- WCDMA RAN13 RNC Operation Training, WCDMA RAN13 RNC Configuration Training
  6. WCDMA RAN13 RAN Troubleshooting /Advanced Training
  7. March 2012- WRAN RNC O&M Training, GSM &WCDMA 3G/4G Networks
  8. Oct2012 -Huawei BSS GSM Hardware
  9. May 2013- GSM Optimization Training-[Wray Castle]
  1. Successful Completion of North Eastern Region Modernization Project for Safaricom, Kenya. Successful Completion of Mombasa CBD Optimization Project for Safaricom Kenya working with Alandick.
  2. Frequency redesign of the Eastern Region (2650+ cells Huawei 3G) for Safaricom, including major cities (like Mombasa, Marsabit, Wajir, Garissa) in Kenya.
  3. Cluster Redesign proposals of Safaricom GSM/DCS Network for the Eastern Region, Kenya.
  4. Mobile BTS Planning for special occasions and for the hotspots in Thika, Mombasa, Garissa and Mandera in Kenya
  5. Micro layer design for hotspots including shopping centers and other public places in Thika and Garissa.
  6. Experienced in RF Optimization process; Coverage and Quality issue handling; Drive test; Log Files processing and analyses; Worst cells trouble shooting; Call drop handling; Handover analysis; Call Establishment failures analysis; CSSR improvement; BSS parameters tuning; Single & Dual BCCH and Concentric cell strategy; LAC planning; Performance Management;

KPI improvements; Congestion, Interference & Hardware issue handling

  1. Experienced in Network Redesign process; Height reductions; Antenna replacement; Coupling system replacement; Tilt adjustments; Power adjustments; Pre and Post analyses and Optimisation.
  2.  Experienced in BSC & BTS swap of +810 cells from Siemens BR 9 BTS Plus to Huawei BSS 9.
  3. NSN thorough knowledge of Gemini on 2G BSC S14 software, 2G Flexi Multi-radio BTS, 3G Flexi multi-radio Node Bs; experience in using NetAct, HIT, Tang, Flexi BTS Manager & CM Tool