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Singtel
The primary role is to work with the Head of Core Network Services to provide planning/ design inputs of the Core network architecture, capacity, features and services. Oversee overall governance of contractual execution of core Network operation, maintenance and optimisation of Core Network.
1. Network Design and Planning:
Co-ordinate and provide planning and control of initiatives, investment, capacity expansion of the Core Network nodes:
- Using commercial department forecasted subscriber base, to forecast required Core Network soft and hard capacities
- Establish OPCO typical mix of traffic per subscriber
- Build and enhance tools for traffic and Network Element calculation
- Monitor route utilisation to provide forecasts aimed at providing head room to control route congestion.
- Support in development and execution of core network operational, expansion and evolution
- Provision of POI (Point of interconnection) information to Interconnections partners to facilitate interconnection implementations
2. Quarterly NCP (Network Change Plan ) including any design changes forecasted on the core network:
- Provide BOQ output in liaison with the Managed Capacity Vendor or Core equipment vendor.
- Following up extensions and Installation of Core Network nodes.
- Participate in commissioning of MSC/HLR/STP/MGW and other Core nodes.
- Ensure that all new MSC/HLR/STP/MGW and other Core nodes implementations are documented, maintain MSC/HLR/STP/MGW specific documentation including:
- Updating, maintaining and classifying Engineering documents and technical specifications (Translation tables, network signalling/trunk diagrams, Core Network LLD & HLD, Interconnection with other PLMN, VAS , IN and third party equipment, DDF mapping and specs, naming rules)
- Record all Core Network projects in project folders (specs, schedules, minutes, documentations...)
- Keep log of quarterly network changes effected on Core Network nodes
- Observation of KPI as a pro-active measure to prevent service degradation and most specifically after network interventions
- Routine monitoring and auditing of Core Network configuration maintained by the Managed Services Partner and report any anomalies.
- Support to establishment of Key Performance Indicators KPI for core nodes
- Support to Marketing department on new services development.
3. Governance of the Core Network:
- Assist in Core Network projects
- Propose and participate in network Integration of Switching Core Network Elements and Circuit Switched services
- Evaluation of Network and Service implications prior integration of new Circuit switches, extensions on Core nodes or node service releases
- Co-ordinations of implementations of products/specification documents from Marketing
- Participate in initiatives aimed at optimising Core Network CAPEX and OPEX in collaboration with optimisation team of Managed service partner.
- MSC/HLR/STP/MGW and other related node features and services optimisation and capacity management.