Babar Kalim

About Babar Kalim

A bold enthusiastic & innovative Technology enthusiast with 18+ years of experience in wireless industry. Customer facing strategic thinker & innovator, ensuring optimal connectivity and performance within cellular networks.Worked on first of its kind in the industry a “best in breed” Private Network for 12M Sq ft. semiconductor plant based in Austin, Texas. Automation, IoT deployment, test case scenario finalization, execution and verification. Expert in NextGen Networks (NGN) Solutions/Offerings, VONR, 5G SA, Network slicing, DAS and Outdoor design, optimization, RAN & CORE network integration and deployment. Industry 4.0 & Private Network design and optimization: Incubated multiple venues for multiple warehouses including IBS network design, prototype testing, cloud infrastructure including Kubernetes cluster formation and docker containers, running Simulations, Antenna propagation verification, launch, testing, optimization & improvement suggestions for multiple cellular networksTest bed, Wireless sites construction and deployment, Lab and test environment setup, converted business requirements to functional and technical specifications generation for successful Zero Touch Operations project delivery | achieving business targets with emphasis on CAPEX/OPEXMulti-million dollar RAN projects. Led initiatives to build capabilities in future technologies and driving opportunities in Private 5G, FWA, IoT and VRAN/ORAN. Help formulate Business cases, Go to Market strategy with Sales team and present to customers. Led various multi-million dollar RAN projects with responsibilities including P&L tracking, Risk Mitigation, transformation, and delivery management. Business relationship strengthening and building with existing and prospective clients Inbuilding & DAS Strategy: Strategic decisions for Multi Layered Venues and Neutral host, DAS Networks to strengthen business for global clients into RAN design, integration, optimization & Traffic Steering for multiple operators. Introduction of best practice framework in the network advancement featuresInterface and work parallelly with multiple business units, sales groups, Accounts and billing teams, cloud vendors for upgraded products, integrations, testing and deployment scenario strategies, RAN Orchestration, NFV and K8s applications. CAT & Pre-Sales on GTM strategy formulations of products and services. End to End (E2E) network deployment from equipment and software CI/CD, FOA/FIT stage to mass rollout. RAN evolution and 3GPP based solutions deployment in both Rollout and managed service domains

Experience

1. Head of IT - Manufacturing Usa

   爱立信

   Jun 2024 — Present

Education

• Massachusetts Institute of Technology

  Postgraduate, Manufacturing Leadership

Skills

• Tems Investigation
• Transmission
• Rf
• Cnas
• Optimization
• Asset
• Network Performance
• Gsm
• Pdh
• Edge
• Wcdma
• Omstar
• Huawei M2000
• Drive Test
• Hspa+
• Actix
• Prs
• Gprs
• Business Objects
• Wimax
• Tems
• Cme
• 3g
• Ericsson Oss
• Nastar
• Network Optimization
• Hspa
• Lte Advanced
• 4g
• Genex Probe
• Lte
• 2g
• Netact