Venkatesh Aithal

About Venkatesh Aithal

I am a Telecom Management professional with around 18 years of experience, in telecommunications sector. My areas of interest are1. Telecommunication2. Digital Marketing3. Display Advertisement (AdWords Display certification from Google)I have worked with Leading telecom vendors like Ericsson and Nokia as well as with Operators like Airtel. My primary expertise is in Radio Access Network (RAN) Services. I have managed several RAN Design and Optimization projects and programs in GSM, WCDMA and LTE technologies for various customers across the globe. I have managed and ensured successful delivery of more than 35 projects which include customers like T-Mobile, Telenor, Orange, Airtel etc. By partnering with customers, resolving network issues and providing technical consultancy, I have built trust and thereby expanded business in most projects.I have experience in managing large teams both direct and virtual and can bring the best out of the team. I strongly believe in the principle of Respect, Motivate and Challenge when it comes to managing people. I have had the best employee engagement scores compared to industry standards.I have driven several cost efficiency programs within my team which includes, automation, tools deployment and process improvement resulting in improved margin and reduced Cost of Sales in projects.

Experience

1. Head of Delivery Execution

   Ericsson

   Dec 2025 — Present · IN

Education

• JNN College of Engineering

  B.E., Electronics and Communication

  1996 — 1999

• Institute Of Technology And Management

  Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.)

  2011 — 2012

• Sacred Heart Junior College

  PUC, Science

  1994 — 1995

Skills

• Wideband Code Division Multiple Access (Wcdma)
• Radio Frequency (Rf)
• Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (Umts)
• Display Advertising
• General Packet Radio Service (Gprs)
• Bss
• Gsm
• 3g
• Lte
• Network Optimization
• Digital Marketing
• Telecommunications
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