Franck Youssoouf
Senior Radio Access Network Engineer
Salary / Daily rate
Tours, France
Mobility: France, Belgium, ...
Freelance, open to permanent contract
Can come onsite
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About me
Intro
Senior RAN Engineer with 20+ years expertise in wireless network integration across 2G/3G/4G/5G technologies. Led multi-standard node integrations for major operators like MTN SA, delivered 5G NR deployments, and managed global engineering teams. Specialized in Ericsson/ZTE systems with proven track record in network commissioning, optimization, and technical troubleshooting across Africa, Europe, and beyond.
Work experience
Back Office Wireless Engineer
ZTE Corporation South Africa
Mar 2024 - Feb 2025
1 year
Johannesburg, South Africa
•Responsible for the commissioning, debugging, cutover and acceptance of wireless products (including GU, CDMA<E and TDD). •Transfer skills to technical engineers of representative offices and outsourcing personnel. •Provide technical support and troubleshooting for maintenance during the engineering period. •Handle the faults escalated from the front line of wireless products. •Escalate the faults that cannot be handled by the second line of wireless products to the third line of technical support. •Conduct preventive maintenance of wireless products. •Provide optimization suggestions or solutions based on wireless network problems. •Support the Managed Service of Mobile operators
Radio Access Network Engineer
Ericsson Telecommunications Inc.
Mar 2012 - May 2023
11 years 3 months
Johannesburg, South Africa
Supporting MTN SA Projects as RAN Integrator and Integration Team Lead: • NSB Integration multistandard nodes 2G/3G/4G • 5G NR Integration with AIR 3227 B42/AIR 3239 B78F • Automated Integration Scripts creations using PCI tool • L800 Trial integration using Radio 2279 B8 B20 and FNI 3xstandard technologies nodes (GUL) using Radio 6626 B8 B20 • 2G BSC Rehoming SIU sites reconfiguration • Supporting all the MTN SA Projects for all type of activities done by the integrators in all three regions (Gauteng, Central & Ecape) • Handling multiple deliveries and managing requests from several Implementation Managers. • Ensure project delivery team adherence to delivery model and ways of working, Locally and Global • Resources allocation as per the schedule received from IM’s/CPM’s and ensure all prerequisites and preparation are in line • Take accountability of every success of integration • Escalation management from project, MS, NDO and MTN on integration deliveries. • Empower the local integrators and remote global service Centre in China, India and Nearshoring Lebanon and make sure the deliver the good quality services. Especially on new technologies • Daily reporting to Project Management and other teams (MS, NDO) • Organize training the peers/subordinates and transfer knowledge • Represent integration team for the Weekly meeting MTN & Ericsson MS • Support Integration for the 3G and first 4G Rollout. • Perform the Troubleshooting activities to clear alarms and write MOPs • Trained Ericsson engineers on 3G and LTE integrations and make sure they meet the required level of competences to perform the delivery • 3G Modernization support to increase the capacity and the performance of the 3G network and network expansion • Integration of the first Multi Standard Multi Mode U900 sites in the MTN SA network • Integration of the first site configured with AIR antenna system.
Alcatel-LucentFreelance
Jul 2001 - Mar 2012
10 years 9 months
Paris, France
4G LTE Support Engineer
Jan 2010 - Mar 2012
2 years 3 months
Paris, France
• SMILE Uganda 4G Field Trial project: Installation and integration of a 4G field trial network . Drive tests, network performance and radio coverage improvement. HLTP execution for acceptance tests (Telecoms, E2E) (SMILE (ALCATEL-LUCENT Uganda) Kampala, UGANDA 2 months: mid Oct-mid Dec 2011) • 4G LTE Acceptance (release LA3.0) and Showroom support (IMAGIN LAB Brest, FRANCE 1 month: mid Sep-mid Oct 2011) • LTE TDD 2.3GHz validation in Lab (release TLA2.1): Coordination of the IRAT 3G-4G tests with Orange customer (ALCATEL-LUCENT (TECHNOLOGY INTRODUCTION SUPPORT DPT) – Velizy, France Jan-Jul 2011) • MTS 4G/LTE testbed platform and Showroom: Installation and integration of a 4G platform for an indoor environment (MTS Kiev, UKRAINE 2 months: Nov-Dec 2010) • 4G LTEaser testbed plateform customisation for the MTS operator showroom: (ALCATEL-LUCENT UK Swindon, UK 4 weeks: mid Sept-mid Oct 2010) • TELENET 4G Field Trial project: Installation and integration of a 4G field trial network (1 ePC, 3 eNodeBs). Drive tests, network performance and radio coverage improvement. Showroom installation for the customer demonstration (Web TV streaming, speed test, videoconference). (TELENET Mechelen, BELGIUM 2 months: May-June 2010) • 4G LTEaser testbed plateform customisation and High Level Test Plan for TELENET operator 4G field trial network (ALCATEL-LUCENT UK Swindon, UK 1 month: Apr 2010) • Training 4G LTE (Long Term Evolution) (ALCATEL-LUCENT Villarceaux, FRANCE 3 weeks : Jan 2010)
Technical Support Engineer 3G UMTS Validation and Rollout
Jul 2001 - Dec 2009
8 years 6 months
Paris, France
• Validated and qualified UMTS releases R1, R2, R3, and R4 (ALCATEL EVOLIUM TECHNICAL DEPARTMENT – Velizy, France 19 cumulative months since July 2001) • UMTS Field Test Technical Support in Moscow (Russia), Caiscaï (Portugal), Malmö (Sweden), Milan (Italy), Madrid (Spain) (ALCATEL INTERNATIONAL FIELD TESTING 2.5 cumulative months between 2001-2002) • ORANGE PEX / REX (UMTS EXPERIMENTAL PLATEFORM AND NETWORK) Validation & Qualification E2E Tests (Paris, France 19 months from 2002) • Alcatel Technical Support Manager for the UMTS network deployment, in preparation for the opening of the 3G market (400 NodeBs, 7 RNCs) (ORANGE FRANCE – WESTERN REGIONAL DIVISION 7 months: Nov-May 2004) • UMTS Technical Support for the testbed platform (2 RNCs, 3 NodeBs – in Bristol) and pilot network (11 NodeBs, 1 RNC – in Scotland) (ORANGE U.K. (ALCATEL UK) Newport, UK 4 months: Dec-March 2005) • Operation and Maintenance support for the network (ORANGE NETHERLANDS (ALCATEL Netherlands) The Hague 4 weeks: March 2006/December 2006) • UMTS Technical Support Manager for the Field Trial (CELL C (ALCATEL RSA) Midrand, SOUTH AFRICA 2 months: May-June 2006) • UTRAN L2 Technical Support for Operations and maintenance of the Orange 3G mobile network (Paris, western and northern France) and Live network of SFR mobile operator (Nantes) (ALCATEL Villarceaux, FRANCE 11 months: July 2006-June 2007) • RAN L2 Technical Support for Swap Deployment Alcatel 3G UTRAN system on the live network of Orange mobile operator (Paris, western and northern France) (ALCATEL Villarceaux, FRANCE 6 months : Jul-Dec 2007) • UMTS Technical Support for the Field Trial (1 RNCs, 22 NodeBs) and the Lab (1 RNC, 2 NodeBs) (VODACOM (ALCATEL RSA) Cape Town, SOUTH AFRICA 1 month: Mar 2008) • UTRAN-OAM Expert for Vodacom 3G SWAP project (5 RNCs, 460 NodeBs) (VODACOM (ALCATEL RSA) Cape Town, SOUTH AFRICA 1 year: Aug 2008-Aug 2009)
Radio Engineer
CRIL TECHNOLOGY
Jul 2000 - Jul 2001
1 year 1 month
Paris, France
• RADIO COVERAGE STUDY FOR LDCOM 5 months: Feb-Jun 2001 - Microwave deployment in Northern and Eastern France: Simulated coverage by line of sight propagation using the Ellipse modeling application (Cril Technology proprietary application). Validated candidate sites for PMR coverage • RADIO ENGINEERING, GRANIOU INFRACOM 7 months: Jul-Jan 2001 - GSM network density deployment for the mobile phone operator SFR, in Paris and the surrounding region: Conducted GSM radio coverage and optimization studies, and performed field level and best server simulations using the Sport modeling application. Identified candidate GSM sites, validated and approved the selected sites, and provided services through the company Graniou Infracom
Education
EPF Engineering School
Engineer's degree
1998 - 2000
1 year 11 months
University of Lille 1 Sciences and Technology
Master's degree
1996 - 1998
1 year 11 months