Page 1 of 4

Inderpal Singh

Profile
Seasoned telecommunication professional with 19 years of experience in Wireline & Wireless technologies such as LTE
, WCDMA , CDMA ,GSM, IP-MPLS & Wi-Fi technologies . Having worked with leading operators on multiple vendor
platforms , gained in-depth knowledge & experience in managing network life cycle of Planning , Deployment and
Operations in large telecom networks in owned and managed service scenarios.

Core Competencies

Expertise in large scale network Operations and Deployment.

Expertise in telecom network life cycle management (Wireline /Enterprise , 2G, 3G & 4G )

Management of Vendor, Partners and Technology providers

Expertise in performance improvement and cost optimization of network

Current Assignment

Lineage Power Systems / Pace Power Systems Pvt Ltd

Vice President – Operations Nov 2017- Till Date

Heading the complete “Services Business” entity for Pace / Lineage group in India from Operational as well as P&L
perspective. Portfolio comprises of 20K sites under O&M contracts and 60 K of Fiber end to end management for leading
operators and infra providers such as RJIO , Vodafone , RCom , Indus , American Towers & TVI . With an annual turnover
of 200 Crs for “Service Business” Entity, have made significant contribution in increasing the profit margins by bringing
in operational efficiency and innovative cost control measures. Also expanded the business in new geographies and
segments.

Previous Assignments

Reliance Communications Limited

Chief Technical Officer (Andhra Pradesh & Telangana) , Sep 2016- Till Date
General Manager
Managed Service Partner: Ericsson

Operations Management, Resource Planning & People Development:

 Leading the technological vertical and guiding the team on technical solutions and operational challenges.
 Developing the Technical talent pool on their technical & soft skills.
 Reward & recognition to motivate team to deliver best performance & satisfaction.
 Budgeting the head counts & optimum deployment of resources
Page 2 of 4
Network Planning & Performance Improvement:

 Design and Optimization of network to meet industry KPI benchmarks and offer impeccable experience to customer.
 Design and Planning of annual operating business plan (AOP) with respect to Capex & Opex.
 Planning timely and accurate new rollout & augmentation of capacities in the Network.
 Interface with business and map the requirement to deliverables.
 Validation of Access, backbone & Tx nodes.

Vendor Relationship Management:

 Maintaining strategic relationship with Telecom vendors, suppliers /out sourcing partners.
 Guiding the supply chain management for consistency in telecom materials procurement in advance.
 Forecasting material requirements, BOQ validation & purchase orders & warehouse management.

Cost control:
 Cost analysis & optimization of Capex and Opex through regular audits and periodic monitoring.
 Increasing productivity through redeployment of low utilized resources.
 Approach of maximizing sharing to derive efficiencies of pooled Active / Passive Infrastructure.

Regulatory & Consulting:

 Advising business heads on new Technological developments & business cases.
 Regulatory compliance and coordination with authorities.

Head 0perations (Delhi ) , Feb 2016- Sept2016

General Manager
Managed Service Partner: Ericsson

Planning Lead (Tamil Nadu & Kerala) , Jun 2014- Feb 2016
General Manager
Managed Service Partner: Ericsson

Regional Planning, Project & Operations Lead (South India) , Nov 2012- June 2014
General Manager

Hub Planning lead - Tamil Nadu & Kerala May 2011- Nov 2012
Deputy General Manager

Circle Planning lead - Tamil Nadu , April 2010- May 2011

Deputy General Managaer

Vodafone Essar South Limited – Tamil Nadu

RF Planning Head (Manager) July 2008- Mar 2010

Managed Service Partner: Nokia Siemens Network
As the RF planning head for Chennai and Rest of TN , responsible for complete design and optimization of 2G and 3G
network with more than 8 million customers and 8000 sites. Preparation of annual operating plan and deployment
coordination. Optimum utilization of resources by timely augmentation and redeployment to ensure healthy utilization
across all nodes .Coordination with Managed service partner for continuous improvement in KPIs .To ensure best
coverage / capacity footprint in the circle and support business team for all network related requirements.

Tata Communication Limited – Mumbai (National Role)

Head RF Planning , WIMAX for RBBU (Sr Manager) Feb 2008- June 2008
Managed Service Partner: None
Page 3 of 4
As the National RF Planning Head for Wimax deployment of the Retail Broadband Business Unit, entrusted to formulate
the overall rollout plan derived from the business objectives and strategy ensuring optimum utilization of Capex and
Opex. Also responsible for complete coverage and capacity augmentation plan / implementation to keep and maintain the
hygiene of network within the desired QoS and KPIs as per world class benchmarks. Also a part of the core team for
designing and implementing the first of its kind Managed Services Model for WIMAX network.

Bharti Airtel Limited – Andhra Pradesh

Metro Head – Hyderabad (Manager) May 2004- Feb 2008

Managed Service Partner: Ericsson
Entrusted with E2E responsibility of Hyderabad network which caters to more than a million customers and has over
1500 BTS sites .The profile is multi functional as being a single point of contact for all requirements pertaining to
Network design, performance optimization, KPI tracking ,customer complaint management and also representing the
zone for management representations at various levels

Idea Cellular Limited – Andhra Pradesh

BSS – Asst Manager Nov 2001- April 2004

Managed Service Partner: None
Responsibilities were wide in range from installation, commissioning and integration to operational maintenance and
troubleshooting of BTS Cell sites as well as managing the Backbone links.

E-Biz Concepts (India) Ltd – Gujarat

Programmer May 1999- Oct 2001

Certification : Sun Certified Java Professional

Was involved in the development of software for mobile applications based on WAP technology and also customized
software solutions for palm tops and other PDA Devices on Metrowerks code warrior where in the data is communicated
through Infra red ports.

Professional Training Programs

 OVERVIEW OF LTE: Training given by Huawei
 3G AND WNAO: In-house Training given by RCOM
 PARAMETER BASED OPTIMISATION 3G UMTS , 2G GSM / GPRS - In-house Training given by RCOM
 NOKIA ULTCOM: Vendor training given by “NOKIA” at their India Training Center (Delhi)
 SDH PRINCIPLES: Training given by AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES on the fundamental and operational
principles of SDH technology and SDH Equipment.
 BTSCOM: Internal training given by Tata Cellular Limited (now known as Idea Cellular Ltd.).
 GSM SYSTRA: Internal training given by Tata Cellular Limited (now known as Idea Cellular Ltd.).
 ISDN PRINCIPLES: Training given by AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES on the fundamentals of ISDN technology
and ISDN network elements.
 RF FUNDAMENTALS: Training given by AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES on the fundamentals of RF and
planning.

Education Details
Page 4 of 4

 Bachelor of Engineering (B.E) in the discipline of Electronics and Communication from St Peters Engineering
College ,University of Madras, May 1999.
 AISSCE (12th Std) with majors as Maths, Physics, Biology and Chemistry (CBSE board) from Kendriya Vidyalaya,
Picket Secunderabad, April 1995.
 AISSE (10th Std) from Kendriya Vidyalaya, Picket Secunderabad, April 1993.

Personal Details

Full Name: Inderpal Singh Ahuja

Father’s Name: (Retd) Col. Gurdayal Singh
DOB: 22nd Jan, 1978
Marital Status: Married

Permanent Address: 51-B, Vasavi Colony,

Picket, Secunderabad-15,
Andhra Pradesh.