1. Hussam Eddin Al-Jammal
Profile:
Damascus, SYRIA Date of birth : 17 July 1977
P.O.BOX: 33234 Marital status: Married
7.5+ years experience of GSM RF planning and RF Optimization with good Ericsson background. AMR
Mobil +216 - 99 52 tuning,
system: activation and 99 49 GPRS/EDGE basic knowledge & analysis. Strong optimization skills,
Nationality : Syrian
Tunisia – Tunis
familiar with several optimization tools. Experience of frequency planning, BSS parameters, handover
problems, call drop problems, fine tuning, field measurements, capacity issues, RF design, network
performance, external interference issues (jamming stations), Map info and surveys. Management
E-Mail: husjammal@yahoo.com
experience of small teams (3-5 people).
Website: www.gsmengineering.com
Strong in VB (visual basic) programming skills in Microsoft Excel, SQL scripts creating and modification.
Professional experience summary
• August 2008 until present: Ericsson Tunisia – Tunis (TunisTelecom major wireless operator) - Ericsson RF Network
Performance and Optimization
• August 2006 until August 2008: Ericsson Algiers – Algiers – Alger (Mobilis major wireless operator) - Ericsson RF
Network Performance and Optimization
• January 2006 until July 2006: Ericsson Kingdom of Saudi Arabia – Jeddah – KSA (Mobily-Etihad Etisalat Company) the
second major wireless operator in the kingdom) - Ericsson RF Network Performance and Optimization
• Feb 2005 until January 2006: Ericsson Algiers – Algiers – Alger (Mobilis major wireless operator) - Ericsson GSM RF
Network Optimization Engineer
• Oct 2001 until Feb 2005: Spacetel Syria – DAMASCUS – SYRIA (major wireless operator) - Optimization Engineer
• February 2001 - September 2001: Syria Telecommunications Establishment (STE) - Dam – Syria - Communication
engineer
Professional experience:
August 2008 until present: Ericsson Tunisia – Tunis (TunisTelecom major wireless operator)
Ericsson RF Network Performance and Optimization: main responsibilities are the
optimization of the GSM network in 5 big cities (Binzet, Hamamat, Zaghwan and Tabarka), Responsible of
optimization in BSS support OSS advice
Father more the recent experience of working on Ericsson Networks, using tools such as TCP/TCPU, RNO
(FAS,NCS, MRR, CTR), TEMS classic/TEMS investigation/TEMS pocket/TEMS Transmitter, MapInfo,
MCOM Ericsson tool and Business Object.
Daily working on the following, as main KPIs:
• Traffic Monitoring on signaling and traffic channels and performing Congestion relief actions as well as
traffic forecasting and Expansion plans.
• TCH and SDCCH drop call analysis
• HO performance Improvement
• Random access performance Improvement
• TCH assignment performance Improvement
• Paging performance Improvement
• Inconsistencies correction
The BSS software version starting form R9 through R10/11/12 up to currently 06A.
Improving all the above KPIs by software changes (change BSIC, BCCH, TCH, add/remove neighbors,
parameters tuning) as well as by hardware changes (performing site visit and propose the needed changes like
change antenna type, antenna height, antenna location, and/or antenna azimuth). And doing the drive test before

2. and after the changes to assure that the objective improvement has been met.
In addition, there are regular activities and reports to be sent to the customer periodically describing the
performance trends and highlights the improvements achieved.
August 2006 until August 2008: Ericsson Algiers – Algiers – Alger (Mobilis major wireless
operator)
Ericsson RF Network Performance and Optimization: main responsibilities are the
optimization of the GSM network in center of the second biggest city in Alger (Oran), Responsible of
optimization in the west part of Algeria which contains more than 389 sites/ 1050cells distributed over three
MSCs, three BSCs, and two Remote BSCs, covering wide area of the country. This responsibility comprises
preparing plan with time schedule to improve the performance of the network
Father more the recent experience of working on Ericsson Networks, using tools such as TCP/TCPU, RNO
(FAS,NCS, MRR, CTR), TEMS classic/TEMS investigation/TEMS pocket/TEMS Transmitter, MapInfo,
MCOM Ericsson tool and Business Object. The BSS software version starting form R9 through R10/11/12 up to
currently 06A.
Daily working on the following, as main KPIs:
Improving all the above KPIs by software changes (change BSIC, BCCH, TCH, add/remove neighbors,
parameters tuning) as well as by hardware changes (performing site visit and propose the needed changes like
change antenna type, antenna height, antenna location, and/or antenna azimuth). And doing the drive test before
and after the changes to assure that the objective improvement has been met.
In addition, there are regular activities and reports to be sent to the customer periodically describing the
performance trends and highlights the improvements achieved.
GPRS and EDGE KPI monitoring (capacity PCU/PDCH, interference and mobility), helping in the needs of the
definition (transmission capacity, definition on cell/CHGR parameters).
January 2006 until July 2006: Ericsson Kingdom of Saudi Arabia – Jeddah – KSA (Mobily-
Etihad Etisalat Company) the second major wireless operator in the kingdom)
Ericsson RF Network Performance and Optimization: main responsibilities are the
optimization of the GSM network in center of the second biggest city in the kingdom (Jeddah), which considered
as commercial capital in KSA, holding the biggest two BSC's which are about 66% of the total number of sites
currently in Jeddah city.
My duties include: network performance monitoring/reporting: Network Statistics Report analysis & diagnosis
to achieve target of Drop Call to be <0.4% per BSC. Monitor & troubleshoot problematic cells. Identifying
source of RF problem and provide recommendation to rectify existing problem or other solutions to improve the
network...
Father more the following milestones during this project :
Check statistics to determine any possible problems. Radio Network Quality Improvement
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 Regular Inconsistency check/removal
 Worst performing cell list
 Random Access performance analyzing
 TCH drop analyzing
 HO success analyzing
 Action (Neighbor add/delete, BSIC/BCCH changes, cell parameter changes, DT
request, HW check request, Site visit request for Antenna configuration changes)
Check BSS parameters, Cell parameter tuning
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 Start with the features that will help to improve the overall network quality like;
Locating, BTS/MS power control, DTX, Frequency Hopping, Intra Cell
Handover, Assignment to Other Cell features.
 AMR (adaptive multi rate) feature activating and tuning this feature to get better
SQI over the high capacity network where there is high HR rate.
 Especial parameter tuning to reduce the effect of the uplink jamming stations
which is very spread here in KSA especially in the Mosques and banks.

3. Issue quality reports:
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 Indicate needed Hardware optimization.
 Indicate needed BSS parameters changes.
 Indicate additional sites needed for optimization purposes.
Prepare weekly report, containing drive test analysis with statistics.
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Perform, in collaboration with radio Engineers, routine drive tests within their regions, in order to
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monitor the network quality, Drive test & analyzing
 Decide the type of antenna configuration change (Tilt, antenna type change,
antenna height change). Prove this change with TCP.
 Deliver the site visit list to make HW changes
Look daily into the statistics reports, analyze the results, and suggest solutions, like Congestion
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study
 SDCCH congestion
 Subscriber Perceived TCH congestion
 Action (Adding more SDCCH/ new TRUs)
Suggest additional statistics counters and reports to be generated from the BSC, that to ease the job,
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give more insight in the network and help to detect problems easily.
In case of critical events, new frequency Plan or something similar.
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Using RNO tools like NCS, performs the following functions:
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 Finding neighboring cell relationships to a new cell (network planning).
 Finding missing neighboring cell relationships in the active BA-list (network
optimization)
 Finding neighboring cell relationships to be removed from the active BA-list
(network optimization)
 Evaluating neighbouring cell relationships (network supervision)
Using RNO tools like FAS, performs the following functions:
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 To improve the frequency plan due to quality problems (optimization).
 To find frequencies in order to add or expand a cell.
 To supervise the interference levels in a certain area (supervision)
 To verify improvement after a frequency change (verification).
Using RNO tools like MRR, performs the following functions:
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 Optimization to Analyze radio characteristics
for problem cells
 Supervision by Supervise radio characteristics in a new area or an area using new
features
 Verification by Make comparisons before
and after a change
Using PMR tools like CTR, performs the following functions:
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 Optimization by Verify indicated problems
Dropped calls, Handover failure, Assignment failure
 See the extent of the problem
 Analyze the problems
- What happens just before the call is dropped?
- How do the measurement reports look?
General issues:
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 Following up of all recommendations
 Network performance check before/after study
 If needed, apply new Frequency Plan
 Drive test at the V.I.P areas to verify the improvement
Cell parameter tuning for the in-building sites
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Feb 2005 until January 2006: Ericsson Algiers – Algiers – Alger (Mobilis major wireless
operator)

4. Ericsson GSM RF Network Optimization Engineer: In charge of the optimization of the GSM
network in center of the capital city Algiers, like submitting master plans for the general optimization in Alger to
offer better service, Father more the following milestones during this project.
Manage drive tests (i.e. indicate routes, setup routine drive tests, follow up Radio engineers, etc..),
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and if needed, performs critical drive tests, GPRS drive test (four main tests which are: Ping
Test/Round Trip Time (RTT),GPRS Attach and PDP Context Activation, FTP Throughput, Cell re-
selection and Inter SGSN Routing Area Update).
GPRS drive test analysis: with analysis strategy on focusing on:
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 Radio Link quality measured by RLC Throughput
 PCU,PDCH Capacity
 Cell Reselection Performance
Contact with customer care department, not directly but through department coordination section,
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respond for any customer complaints, and present a report as a result.
Check statistics to determine any possible problems.
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Check BSS parameters, Cell parameter tuning
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GPRS radio network performance: Participated in This GPRS Audit which was performed in the
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ATM GSM network during August 2005 in the city of Algiers. The scope of this is to give as
detailed review as possible of the GPRS radio network performance with the available data sources
and also to provide recommendations for the GPRS performances improvement and for the nearby
introduction of EDGE in the network. In this Audit the data used as a base for the analysis was
parameter printouts, BSC STS statistics and TEMS Investigation drive test.
The approach used in this project is based on different problem types that can be expected to show
up in a GPRS radio network. The used grouping of different problem areas is:
• Capacity problems: This includes capacity problems in the BSS, e.g. PDCHs
resources available for GPRS, RPP capacity, GSL devices usage etc.
• Interference problems: This includes how interference reduces performance for
users, i.e. low throughput, difficulties with decoding system information etc.
• Mobility problems : This includes how mobility reduces performance for users,
mainly by outages in the data transfer and it’s effect on the TCP protocol.
Prepare weekly report, containing drive test analysis with statistics.
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Perform, once per month, drive test on the other operator's network, and produce a benchmark
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report once per month.
Perform, in collaboration with radio Engineers, routine drive tests within their regions, in order to
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monitor the network quality, Drive test & analyzing
Look daily into the statistics reports, analyze the results, and suggest solutions, like Congestion
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study
In case any modification is to be done in the network, update the sites database in collaboration
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with the department coordination section., in site visit
 Basic site survey to update the site database
 Take panoramic photo
 Propose the antenna configuration change
 Issue the trouble ticket (Field Maintenance & Operation team or to Network
Rollout team)
Oct 2001 until Feb 2005: Spacetel Syria – DAMASCUS – SYRIA (major wireless operator)
Optimization Engineer: In charge of the optimization of the GSM network in the north
part of Syria (Aleppo, Idlib, Rakka, Hassakeh and Dier Elzzor) which occupying more than
the half of the total area of Syria (54.4% of the total). Responsibilities including monitoring
of selected radio statistical counters, analysis of drive tests, modification of radio parameters
(including frequencies)
Radio engineer: Analyzing traffic concentrations, planning for new sites, field surveys,
validation of chosen sites, prescribing needed radio equipment for the sites; Preparing cell
data and GSM frequency plans. Responsibilities include the following:

5. in charge of all the frequency plans (covering whole north part of Syria, with a
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population density of 196/km2 ) from the beginning of 2001 until 2005, using a set of
different planning methods including the Multiple Reuse Pattern method, supported by
the prediction tool of TEMS Cell Planner TCP and personal developed tools for
frequency plan.
in charge of the radio parameters settings (Cell data transcripts) for all the cells in the
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network from the beginning of 2001 until 2005 (Ericsson equipment).
- in charge of Nominal Cell Planning form the first phases (Ph1, Ph2 & until now)
designing and implementing more than 430 GSM radio sites, including dimensioning
(number of cells per site, number of TRXs per cell), Location areas dimensioning, field
surveys (selecting the best site positions available), selecting the suitable types of GSM
antennas, preparing the power budgets for those cells, optimizing the parameters and the
antennas positions on the sites using the TEMS measurement tool (Ericsson), following
their activation as a site acceptance on production department according to the plan.
in charge of the Micro-cellular Design project in which a traffic and coverage
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measurements campaign was completed in the north part of Syria (Aleppo city), and
suburbs (Population 4.2 millions, 18,000 KM2, traffic around 25 m Erlangs per
subscriber) beginning on November 2002 and until 2005.
- In charge of road coverage project designing and surveying in coordination with
transmission department team, using real map and TEMS tool, in my Zone there are a
lot of long road had most optimized coverage plan both GSM and transmission link as a
share project (getting best GSM coverage with minimal cost.
February 2001 - September 2001: Syria Telecommunications Establishment (STE) - Dam –
Syria
Communication engineer: doing studies and researches on the new features of GSM
network and other technical topics related to telecommunication as 3G, GPRS and so on …
Professional Knowledge Acquired :
TELECOMMUNICATIONS NETWORKS: GSM 900/1800, GPRS and EDGE
SOFTWARE:
• TEMS Cell Planner Universal TCPU (Prediction tools for GSM TCPU7.1/TCPU8)
• TEMS Investigation (drive test tool, record and play back the log files)
• Business Object (Real Time Statistics tools)
• OSS (RNO, CAN) (real time tools for monitoring and optimization), TEMS investigation
(drive test tools)
• MapInfo ( for geography displaying for center data)
• MCOM (Mobile Communications Network Application (MCOM) as a Map basic application
tool to create a graphical representation of a mobile network in MapInfo)
• ACTIX (drive test analysis tools help to check and play back the log files)
OTHER: Visual Basic Applets VBA (develop small programs tools to asset in Frequency and
neighboring plans, and statistics collecting and analysis).
Filed Survey : diversified survey Green field (Towers, water tank …), and of course City survey
Educational Background:
2003 until 2006: Master in Programming and System Analysis
Damascus University - Damascus – SYRIA
2006 – April: Participating in IEEE International Conference on Information & Communication
Technologies 2006.
ICTTA675: “Designing a programming package connects PC to Nokia Cellular phones”
Umayyad Palace - Damascus – SYRIA

6. 2000-2002: Diploma in Programming and Systems Analysis
Damascus University - Damascus – SYRIA
1995-2000: Bachelor of Engineering, major Electronics
Damascus University - Damascus – SYRIA
Courses:
GSM Courses:
• Ericsson:
GSM Advance Cell Planning, Dam 21st Dec – 25th Dec 2003
OSS for planning Engineers, Dam 31st Aug – 9th Sep 2002
TEMS cell planning workshop and RF propagation models, Dam 2001
• Alcatel:
RNE Fundamental, Cairo-Egypt 23rd – 30th Dec 2001
Radio Fine Tuning, Cairo-Egypt 3rd –6th Feb 2002.
• Aircom:
Advance planning for GSM& GPRS Network, Dam 9th-11th May 2003
• Attended several presentation, workgroup relates to the network’s radio aspect.
Other (IT courses):
• C++ programming language, issued by Al-Wafer institute for computer sciences. Dam 2003.
• Internet, Web design and intranet, issued by the Syria Computer Society SCS, Dam 2001.
• Network Administrator on WinNT operating system, issued by the Entity of Engineers, Dam
2001.
• High Octane selling, issued by Arab Quality Makers AQM in cooperation with PIGIER, Dam
2001.
Personal Activities:
• Working on some topic related to EDGE.
• Small study on the enhancement on the feature for BSS R06A ( similar to R12)
• Working on technical topics related to GSM Telecommunication & GPRS radio network
performance.
• Working on a special project in automation the procedures in my Department, by making a
general forms and small programs to short the time in doing the rotten studies (Yearly
dimensioning, Capacity study, Upgrade/downgrade and so on …).
• Master project: Designing a system for exchange request between database and mobile phone
users that provides access to on-line data. I have used MS VISUAL C++ environment, Nokia
(R) 6210 mobile phone and interface that is provided with Nokia Cellular Data Suite Kit
Languages
Arabic and English
Last updated: October 21,2008