Kathmandu, Nepal/Telecom, IT & Project Delivery/Since 1999
Sunil Kr Karna
Sunil Kumar Karna
Deputy Manager at Nepal Telecom, 27+ years building national networks: optical transmission, microwave, CDMA, GSM radio access network (2G, 3G, 4G) rollout.
Portrait
27+
Years in telecom & IT
22
Years at Nepal Telecom
A
NEC Class “A” engineer · No. 76
27
Vendor certifications
Core leadership areas
01Strategic Telecom Network Planning & Transformation
02Large-Scale Project Leadership & Implementation
032G/3G/4G Network Deployment & Modernization
04Optical & Microwave Transmission Networks
05Technology & Infrastructure Planning
06Procurement & Vendor/Contract Management
07Cross-Functional Team & Stakeholder Management
08Network Performance & Operational Excellence
09Resource Optimization & Investment Planning
10Digital Infrastructure & Next-Generation Networks
01 Writing
02 Profile
Career spans the full lifecycle of national network delivery: demand analysis, budgeting, specification and BOQ, tender, evaluation and contract preparation, implementation, acceptance testing, optimisation and long-term operations.
Nepal Engineering Council registered Class “A” Electronics Engineer (No. 76). M.Sc. Information System Engineering, Purbanchal University; BE Electronics & Communication, Institute of Engineering, Pulchowk. Continuous vendor training with Huawei, ZTE, Cisco and Alcatel in China, Malaysia and India. Objective: to work as a Project Manager, delivering the specified scope, in the specified timeframe, to the required quality.
03 Expertise
Programme & project management
Project scoping, budgeting and annual planning
Tender and sealed-quotation preparation, evaluation, executive presentation
Vendor management, BOQ preparation, milestone payments
Provisional Acceptance Testing of delivered networks
Public procurement law, LC and bank guarantees
Mobile & radio access
LTE system design, planning and implementation
Spectrum management: 2G/3G/4G
RAN across CDMA and GSM, 2G/3G/4G
CDMA BSC, BTS, PDSN and 1xEV-DO planning and O&M
RF planning, traffic observation, neighbour-list management
Optimisation: drive test and RNO against KPIs
Transmission & fixed infrastructure
Microwave links: path profiling, survey, line-up, configuration
Optical SDH STM-1 / STM-4 / STM-16 installation and O&M
Fibre outside plant: trenching, ducting, blowing, splicing, OTDR testing
ODF patching and termination
VSAT, ADSL/DSL, DVB and radio links
RAN power: transformer, rectifier, battery banks, solar
IP, computing & systems
LAN/WAN design, implementation and maintenance
Cisco routers and switches (CCNA)
Linux server administration: gateway, firewall, DNS, DHCP, mail, proxy
Internet service delivery and system security
User account management and access control
04 Experience
Sep 2023 - Present
Deputy Manager
Nepal Telecom, Wireless Service Directorate, Babarmahal
Manage resources to expand the 2G/3G/4G wireless network
Optimise wireless resources for utilisation
RNO and drive test to improve KPIs and end-user experience
Implement wireless infrastructure for network expansion
Coordinate audit and monitoring of the wireless network
Coordinate demand analysis and network planning
Prepare budgets against the annual plan
Coordinate with Planning, Procurement and Province Directorates
Coordinate international and local vendors
Provisional Acceptance Testing and project scoping
Feb 2021 - Sep 2023
Office In-Charge
Nepal Telecom, Naxal Office, Kathmandu
Overall management of the branch office and daily operations
Operation of the technical system, wireless and wireline
Business development for the office
Manpower management across the branch
Jan 2021 - Feb 2022
Deputy Manager, Regulatory & Tariff
Nepal Telecom, Chief Commercial Officer's Office
Focal person for Nepal Telecom with the Nepal Telecommunication Authority
Coordinated tariff matters across the service portfolio
Regulatory and compliance coordination across departments
Supervised teams for policy adherence
Monitored KPIs and implemented corrective action
Jan 2013 - Jan 2021
Senior Telecom Engineer, CDMA Project
Nepal Telecom, Directorate of Wireless Telephone, Babarmahal
Frequency refarming for migration
Design, planning and implementation of the CDMA network
Optical and microwave bandwidth upgrades for IP CDMA
RAN planning, implementation and operation
Survey and wireless infrastructure management
RAN power systems: transformer, rectifier, battery, solar
Specification preparation for tendered systems
O&M of BSC, PDSN, EV-DO and BTS
Tender evaluation, vendor management, BOQ and payments
Jan 2004 - Jan 2013
Telecom Engineer, CDMA & Transmission
Nepal Telecom, Kathmandu, then Eastern Regional Directorate, Biratnagar
CDMA BSS 2G and 3G planning and implementation
O&M of ZTE ZXC10 and Huawei BSC6680
CDMA PDSN: ZTE P100 and Huawei PDSN 9660
1xEV-DO planning, implementation and maintenance
Optical SDH installation and configuration
Fibre outside plant: splicing, jointing, testing
Microwave planning, survey, path profiling and line-up
Power, earthing and surge protection for radio systems
Tender specification, evaluation and equipment testing
Training and technical guidance for junior engineers
Dec 1999 - Jan 2004
Branch Manager / System Engineer
WorldLink Communications, Kathmandu & Biratnagar
Opened the Biratnagar branch and its sub-branches across eastern Nepal
Operations grew to serve thousands of internet subscribers
Staff recruitment, administration and day-to-day operations
Corporate and individual customer handling; liaison with government and Nepal Telecom
Sales, marketing, billing and cash operations
Linux and Windows 2000 servers: gateway, firewall, DNS, mail, proxy, Samba, FTP
Cisco router and switch configuration
VSAT installation, satellite line-up and modem configuration
Leased line, DSL, DVB and radio link setup
LAN/WAN and wireless WAN design and administration
From 1999
Part-time Lecturer
Engineering and IT colleges, Kathmandu
Communication systems, telecommunication and satellite communication
Propagation and antenna, optical fibre communication
Semiconductors, logic and electronic circuits
Computer networks, computer architecture, microprocessors
Crash courses for MCA students, Purbanchal University
Computer networking and ISP server setup in Linux
05 Education & Registration
2009 - 2012
M.Sc. Information System Engineering
Acme Engineering College, Purbanchal University, Kathmandu: total CGPA 4/4, passed with distinction throughout.
1995 - 1999
BE Electronics & Communication
Institute of Engineering, Central Campus Pulchowk, Tribhuvan University, first division.
1991 - 1993
Intermediate in Science
Kathmandu Valley Campus (now converted to KUHS), Tribhuvan University, first division.
2004
Nepal Engineering Council registration
Registered Engineer No. 76, Electronics, Category “A”. Admitted by Council resolution, 23 June 2004.
06 Training
27 documented certificates across five vendors and four countries.
Huawei, Hangzhou & Shenzhen, China
2012 · 2019 · 2023
Advanced training for senior engineers (2023): LTE eRAN reconfiguration, LTE radio network design and dimensioning, VoLTE, 5G radio network basics and planning, E-UTRAN/NG-RAN interoperability. LTE RAN commissioning, air interface and E2E signalling (2019). CDMA BSS, PDSN and cdma2000 1X planning and optimisation, iManager M2000V2, IP MAN design (2012).
Huawei, Malaysia Training Center
2015
LTE system overview, air interface, protocols and radio network dimensioning; LTE basic features and algorithms; EPC principle; CDMA NSS softswitch, HLR9820 and SingleSDB; IP network technologies and ATN/CX600 mobile backhaul.
ZTE University
2006 · 2007 · 2011
Level A, CDMA ZXC10-BSSB with CDMA optimisation and WiMAX BS (Shenzhen, 2011). Data communication theory, ZXR10 GER and T64G MPLS router-switch, B-level (2007). Level A, ZXC10-BSS (Shenzhen, 2006).
Nepal Telecom Training Centre
2004 - 2016
Procurement management, LC and bank guarantees · Leadership development · Cisco networking for telecom engineers · Management skill development · Broadband communication · Induction for telecom engineers · Alcatel optical SDH system.
Other institutions
2004 - 2018
Public Procurement Monitoring Office, Office of the Prime Minister: basic capacity building on public procurement. CCNA, LABA Kathmandu. NMS operation on SDH and SSU basics, TCIL with Siemens SPCNL.
07 Recognition
Letter of Appreciation: 20 years of service, Nepal Doorsanchar Company Limited.
Central Office · 2079/10/22