Rahul Budhalakoti

Experience

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  Kushagra Telecom Pvt. Ltd

  Dec 2000 - Apr 2002

  IP Network Engineer

  Operations & Maintenance for the Class ‘C’ ISP operations at Ghaziabad HUB comprising primarily of Dial-Up & Lease-Line connections

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  Reliance Communications

  Apr 2002 - Dec 2006

  Managing a Team of Network Specialists for the Planning, Implementation, Operations & Maintenance of the Telecommunications Network of Reliance Communication focussing primarily on the IP/Transmission Networks comprising of Cisco, Juniper & Nortel Equipments. Acting as a Member of a Team of Network Specialists for the Planning, Implementation, Operations & Maintenance of the Telecommunications Network of Reliance Communication focussing primarily on the IP/Transmission Networks comprising of Cisco, Juniper & Nortel Equipments.

  • Team Lead - Networks

    Dec 2004 - Dec 2006

  • Team Member - Networks

    Apr 2002 - Dec 2004
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  Nokia

  Dec 2006 - Jul 2010

  I was working for the delivery of customer specific solution architecture & services in providing a multi-player service convergence to IP on top of the operator’s transmission infrastructure and/or of the operator’s transmission service providers.The Global CoC was a team of experts for new service solutions in the area of converged networks.The Global CoC supported the regions in:1) Regional business ramp-up2) Providing technical pre-sales support3) Providing experts for pilots and first deployments4) Ensuring deliveries (in time, in quality)5) Enabling regional resources Show less

  • Solution Architect IP for Global Centre of Competence

    Jul 2009 - Jul 2010

  • SME - IP Testing

    Apr 2008 - Jun 2009

  • Specialist - IP

    Dec 2006 - Apr 2008
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  Airtel

  Jul 2010 - now

  • Head - New Solutions Design (IP/Transport/SDN) & Internet Traffic Engineering (ASN-9498)

    Feb 2022 - now

  • Head - Packet Network Service/System Engineering & Automation

    Mar 2018 - Feb 2022

  • Sr. Manager - ISP/MPLS Network Planning

    Oct 2013 - Feb 2018

  • Manager - ISP/MPLS Network Service Engineering

    Jul 2010 - Oct 2013