GAURAV THAPAR

Experience

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  IO Global Services Ltd (Primus Telecommunications India Ltd)

  Jan 2003 - Nov 2004

  Network Executive
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  HCL Infosystems Ltd.

  Nov 2004 - Oct 2005

  Network Engineer - Wireless Access

  HCL Infinet limited was wholly owned subsidiary of HCL Infosystems Limited as "Network Division" within HCL Infosystem.

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  Airtel

  Oct 2005 - Mar 2011

  • Manager - Business Solution Group

    Sept 2007 - Mar 2011

  • Senior Executive - Network Service & Support

    Oct 2005 - Aug 2007
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  Tata Communications

  Mar 2011 - Apr 2016

  Senior Manager - Sales Engineering

  - Works closely with Carrier Sales Team so to align solution design with customers’ business requirements. Presentation at CXO level on Tata global connectivity solutions, product line and some of the industry unique offerings, positioning new products and services matching to needs.- Mobile Operator Specific Solutions – IPeXchange(IPX), GPRS Roaming Exchange(GRX), Regional Breakout Solutions – Use Case such as Mobile VOIP, Wi-Fi Roaming, Sponsored Data, SCCP Signalling, A2P Messaging solutions, SMS Firewall solutions, Hosted PCRF/PCEF Solution etc.- Large Carrier Specific Solutions – IP Transit (AS6453 and India AS4755), Global MPLS VPN (Layer-3 & Layer-2 Interconnects), International Private Line, Native Ethernet Solutions (using Provider Backbone Bridging), Enterprise voice solutions, SIP Connect and other managed/ bundled CPE solutions etc.- Data Center and Collaboration Solutions – Managed DDOS Solutions (Both Cloud and Premise based), Cloud vUTM security solutions, managed IP Bandwidth solutions and POP Colocation Infrastructure solutions, Application Aware / WAN Optimization solutions, JamVee Video and Audio conferencing solutions etc.- Cloud based Call Center technology – Cisco and Cosmocom Platform based hosted Call Center Solutions for Mobile Operators.- Multi-Service Operators (MSO) Or Cable Operator Solutions – IPTV Multicast Solutions over NLD Transport solutions, OTT Solutions over Bitgravity CDN and etc. Show less

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  Verizon Business

  Apr 2016 - Jul 2022

  Our ambition is pretty simple; to show you options best suited to your organization. Verizon’s Virtualization, Software-Defined Perimeter, Secure Cloud Interconnect and Software-Defined WAN services will efficiently manage dynamic traffic flows across the globe in reliable and secured way.However It is agile enough to accommodate requests from any source and direct it to any location: private DC, cloud, office, partner NW or legacy infrastructure.Product Line - Created using Software-Defined Networking, Cloud Computing & Virtualization principles- Software-Defined WAN - Virtualized Network Services ( On-Prem & On-Cloud)- Hosted Network Services ( Network Functions delivered through Cloud)- Dynamic Network Manager (Elastic Bandwidth)- Software-Defined Perimeter (SDP) for Enterprises Key Initiatives - Adopted Agile methodology of New Product Development, Working as Value Facilitator (VTF) on Internal Project- Leading API(s) Project "Partner API's in SDN/NFV environment " for APAC Region, Part of stable Global team.- Commissioned SDN/NFV Lab instance in India for Customer experience (Customer Technical Center, CTC) for Enterprise Use Case Demonstration.- Listed on Verizon Speaker Network for Industry Forum participation as official speaker. Show less

  • Manager - Prod Development /Management, Verizon Business Group

    Nov 2020 - Jul 2022

  • Senior Product Manager - (Product & New Business - Business Products)

    Apr 2016 - Nov 2020
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  Tata Communications

  Apr 2022 - now

  Associate Director

  Gaurav Thapar is Associate Director for Service Provider Group within Tata Communications. He is accountable for delivering connectivity solutions to SP customers across India and APAC. He supports a revenue base of $xxx Mn and leads a team of pre-sales Solution Engineers across the region. His current focus is on delivering business value to clients through Tata Communications best-in-class solutions such as Tier-1 IPT, Cybersecurity Compliance for ISP’s, IZO Cloud value proposition, Access solutions in India, DIGO, Network Security and Core connectivity solutions. Show less