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Fathi Abdeldayem

Senior Technology Standardization Expert
Munich-Germany

Summary

Technology Standardization subject matter expert with +25 years of experience. Leading cross-functional projects coordinating with global key partners, vendors, and customers. Interfacing the cooperation from standardization point of view with global Tier 1 telecommunication industry players and global Standardization bodies GSMA, GCF, ITU, ETSI, 3GPP, LCA and MetaVerse Standardization Forum. An expert level in Project management and product management, besides International Business management. I am leading the Technology standardization involvement as a technology standards expert interfacing with GSMA, GCF, ITU, ETIS, 3GPP, LCA, MetaVesre Standardization Forum.

Started my career at Siemens Germany as an R&D MSC, student for Chipset and terminal development. Moved to automotive industry working for BMW and Audi (Germany). Shifted back to Telecommunication branch as consultant expert leading and IOT with o2 Germany. Managing different accounts dealing with technology division, Business division, after sales and customer care division. The cope involved creating strategy and roadmap for the company terminal portfolio. My next career section was Telefonica Germany developing and managing E2E of terminal portfolio for Telefonica Germany end user including software engineering, Requirements engineering, managing Tier 1 key Terminal vendors such as Nokia and Apple. Worked as expert position launching technology services such as LTE, VoLTE, VoWiFi,5G NSA -SA, e-SIM Smartphone OS expert level, Test Systems Smart City, Internet of Things, AI, ML, LiFi standardization, MetaVerse Standardization.

Winner of the 1st place Innovation Prize from du in H H Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Innovation Week

-Founder of the BE-AT-The Top work process

-Initiator of the UAE Profile Initiative

-Initiator of the 5G MENA Conference in cooperation with the Global Certification Forum

Publications:

-Whitepaper Terabit Indoor Laser-Based Wireless Communications: LiFi 2.0 for 6G

Overview

7
7
years of post-secondary education

Work History

Consultant

MBA Michael Bailey Associates GmbH, Ericsson
  • 2 Germany www.mbade.com o2 Germany Terminal Quality Center and Technology Transition
  • Munich, in o2 Germany Terminal Quality Centre Optimising the performance of the handsets and
  • NW
  • Execution of interoperability testing of 3G application features with different infrastructures and on different 2G/3G networks, in the field and the lab
  • Performing radio testing against different radio network infrastructure in live NW and test lab, (, Nortel and Nokia)
  • Analysing GSM/GPRS layer 3 messages on A-interface and Gb interface using protocol analyser tool
  • Checking the data through puts, performing inter SGSN handover and voice call handover testing on these three networks
  • Performing set of SIM/USIM tests
  • Creation of test cases for product requirement specification based on ETSI/3GPP mobile phone conformance specification.

Lead

Eimirates Integrated Telecommunication Group, EITIC Group
01.2018
  • Infrastructure Strategy, Technology Standardization & Compliance, Technolgy www.du.ae
  • Define the standardization roadmap work flow with the standardization bodies (GSMA, 3GPP, ITU, and GCF)
  • Manage the compliance regulatory Engagement from Standardization perspective
  • Push the technical requirements and CRs in all standardization bodies in alignment with the internal strategy roadmap
  • Establish and coordinate a regional standardization hub along with the different regional stake holders
  • Support proof based decision making and align with the internal technical and business Strategy
  • Assess global technology standards and monitor international developments in Infrastructure innovations and establish relationship with technology associations
  • Translate the Corporate Strategy into Infrastructure Guidelines and medium to long-term plan
  • Lead the 5G use case development and deployment within EITC group
  • Develop the Smart City scope including all smart city verticals with all EITC stake holders and external partners
  • Senior Technical Standardization and Process Optimization Expert

Fathi Abdeldayem, Science
01.2015 - 12.2017
  • Technolgy www.du.ae
  • Lead the standardization scope within du, representing du in the GSMA, GCF and 3GPP
  • Du GCF officer
  • Working very close with the internal and external stake holders to create du standardization requirement
  • Working very close with the local regulatory (Telecommunication Regulatory Authority) and with the global partners to implement du requirements
  • Owner of the UAE/GCC profile initiative
  • SPOC for the FTQO project within du and FT
  • SPOC for automated solutions with an end to end active responsibility for mobile network services and components
  • Leading du Terminal accreditation process, interacting with internal and external stake holders
  • Technical requirements generation and implementation based on business and network specification
  • Lead the requirements engineering scope within the Terminal &IoT department
  • Interface from technical perspective to the Commercial and
  • Enterprise teams inside du to support launching of new products and services
  • Conjunction function between the NW core, optimizations, planning teams and the terminal vendors
  • Interface to customer care department to support solving and terminal related issues
  • Budgetary responsibility for resources,
  • Equipments and material planning
  • Develop, Improve and Optimize Processes along with a responsible for assisting in planning, managing and execution of process improvement initiatives to ensure proper deployment of products and services
  • Managing and coordinating the external Vendors, Consultants, Contractors and subcontractors related to Care Contracts to deliver services and achieve company targets
  • Managing and controlling the budget related to CAPEX and OPEX optimization process
  • Technical Expert GCF Officer, GSMA standardization and UE Lab lead

Du UAE
01.2013 - 08.2015
  • Technolgy www.du.ae
  • Lead M2M requirements Engineering and RFP
  • Lead IoT requirements engineering during the qualification and approval process for the M2M modules, IoT platforms
  • Leading du GCF membership application (leading du to become the first GCF member in the MENA region) and the first FTQO
  • Fathi Abdeldayem CV& and Work Experience member in the MENA region
  • Leading du GFC CAG and FTAG and represent du inside the GCF task groups
  • POC and founder of du State of Art Terminal Lab which includes network simulation functionality, network emulation functionality, SAT and USAT test systems, Voice Quality Test system and Customer Experience test system
  • Event manager of the GCF CAG and FTAG, GSMA meetings hosted by du for the first time in the
  • MENA region
  • End to end responsibility to build the UE innovation lab
  • Including NW simulation, NW emulation,
  • Customer Experience application development, Voice Quality test system, SAT/USAT test systems,
  • NFC and SIM profiling
  • Monetizing the lab to achieve RIO, including CAPEX and OPEX optimization process
  • System programing and scripting and lab team management
  • Lead Expert Terminal Quality Centre du UAE
  • Terminal test process, Test Specification and Requirements Engineering

Du
01.2012 - 01.2013
  • Technolgy www.du.ae
  • End to end responsibility to guarantee the successful launch of products to meet the TTM SLA
  • Putting customer-satisfaction in the middle point and built a trust working relationship with the customers and terminal vendors
  • Create test specifications and test process including all stake holders, defining SLA both internally and externally Answer product related questions from the customer to support the ranging decision
  • Ensure implementation of the agreed goals and service level with all stake holders
  • Lead customer-related long-term process and strategic operative development activities
  • Also to act as channel between the different du internal teams and the Vendor’s R&D teams to ensure understanding of customer long term requirements and priorities
  • Sole responsibility for technical acceptances and quality validation for all Terminals in the UAE market.

Technical Vendor and Requirements Engineering Manager

Telefonica Germany Group
01.2009 - 07.2012
  • Network Development Data Services www.o2.de/www.telefonica.com
  • Technical vendor manager and product manager to ensure the successful launch of Telefonica customized products to the market
  • Define Telefonica Technical and business requirements and create the related specification to ensure the correct implementation of the agreed goals such as customization offering for Telefónica o2 Germany account at global and local levels
  • Ensure that the customization offerings are aligned with Telefonica marketing strategy
  • Lead customer-related long-term process and strategic operative development activities
  • Responsible for the technical acceptances process and defining the pass fail criteria
  • Quality validation manager for smartphones e.g (Nokia and Apple iOS Devices) in Telefónica Germany
  • Support after sales, customer care teams to identify the root cause of the customer complaints and problem solving
  • Work very close with the commercial team to implement Telefonica Terminal roadmap and QOS for the entire target Products in Telefónica o2 Germany device Roadmap
  • Technical test specification owner, includes creating new Test specification based on GCF and 3GPP Specifications and the TTS “Telefonica Test Specifications”
  • Heavy involvements in:
  • Process Development &Governance
  • Inventory Management System
  • Network controls and Network Evaluation;
  • Vendor Management & Care Contracts
  • Design & Planning and Exceptional of the agreed process
  • Infrastructure projects with a focus to achieve win-win targets

UE Compliance lab Manager

Fathi Abdeldayem CV, Vendor, Telefonica Germany Group
01.2008 - 08.2009
  • Terminal Design & Accreditation (TDA) www.o2.de/www.telefonica.com
  • Responsible for Technical acceptance for Nokia, Apple, and Samsung Devices in o2 Germany portfolio
  • Planning the test phase and coordinating with the internal stake holders to hit the TTM
  • Technical vendor management and test team manager
  • Align the global vendor management Telefonica
  • Group members
  • After sales and customer care support for the entire portfolio in o2 Germany
  • SPOC for the terminal lab programing and scripting using SAS SW for 2G,3G LTE and VoLTE deployment
  • Leading UE lab RFP and creating technical requirements
  • Budget planning and resources planning
  • Leading the lab set up and lab vendor management
  • Training for Telefonica employees for system programming and lab usage
  • The lab main task was to reduce certification cost and to create a process to offload the drive tests efforts and cots to the lab
  • Coordination with the internal NW roll out teams to optimize the cost and to get the maximum benefit of the UE lab
  • The scope included to increase the certification quality, and to speed up Time-To-Market

Test Manager

O2
01.2007 - 08.2008
  • Terminal Design & Accreditation (TDA) www.o2.de/www.telefonica.com
  • Planning the Test Phase for the different Data Products Huawei, Option and Novatel
  • Responsible for
  • Technical Acceptance for the data products launched with o2 Germany
  • Planning the test phases and align with the commercial and marketing teams to guarantee Time-To-Market
  • Owner of Core and
  • Interoperability specification
  • Owner of o2 Germany DPS (Devise Parameter Specification)
  • Coordination of the on-site Testing and resources management
  • Working very close with the after sales and customer care support teams to identify any terminal related issues
  • Risk analysis manager and coordinating with the global Telefonica group members based on Telefonica Device Council (TDS)
  • Owner of o2 Germany requirements specifications based on 3GPP Specifications
  • Organizing the Test process and introducing the self-certification process internally and externally.

Manager

PDA & Smart phones, O2 Germany
01.2006 - 04.2007
  • Terminal Design & Accreditation (TDA) www.o2.de/www.telefonica.com
  • Munich,
  • Planning the Test Phase for the different PDA and Smart phones Products and Vendors and coordinate the 3G/2G GCF Testing Activity
  • Plan and coordinate the resources for the on-site vendor support
  • Responsible for test budget and resource
  • Responsible for Time To Market target from technical perspective
  • Owner of o2 Device Requirements
  • Product manager for o2 portfolio in charge of O2
  • Germany to certify that the final product provided to the customer is bug free
  • Organizing the Test process till the Acceptance stage and responsible for the After Sale technical Issues
  • SIM, USIM design engineer leading o2 Germany SIM/USIM portfolio

IOT Expert Consultant

Elan Telecommunications GmbH
01.2006 - 08.2006
  • O2 Germany www.elantelco.com
  • Munich Germany.

Consultant

IOT Engineering Consultation
01.2005 - 12.2005
  • O2 Germany Competence Center User Equipment (CUE)
  • Fathi Abdeldayem CV& and Work Experience
  • Leading the NW feature rollout (Home Zone feature)
  • Validating if the products are conform to o2 DRS (Device Requirements Specifications)
  • Validation of HSDPA and HSUPA according to the 3GPP
  • Specifications and o2 DRS
  • Planning the Test Phase for the different Products and Vendors
  • Coordination of the Self Certifications process according to the o2 Germany DRS
  • Error analysis and fix definition for the NW related issues and terminal issues
  • Leading the 3G/2G testing activity for a dual mode phone project
  • Execute test plans and test cases for UMTS / GSM / GPRS relating tests for the roll out acceptance phase.

IOT Lead Engineer

BenQ Mobile Germany
01.2004 - 12.2004
  • Www.benqmobile.com
  • Munich, R&D responsibility to develop and launch BenQ handsets after the purchase of Siemens Mobile
  • Developing of Test Specification for the DuT according to Siemens requirements
  • Execution of interoperability testing of 3G application features with different infrastructures and on different 2G/3G networks, in the field
  • On-Site operator support during the acceptance phase
  • Lab and Live approval tests using different Radio, Base-Band, and BTS Simulators, Protocol analyzers, and general test equipment
  • Executed test scripts, test plans, test cases UMTS / GSM / GPRS for Siemens/BenQ 3G / 2.5G handsets
  • Field test performance evaluation included Incoming call success rate, Outgoing call success rate, Call drop rate, System Handovers, Intersystem Handovers and audio mute testing
  • Performance tests in UMTS, GSM and GPRS products to identify any problems.

Automotive Consultant

BMW HQ www
01.2004 - 05.2004
  • Bmw.com
  • Munich Germany
  • BMW R&D Digital Security and Personalization Project for the BMW cars
  • Development engineer in the Digital control project Automotive
  • Create test specification and test execution plans
  • Work very close with the R&D team to create, define and execute the test plans
  • Results evaluation and risk analysis
  • Scripting for automated testing

R&D Development Engineer

Siemens Mobile www
01.2003 - 01.2003
  • Siemens.com
  • Munich, Fathi Abdeldayem CV& and Work Experience
  • R&D responsibility to develop and launch Siemens handsets
  • Testing included field performance testing, full feature testing, and operating instructions review
  • Field performance evaluation to identify any problems
  • Test reports and problem reports to Siemens management
  • Feature testing included SMS,
  • MMS, and browser GPRS, Camera performance, Bluetooth, MP3 player and USB/IrDA connections
  • Execute tests on Rohde & Schwarz, Anite NW simulators
  • Problems analysis on handset and NW side
  • Reviewing technical documents: test specifications and test suite design documents.

Master Study Training Project

Thor Geophysics www
01.1998 - 01.2002
  • Gulfoilandgas.com
  • Kiel, Evaluating of survey results and editing the evaluating
  • IT Support in Survey open filed Project
  • Analysing the Reports
  • Agree on SLAs
  • Define the Project PIP
  • Filed survey and coordination the shooting sites.

Fathi Abdeldayem CV, Fathi Abdeldayem
01.2013 - 01.1972

Education

Master of Science - Electronics Engineering

LMU University
01.2001 - 01.2006

and Work Experience - undefined

SGD Telecommunications
01.2008 - 01.2010

CTFL –“Certified Tester Foundation Level” ISTQB Berlin Germany - undefined

Load & Performance Schooling „International Software Testing Qualifications Board - undefined

Fathi Abdeldayem CV

DSL Diploma - DSL Marketing and Functionality

Munich

ISTQB Certified Tester Foundation Level - undefined

HSDPA-HSUPA, and EDGE Training Munich Germany - undefined

Project Management Training Munich Germany - undefined

Business Management Basics Training o2 Germany - undefined

Anite NEMO Training and Certification - undefined

T4You Test management training and Certificate - undefined

TMS “Test management systems Training and Certification - undefined

Project Management Training - undefined

LTE Certification - undefined

LTE Design - undefined

CEM Certification - undefined

IMS design and implementation certification - undefined

VoLTE Certification - undefined

WiFi Offload certification - undefined

Leadership certified program - undefined

Skills

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Accomplishments

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  • Resolved product issue through consumer testing.
  • Collaborated with team of Number in the development of Project name.

Timeline

Lead

Eimirates Integrated Telecommunication Group, EITIC Group
01.2018

Fathi Abdeldayem, Science
01.2015 - 12.2017

Du UAE
01.2013 - 08.2015

Fathi Abdeldayem CV, Fathi Abdeldayem
01.2013 - 01.1972

Du
01.2012 - 01.2013

Technical Vendor and Requirements Engineering Manager

Telefonica Germany Group
01.2009 - 07.2012

UE Compliance lab Manager

Fathi Abdeldayem CV, Vendor, Telefonica Germany Group
01.2008 - 08.2009

and Work Experience - undefined

SGD Telecommunications
01.2008 - 01.2010

Test Manager

O2
01.2007 - 08.2008

Manager

PDA & Smart phones, O2 Germany
01.2006 - 04.2007

IOT Expert Consultant

Elan Telecommunications GmbH
01.2006 - 08.2006

Consultant

IOT Engineering Consultation
01.2005 - 12.2005

IOT Lead Engineer

BenQ Mobile Germany
01.2004 - 12.2004

Automotive Consultant

BMW HQ www
01.2004 - 05.2004

R&D Development Engineer

Siemens Mobile www
01.2003 - 01.2003

Master of Science - Electronics Engineering

LMU University
01.2001 - 01.2006

Master Study Training Project

Thor Geophysics www
01.1998 - 01.2002

Consultant

MBA Michael Bailey Associates GmbH, Ericsson

CTFL –“Certified Tester Foundation Level” ISTQB Berlin Germany - undefined

Load & Performance Schooling „International Software Testing Qualifications Board - undefined

Fathi Abdeldayem CV

DSL Diploma - DSL Marketing and Functionality

Munich

ISTQB Certified Tester Foundation Level - undefined

HSDPA-HSUPA, and EDGE Training Munich Germany - undefined

Project Management Training Munich Germany - undefined

Business Management Basics Training o2 Germany - undefined

Anite NEMO Training and Certification - undefined

T4You Test management training and Certificate - undefined

TMS “Test management systems Training and Certification - undefined

Project Management Training - undefined

LTE Certification - undefined

LTE Design - undefined

CEM Certification - undefined

IMS design and implementation certification - undefined

VoLTE Certification - undefined

WiFi Offload certification - undefined

Leadership certified program - undefined

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