BHANU CHANDRA
@bhanuchandra
Senior Packet Core engineer specializing in 4G/5G integration and troubleshooting.
What I'm looking for
I am a telecom professional with 10+ years of experience in Packet Core, 4G/5G networks, and international roaming, delivering integration, configuration, and troubleshooting across multi-vendor environments.
At Cisco India I drive PGW, GGSN, SGSN and MME integrations across native and cloud infrastructure, lead outage response and customer escalations, and implemented key enhancements such as N26, MIP6 selection (FQDN), HSS-based P-CSCF restoration, and traffic migrations.
I excel at KPI troubleshooting, cross-team coordination during P1 incidents, and continuous improvement—currently advancing 5G PAY/MAC development using C/C++ and working with the OAI 5G open air interface simulator.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Senior Packet Core Engineer
Cisco India Pvt. Ltd.
Nov 2023 - Present (2 years 2 months)
Drive integration, configuration and troubleshooting of PGW, GGSN, SGSN and MME across native and cloud infrastructure; restructured MMEs and SPGs for PAN-India service segregation and managed 24x7 customer incident response to minimize downtime.
Packet Core Specialist
Cataleya India Pvt. Ltd.
Jun 2023 - Nov 2023 (5 months)
Performed 2nd-level troubleshooting and AWS-based configuration, decommission and upgrade activities for EPC, PGW, HSS and DRA while coordinating with global vendors to optimize network device performance.
Packet Core Engineer
Ericsson Global India Ltd.
Sep 2019 - May 2023 (3 years 8 months)
Managed 2nd-level troubleshooting for ASR/EPG/MME/DNS/CUPS, led IMSI migrations and high-severity P1 outage resolution to ensure SLA adherence and rapid cross-team incident mitigation.
International Roaming Engineer
Viavi Solutions Pvt. Ltd.
Mar 2019 - Jul 2019 (4 months)
Ensured seamless international roaming across 2G/3G/4G by monitoring subscriber KPIs, coordinating with global partner operators and preparing performance dashboards for customers and internal stakeholders.
Switch Engineer
Telesonic Networks Ltd.
Sep 2015 - Mar 2019 (3 years 6 months)
Resolved SIP/ISDN/PRI configuration and fault issues on Huawei and Nokia Siemens switches, led escalations and end-to-end coordination to meet SLA targets.
Data & Field Engineer
Telesonic Networks Ltd.
Feb 2014 - May 2015 (1 year 3 months)
Managed physical connectivity and disaster recovery activities during critical outages and produced daily/weekly dashboards while collaborating with NOC for 24x7 support.
Education
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Uttarakhand Technical University
Bachelor of Technology, Electronics and Communication
Completed a B.Tech in Electronics and Communication, focusing on core electronics and communication principles.
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