Harmanpreet Dhillon
About Harmanpreet Dhillon
Harmanpreet Dhillon serves as the Vice President and Chief Technology Officer at Airtel, bringing extensive experience from major telecom companies. He specializes in digital solutioning, automation, and predictive analysis to enhance network performance and efficiency.
Current Role at Airtel
Harmanpreet Dhillon serves as the Vice President and Chief Technology Officer at Airtel, a position he has held since 2021. In this role, he is based in Karnataka, India, and is responsible for leading technology initiatives that drive digital transformation within the organization. He focuses on fostering a digital and innovative mindset among teams, ensuring that Airtel remains competitive in the rapidly evolving telecom landscape.
Previous Experience at Airtel
Before his current role, Harmanpreet Dhillon worked at Airtel as the Head of NOC - Performance Management & Digitisation from 2019 to 2021. During this time, he was based in Gurgaon, India, where he led efforts to enhance network performance through digitization and process improvements. His strategic focus on performance management contributed to the overall efficiency of Airtel's operations.
Professional Background in Telecom
Harmanpreet Dhillon has a robust background in the telecommunications industry, having worked with major operators and vendors such as Vodafone, Idea, Nokia, and Huawei. His experience includes a significant tenure at Vodafone as Head of RF Planning & Quality from 2012 to 2018 in Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar, Punjab, India. He also held the position of Head of NPO at Nokia for eight months in Yangon, Myanmar, from 2018 to 2019.
Expertise in Network Technologies
Harmanpreet Dhillon possesses extensive expertise in managing both wireless and wireline technologies, covering 2G, 3G, 4G, and 5G networks. He has a proven track record in executing network rollouts, swaps, upgrades, and optimizations across various regions. His skills include network dimensioning, planning, and end-to-end BOQ planning for radio, transmission, and core networks.
Achievements in Performance Management
In his roles, Harmanpreet Dhillon has developed logic for data lake and orchestration layers to enable closed-loop automation. He utilizes predictive analysis with AI/ML to reduce network fault rates and leads initiatives to insource NOC performance management. His efforts in establishing big data solutions for performance management across 24 lakh cells in India demonstrate his commitment to enhancing operational efficiency and cost reduction.