Description:

Revived a project that had been put on hold for about 9 months.  Enabling a mobile network operator to use the SIM card for user authentication on the WLAN hotspot network.

Responsibilities:

• Agreed on project scope and project approach with major stakeholders, i.e. two phases for
  • Initial Trial (limited functionality and ‘handpicked’ test users) and
  • Full Rollout (for standard subscribers on the live hotspot network).

• Secured resources for the next project phases.
• Ensured budget approval and appropriate usage
• Agree Statement of Work with vendor.

• Drove procurement process with vendor for
  • Hardware,
  • Software, and
  • Professional Services

• in
  • Test Environment and
  • Live Environment.

• Worked with technical teams across
  • access network (design, testing, implementation),
  • core functionality (design, development, testing, implementation) and
  • agreed handover to several operations teams.

Duration:

• 11 months

Client:

• Telekom Deutschland GmbH, Germany