Zlatko Zahirović

Paradise Mobile is the newest and award-winning Mobile Network Operator (MNO) headquartered in Bermuda and growing beyond.

Appointed Deputy Chair of the GSMA North America Terminals Working Group, helping drive collaboration on device interoperability, user experience, and next-generation mobile technologies.

Member of the Humber College Program Advisory Council (PAC). The PAC is responsible for: -Experiential Learning -Suggesting and supporting experiential educational opportunities in industry, community and industry, inside and outside the classroom -Employment prospects -Recommend and advise on employment opportunities for students -Student awards -Assist in the establishment of scholarships, bursaries and awards for Humber students -Public relations -Promote good relationships with local community and businesses, industry and professional associations; -Curriculum shaping -Provide content suggestions for inclusion in the program to maintain program relevancy and currency -Technology advice -Provide advice on the technological trends and changes in industry -Program review -Participate in the program review process as required -Special assignments -Complete special assignments such as involvement in convocation, award ceremonies, board meetings and other events as appropriate.

I had the pleasure of working with the Freedom Mobile Digital, QA, PMO, CARE and Infrastructure teams on multiple endeavors. Some key accomplishments included the launch of the Digital Experience redesign (Browse & Buy), various infrastructure projects and the exciting launch of Shaw Mobile in the summer of 2020.

I was fortunate to have the privilege of working with the PCM (Performance & Capacity Management) team and other working level teams on several major endeavors. We worked to organize the team into cross-functional pods in order to reduce implementation timelines for monitoring tools such as Splunk, Dynatrace etc. The ultimate goal was to support and elevate the #fixthebasics endeavor as part of the greater GTS (Global Technology Services) group.

Technology advisory and consultancy, my main focus is the operation and implementation of: -Spectrum and policy advisory -RF/RAN Design for 3G/4G/5G etc. -Fiber & Microwave Backhaul Solutions -Construction & Rigging -Real Estate Agreements & Lease Acquisitions -Technology Development -Internet of Things (IoT) Partnerships & Innovation -Go To Market Strategy

Our team was responsible for the creation and support of applications that leverage Bell's wireless network. Creation and integration of Smart City applications and appliances to enable next generational municipal planning and efficiencies.

The Wireless Network Core & Engineering (WNCE) team was responsible for building and maintenance of the Bell Mobility wireless backhaul network. The network included close to 6000 individual endpoint (Macro, Small Cell, Pico cell etc.) cell sites and utilized microwave and fiber connectivity. The role was so much more than just connectivity. Our team was fortunate to work with and evaluate many technologies including: 2G, 3G, 4G, 5G, vRAN, CRAN, MPLS, IPVPN, VPLS, GPON and any other acronym you can imagine.

My responsibilities included architecture, design, implementation and L3 support for the Bell backhaul network. This would include Provider Core, Core, Edge and RAN support in different scenarios when looking at the end-to-end Bell Mobility network.

My role included build, operation, documentation and light maintenance on the transport network for Bell Mobility. The team was responsible for backhaul to cell sites with different technologies (e.g. copper, fiber, microwave etc.)