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KERIGA MANWA

Nairobi

Summary

Senior Telecom & Network Analytics Specialist with over 17 years of experience in telecommunications engineering, network analytics, and global service delivery. Expert in multi-technologies (2G, 3G, 4G (LTE), 5G), KPI design, and building data-driven analytics platforms. Proven track record delivering solutions for global operators including KPN Netherlands, Salt Switzerland and Safaricom Kenya.

Overview

20
20
years of professional experience

Work History

Co-Founder & Technical Director

Nausta Solutions LTD
01.2019 - Current
  • Secured contracts worth over $600,000 with global clients including Safaricom and Commsquare.
  • Lead telecom consulting, analytics, and infrastructure projects.
  • Manage technical teams, budgets, and delivery across multiple markets.
  • Built strategic partnerships with global vendors.

Telecom Solutions Consultant

Commsquare
09.2023 - 04.2026
  • Designed specifications across MAP, CAMEL, SIP, LTE, Diameter and A-Interface.
  • Delivered 20+ analytics use cases for Roaming Reporter and UDEX.
  • Led QA validation and resolved decoding/data issues.
  • Coordinated Core, Analytics, and GUI teams.
  • Engaged customers (KPN, Liquid Telecom) and supported POCs.
  • Designed and implemented cross-protocol correlation methods across multiple interfaces, addressing IMSI–TMSI mapping and enabling accurate PCAP reconstruction.

Professional Services Consultant

Commprove LTD
01.2013 - 01.2019
  • Delivered solutions worth $28M across EMEA.
  • Increased user adoption significantly at Safaricom.
  • Conducted training and customer onboarding globally.
  • Developed API-based software modules (C++/JavaScript) to generate custom reports.

Telecom Consultant Engineer

Astellia
01.2009 - 01.2013
  • Deployed 300+ probes while successfully delivering multi-million-dollar telecom infrastructure projects across 15+ countries for tier-1 operators including Airtel, Orange, Econet, Zain, Ooredoo, and Vodacom.
  • Performed KPI monitoring and network optimization.
  • Defined scope and data attributes to enable integration between Nokia CEM and Astellia Probes for multiple CEM use cases.

Core Network Planning Engineer

Airtel Kenya
01.2006 - 01.2009
  • Managed core network capacity and KPIs.
  • Supported high availability systems and optimization.

Education

Bachelor’s Degree - Electrical & Communication Engineering

Moi University

Skills

  • 2G, 3G, 4G (LTE), and 5G
  • Solution architecture
  • Interface specification
  • Use case design
  • Analytics and KPI design
  • Quality assurance and validation
  • PCAP analysis
  • C programming

Websites, Portfolios and Profiles

https://www.linkedin.com/in/keriga-manwa-7707b111/

Timeline

Telecom Solutions Consultant

Commsquare
09.2023 - 04.2026

Co-Founder & Technical Director

Nausta Solutions LTD
01.2019 - Current

Professional Services Consultant

Commprove LTD
01.2013 - 01.2019

Telecom Consultant Engineer

Astellia
01.2009 - 01.2013

Core Network Planning Engineer

Airtel Kenya
01.2006 - 01.2009

Bachelor’s Degree - Electrical & Communication Engineering

Moi University
KERIGA MANWA