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