Ian Bonzon

- Designed Rakuten’s OSS platform into a cloud-native, ORAN-compliant SMO solution, defining capability requirements, system architecture, and call flows.
- Led impact analysis for OSS Service Assurance deployment on AWS, evaluating CAPEX/OPEX, security, and operational impact.
- Conducted technical evaluations of Nephio, Nvidia DPU/SuperNIC, and Non-RT RIC for integration into Rakuten’s Robin Cloud and Open RAN stack.
- Defined system architecture for Non-RT RIC, including API integration, Kafka-based event processing, and microservices design.
- Served on Rakuten’s Architecture Review Board to ensure alignment with architectural standards and compliance requirements.
- Developed Zero-Touch Provisioning (ZTP) workflows for RAN rehoming using Rakuten’s cloud automation framework.

- Designed cloud-native 4G Core solutions enabling CSP migration from physical to virtual infrastructure; secured multi-year modernization deals.
- Led architecture for 5G SA Core solutions integrating NFVI, OpenStack, Kubernetes, SDN, orchestration, and security; enabled Singapore’s first full 5G SA deployment.
- Defined cloud transformation strategy with Zero Trust implementation to ensure regulatory and commercial readiness.
- Managed third-party IT and network security vendors; integrated observability tools within Nokia’s architecture.
- Delivered PoCs, demos, and technical workshops across Southeast Asia, aligning telecom and IT systems in pre-sales cycles.

- Designed and optimized CS Core networks for operators including Megafone, SFR, Smart, and Globe.
- Supported APJ accounts with technical planning and network design proposals.

- Developed CS Core network designs with scalable traffic models and routing architecture.
- Delivered planning reports tailored to operator strategies and technical requirements.