Telecom · OSS · SMO · Autonomous Networks

Janos Korognai

Canada’s #1 Nokia OSS & SMO Expert | Autonomous Networks Leader | Telecom Technical Pre-Sales | AI-Driven Network Automation

Senior telecom solution leader with more than 20 years of Nokia experience spanning OSS, network management, service management and orchestration, automation, technical pre-sales, and customer-facing solution architecture. I help operators turn complex network-management and automation capabilities into deployable solutions and business outcomes.

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Professional Profile

My background combines deep Nokia OSS expertise with modern SMO, autonomous-network, AI-enabled automation, solution architecture, and pre-sales leadership. I have worked with major North American operators and have spent much of my career translating complex network technology into customer-ready solutions, technical demonstrations, architecture proposals, and commercial opportunities.

20+ years Nokia / NSN experience
Tier-1 North American operator experience
OSS + SMO Deep network-management expertise
Available Open to immediate opportunities

Core Expertise

Nokia OSS & Network Management NetAct, MantaRay NM, FCAPS, topology, assurance, configuration, performance, fault management, and network operations.
SMO & Autonomous Networks Service Management and Orchestration, rApps, non-RT RIC concepts, closed-loop automation, intent, orchestration, and operator control.
Technical Pre-Sales Customer discovery, solution shaping, technical workshops, architecture, demos, RFx support, commercial positioning, and deal support.
AI-Driven Network Automation Applying AI and automation concepts to telecom operations, assurance, orchestration, decision support, and autonomous-network evolution.
Open Interfaces & APIs O1, YANG, NETCONF, APIs, standards-driven architecture, interoperability, and vendor-neutral solution thinking.
SON & Optimization Self-organizing network concepts, automation workflows, operational efficiency, and integration into broader OSS/SMO environments.

Selected Career Highlights

  • More than two decades of experience with Nokia and Nokia Siemens Networks across OSS, network management, solution architecture, and pre-sales.
  • Supported major North American operators including Bell, TELUS, Freedom Mobile, SaskTel, and Videotron.
  • Worked across technical solutioning, network-management modernization, SMO, automation, cloud evolution, APIs, and customer architecture discussions.
  • Built live demonstrations to make complex telecom concepts tangible for customers and stakeholders.
  • Combined deep technical knowledge with commercial awareness, customer communication, and solution leadership.
  • Recognized by former Nokia colleagues for deep Nokia OSS expertise and long-standing technical credibility.
References available. Senior Nokia references can be provided for roles requiring validation of technical depth, customer impact, or long-term OSS expertise.

Live Technical Demonstrations

I believe capability should be demonstrable, not just described. My public demos include deep telecom environments as well as work outside telecom that shows how quickly I can learn a new domain and build something useful.

SMO Demo

Interactive SMO environment covering rApps, automation loops, FCAPS, orchestration, topology, conflict handling, security concepts, openness, and autonomous-network workflows.

https://smo.korognai.net

O1 Simulator

Demonstration environment for YANG, NETCONF, configuration management, fault management, performance management, notifications, topology, and O1-style network-management interactions.

https://o1sim.korognai.net

PulseHub – Employee Experience Demo

A non-telecom employee-experience application I built for an interview to demonstrate how quickly I can ramp up in a new domain. PulseHub provides role-adaptive views for different users, people and goal search, a guided tour, and AI-assisted actions that generate demo output grounded in the application's employee data. It showcases my ability to understand an unfamiliar business problem, design an intuitive workflow, and turn it rapidly into a working interactive product.

https://pulsehub.korognai.net

Recent Leadership Focus

Solution Manager – Pre-Sales
Nokia · 2022–2026

Led customer-facing technical solution work across OSS, SMO, automation, network management, and adjacent domains. Supported complex opportunities, architecture discussions, demonstrations, and commercial positioning for North American customers.

Technical Manager – Network Management
Nokia · 2020–2022

Focused on network-management architecture, technical leadership, customer requirements, operational workflows, and solution delivery.

Senior OSS Engineer
Nokia · 2005–2019

Deep hands-on work in OSS and network-management environments, supporting major Canadian operators and complex operational deployments.

What I Bring to a Team

Depth Long-term Nokia OSS expertise across multiple generations of network-management platforms and operating models.
Breadth Technical architecture, customer engagement, pre-sales, automation, SMO, AI-enabled operations, and business-facing solution leadership.
Credibility Comfortable discussing implementation details with engineers and strategic outcomes with executives and customers.
Execution I build demonstrations, explain difficult concepts clearly, and turn abstract architecture into something customers can understand and evaluate.

Open to Opportunities

I am interested in senior roles involving OSS, SMO, autonomous networks, network automation, solution architecture, technical pre-sales, telecom consulting, and AI-driven network operations in Canada or with North American organizations.

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