Razvan Todoran
Razvan regularly advises mobile and fixed operators, as well as regulators and financial institutions, on highly strategic projects.
Razvan has supported clients on a broad range of topics, including valuing spectrum and preparing bid strategies ahead of major multi-band 5G auctions for multiple mobile operators. Razvan has also developed innovative business plans for the deployment of 5G infrastructure or mobile market entry initiatives.
Additionally, Razvan has supported operators and financial institutions on multiple transactions, including developing network integration models to assess synergies and integration costs, as well as conducting detailed technical and commercial due diligence.
Prior to joining Aetha, Razvan obtained an M.Eng from the University of Cambridge, specialising in Manufacturing Engineering and Management.
Examples of projects which illustrate the breadth of Razvan’s experience include:
Development of a business plan for entering the retail mobile market, including reviewing entrants in other European markets and identifying the options available for offering mobile services and the key network and regulatory requirements for each option
Technical and commercial due diligence of a mobile operator in Western Africa
End-to-end support to an Eastern European mobile operator ahead of a multi-band 5G spectrum auction
Valuation of 1500MHz and 26GHz spectrum for a European operator, including a detailed analysis of the sources of value of acquiring mmWave spectrum
Spectrum valuation and bid strategy support for a Western European mobile operator ahead of a multi-band 5G spectrum auction
Support for two mobile operators considering potential 5G network sharing arrangements ahead of the rollout of 5G in the country, including quantifying the technical and commercial synergies from network sharing and analysing the preferred business model
Development of a business plan for a utility company looking into leveraging its electricity poles into a 5G small cell product
Development of integration models for two MNOs, including building a site-by-site techno-economic model to generate a consolidated network in order to assess synergies and integration costs
Due diligence and transaction support for a client seeking to acquire a North American mobile operator
Spectrum strategy development for an African mobile operator ahead of a potential spectrum exchange process
Articles & reports
Spectrum Sandbox Stakeholder Workshop
Spectrum Sandbox Stakeholder Workshop
11 June 2024
Aetha, along with Queen Mary University of London, Telet, and Federated Wireless, hosted a workshop […]
Wind Tre’s RANco sale – a template for infrastructure investment?
23 February 2024
EQT’s attempt to acquire Wind Tre’s Radio Access Network may not have come to fruition, but it would have established one of the first independent RANco in Europe. […]
TRAI wide of the mark – the limitations of auctioning satellite spectrum
1 August 2023
As satellite spectrum is becoming increasingly valuable for bridging the digital divide, questions about how it is licensed are starting to arise. India’s Telecom Regulatory Authority is considering […]
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