Nathi Cele

Nathi Cele is a skilled telecommunications professional with extensive experience in transmission planning and network optimization. Currently serving as a Transmission Planner at rain South Africa since February 2022, Nathi focuses on transport core planning and the deployment of the transmission network across the country. Previously, Nathi held key positions such as Regional Manager at Tejas Networks, overseeing high-performance networking products for global service providers, and Network Systems Engineer at Broadband Infraco SOC Limited, managing a Long Distance Fiber Backbone Network. Earlier career roles included Transmission Specialist at Neotel and Technical Officer positions at Vodacom and Telkom, where responsibilities included network monitoring, fault diagnosis, and maintenance of microwave links. Nathi holds a National Diploma in Electrical Engineering from Mangosuthu Technikon and a Project Management certificate from Varsity College.