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“ The way we procure and manage our backhaul is different as we aren ’ t a wire line company . We also have our network supply chain that falls under my organisation , which is pretty massive and the engine that runs our network builds ”, says Simpson .
“ We are also closely engaged with our national and regional teams , who are building cell sites . That ’ s likely a bit unique .”
Simpson also raises the way they handle asset management , and in particular , the largest asset the company owns : Spectrum .
“ Spectrum is the lifeblood of wireless networks . It ’ s what we are licensed to use from the U . S . Federal Communications Commission ( FCC ) to benefit our consumers . That asset management sits under my organisation . Our spectrum assets – worth tens of billions of dollars – are a big differentiator in how we provide this 5G experience that ’ s well ahead of the curve in this space ”, he added .
Spectrum mastery key to market gains T-Mobile has assets in low- , mid- and high-band spectrum . The layer cake strategy was devised by Neville Ray and is a good visual indication of how coverage works . The low band works on achieving nationwide coverage , the mid band is driving widespread 5G adoption and the high band is for more powerful uses requiring massive capacity , such as augmented reality .
Simpson ’ s spectrum asset management team has done a deep dive into the company ’ s spectrum and cell sites , resulting in self-built applications that visualize spectrum assets across the
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