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THE LAYER CAKE 5G STRATEGY
T-Mobile had a record high of
108.7 million customers , with its low-band , Extended Range 5G network covering nearly everyone in the United States with 310 million people across 1.7 million square miles ( and growing ). The carrier ’ s even faster Ultra Capacity mid-band network , covers 210 million people .
High-Band : Super-fast speeds with a limited distance . Does not penetrate indoors directly . Ideal for dense urban areas . Mid-Band : Considered the ' sweet spot ' of 5G spectrum . Faster speeds than low-band with wider georgraphic reach than high-band . Ideal for large urban and suburban regions . Also used for LTE . Low-Band : Travels far and wide , but at speeds comparable to 4G LTE . Great for indoor use and rural areas . Also used for LTE .
Looking to the horizon with technology investments Navigating through the pandemic successfully required sensible investment in T-Mobile ' s internal systems and the investment choices its suppliers made to transform the ecosystem . On the investing side , Simpson said : “ Within procurement , we ' re adding analytics engines and category management functions and tools to really fuel the right decision making and procurement buys . We ' re making some great strides and I ’ m excited to see where we go from here .”
In the network supply chain , automated drones are ensuring inventory is accurate and the business is complying with audit functions and well as delivering greater efficiencies . When it comes to cell site audits , Talon ’ s flying drones bring more precise inputs into cell site builds . For site maintenance and disaster recovery , they can survey the areas before sending in crews . Simpson said : “ It ' s amazing to see how you can up-level your game regarding the precision and accuracy that technology can
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