Network services
Our Network Group is responsible for planning, building and operating the network used by our customers, as well as the infrastructure used internally. The network is our business.
We invest heavily every day in our network in the UK and we've acquired the UMTS (Universal Mobile Telecommunications System) licences now covering 40 million people for 3G, and 60 million people for 2G, in the UK.
How we're structured
Network Services within T-Mobile is split into three areas.
RAN Planning and Deployment
This area is responsible for T-Mobile's RAN (Radio Access Network), as well as providing the connection to the Core Network. The RAN typically includes a radio network controller and a base station controller, along with several transmitters / receivers (ie Node B or base transceiver station.
Work in this area includes:
- RAN performance
- cell planning
- optimisation
- transmission
- acquisition and build
- RF design
- circuit provisioning
… and more.
Network Planning and Development
This area includes:
- Enterprise Data Network This involves planning, designing and implementing the data network infrastructure for our corporate information systems.
- Data Network Design and Planning This encompasses network infrastructure, firewalls, services, configuration management and team support;
- Fixed Network Planning Here we manage network capacity through acquiring and processing forecasts to help make cost-effective provision of resources.
- Network Planning Office This involves forecasting, network investment, planning and engineering project management and process and quality for networks.
Service Integration
This area enables the integration and efficient testing of new systems and services, including value added services - eg videos to your phone when a football goal is scored.
Who we're looking for
If you work in the telecoms industry and you've got experience in areas such as GSM and UMTS, you could be the sort of person we're looking for.
