Erin Raney , Senior Director Network Technology Services and Innovation at T-Mobile , talks about how the brand is leading the way with 5G through innovation
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Erin Raney , Senior Director Network Technology Services and Innovation at T-Mobile , talks about how the brand is leading the way with 5G through innovation
There aren ’ t many people that can boast that they have devoted their entire career to the growth and development of one company . But that ’ s exactly what Erin Raney , Senior Director Technology & Innovation at T-Mobile , has done . Since joining what was then VoiceStream in September 2000 , Raney has risen through the ranks and for the past seven years , has been the founder and leading force of T-Mobile ’ s Tech Experience innovation programme and in 2022 opened T-Mobile ’ s first technology innovation centre , the Tech Experience 5G Hub . Armed with a civil engineering degree – and later earning an MS in telecommunications – she was motivated to branch out and start her working life in telecommunications by her father . “ Really , the rest is history ,” she jokes , although clearly proud reflecting on her career .
Now 23 years deep , she has seen a wealth of change at T-Mobile – whether that be in the company ’ s name , core offerings or the technology that ’ s driven such advancements .
Having never dreamed of working in telecommunications until the mobile phone boom during her college years , Raney ’ s leap of faith into the relatively unknown has no doubt paid off . All those years later , Raney has worked her way through the organisation , presented with opportunities to deploy and manage a variety of network
182 October 2023