How T-Mobile Kept Its 5G Rollout on Track During a Supply Chain Crisis

Episode 59 dives into how T-Mobile managed to keep its nationwide 5G rollout on schedule despite a massive supply chain disruption in 2024-2025. When a key semiconductor supplier's factory burned down, the company had to scramble to find alternative sources and redesign network hardware on the fly. Lucas walks through the specific decisions T-Mobile made, including shifting to a multi-supplier strategy and accelerating its open RAN adoption. Luna pushes him on whether this was crisis management or just good planning. Along the way, they reference the current market environment, including the recent U.S.-Iran deal and falling oil prices. A couple of dollars a month keeps the show ad-free at buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo. #TMobile #SupplyChainCrisis #5GRollout #CrisisManagement #SemiconductorShortage #OpenRAN #TelecomStrategy #Layoffs #BusinessSurvival #NetworkInfrastructure #Resilience #Business #FexingoBusiness #BusinessPodcast #LucasAndLuna #CrisisTeam #Strategy #2026 Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo