{"id":2571,"date":"2016-04-19T14:51:18","date_gmt":"2016-04-19T21:51:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.md7.com\/?p=2571"},"modified":"2020-10-07T11:20:02","modified_gmt":"2020-10-07T18:20:02","slug":"md7-spotlight-company-profile-as-published-by-inside-towers","status":"publish","type":"perspectives","link":"https:\/\/www.md7.com\/perspectives\/md7-spotlight-company-profile-as-published-by-inside-towers\/","title":{"rendered":"Company Profile (as Published by Inside Towers)"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Eleanor Snite, Inside Towers<\/a> <\/strong><\/p>\n

Md7 North America was founded in 2003, and now has operations throughout the United States and in 13 countries in Europe. Tom Leddo, vice president and one of the four founders of Md7, said it was all about the timing. Early in Md7\u2019s launching, cell phone companies were making major acquisitions and Md7 was asked to negotiate leases for literally thousands of sites during a very short time.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe got good at negotiating,\u201d Leddo said. \u201cOut of the ability to negotiate thousands of leases, we got more business asking us to help build new sites, construction services, zoning, permitting and all that goes with new or existing sites.\u201d<\/p>\n

The experience also taught Md7 that the Excel sheets used to manage projects just weren\u2019t the answer. Using their own experience, they developed a custom software system \u2013 Live Track. It provides a good workflow and is designed to manage projects for developing and managing every single step and sub-step needed in a project.<\/p>\n

Leddo said Md7 has been planning goals for growth in 2016 and forward. One thing is working to increase its presence west of the Rocky Mountains and also in the deep South. The second goal is to significantly increase its ability to broaden the turnkey service. More DAS and engineering services have also been added.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe also significantly beefed up our construction management division,\u201d Leddo said. \u201cWe provide all the services related to the real estate under those towers, getting the towers constructed and getting equipment on the towers.\u201d<\/p>\n

Md7 North America, which is headquartered in San Diego, has 17 field offices throughout the country including Austin, Atlanta, Seattle, and Sacramento. It trades on the motto: \u201cCentralized Efficiency, Localized Know-How.\u201d It primarily works with Tier 1 phone companies but has also worked with smaller companies. The company works with 20 carriers in Europe and the European headquarters are in Dublin, Ireland.<\/p>\n

Wondering what Md7 means? Leddo gets that a lot and is ready with a response:<\/p>\n