Tag: 5G network

August 26, 2022

However, the company says there are half a million square miles of the US and vast stretches of ocean that lack cellular coverage from any provider US mobile operator T-Mobile is partnering with Elon Musk’s SpaceX satellite venture to bring […]

June 14, 2022

Equally focused on breaking largely theoretical new 5G ground and delivering practical network upgrades its customers can actually experience in the real world already, T-Mobile has recently managed to extend its lead over the competition in nationwide speed tests while […]

June 3, 2022

For a while there back in late 2019 and essentially all through 2020, practically everything that T-Mobile announced in relation to its 5G network was a pioneering or forward-thinking move. The “Un-carrier” was the first in the US (or even […]

December 10, 2021

More than half of CIOs (51%) surveyed in a new report say they plan to deploy a private 5G network within the next two years, while 24% have already done so. A private 5G network is one that provides dedicated […]

December 3, 2021

T-Mobile’s Ryan Sullivan, VP, Device and Technology, and Karri Kuoppamaki, SVP, Network Technology Development & Strategy, sat down for a PhoneScoop interview, and, asked how are they going to combat Verizon and AT&T’s expansion in the mid-band 5G spectrum, basically […]

October 29, 2021

Did you know that your voice calls still go over the older school 4G LTE network while your data is on the 5G one? Yes, just like in the last days of 3G the Voice over LTE (VoLTE) handoff was […]

September 8, 2021

T-Mobile’s combination of vast low-band 5G network, coupled with its Ultra Capacity to mid-band efforts made possible by the Sprint merger, keeps reaping 5G speed rewards, as the latest umlaut report (commissioned by the Un-carrier) pegs it as the fastest […]

June 17, 2021

When T-Mobile announced that it was going to merge with Sprint in a $26.5 billion deal on April 29, 2018, many wondered why a carrier on the rise like T-Mobile would be interested in a carrier that was on the […]

April 6, 2021

T-Mobile just bagged another recognition over the quality of its 5G network, this time for reliability. Its 5G effort already has the widest footprint thanks to the low and slow, but far-reaching bands it started using first, albeit the speeds […]

February 24, 2021

Hyperbolic use of language that’s not always in line with reality or objectively verifiable might be the oldest trick in the marketing playbook, but the National Advertising Division (NAD) of BBB National Programs is sure doing everything in its power […]

February 22, 2021

T-Mobile has just announced a new monthly phone plan called Magenta Max that the company says is designed for the era of 5G. According to this press release, T-Mobile claims Magenta Max is “the first and only 5G consumer smartphone […]

February 3, 2021

This year, a critical mass of US carrier 5G networks expansion and sub-$400 5G phones may usher in a watershed moment in the next cellular connectivity standard adoption rates. After all, Apple made sure that even the cheapest members of […]

January 27, 2021

Depending on what specific aspects of the general mobile experience you value most and what analytics firm you choose to trust to deliver unbiased and comprehensive network performance measurements, you can objectively view whichever major US carrier you want as […]

October 28, 2020

Shortly after finally being allowed to complete a merger in the works since April 2018, T-Mobile announced back in April 2020 it had already started to integrate Sprint’s mid-band spectrum into its widespread but sluggish 5G network initially based entirely […]

September 25, 2020

T-Mobile revealed this week it has expanded its 5G network to more parts of Vermont. Also, the un-carrier confirmed it has opened two new stores in the same state and partnered with Green Mountain Transit to offer Wi-Fi for riders. […]

August 7, 2020

Both AT&T and T-Mobile had major announcements to make in regards to their 5G network expansion efforts recently, with the former carrier reaching the “nationwide” coverage milestone and the latter operator spreading the love to more than 1,500 new cities […]

August 4, 2020

Well, that was fast. Even though T-Mobile vaguely announced back in May that its standalone 5G launch would take place “later this year”, following that up with a more aggressive but similarly imprecise “later this quarter” timeline less than a […]

July 31, 2020

U.S. Cellular is often overlooked in conversations about and evaluations of the nation’s largest mobile network operators, but with around 5 million customers under its belt across 21 states as of the end of Q1 2020, the 1983-founded company can […]

May 29, 2020

While its profits are still a far cry from what Verizon or AT&T notch each quarter, they are nearing a billion for the first time, and T-Mobile is still in its growth phase where it prioritizes subscriber increase. The merger […]

May 21, 2020

Back on November 7th, before coronavirus and COVID-19 became household names, T-Mobile announced its plans for nationwide 5G service. That day, former CEO John Legere and his hand-picked successor Mike Sievert discussed some of the new services that T-Mobile would […]