T-Mobile has reached one of its goals for the end of this year – to provide its “Ultra Capacity” 5G network to more than 200 million Americans. This is the network they’ve built out on the midband 2.5GHz spectrum – something repurposed from the Sprint network. In comparison to 4G LTE, the bandwidth speeds are considerably faster – at least from what they’ve seen on compatible smartphones.
In the announcement made Monday, they also said that its “Extended Range” 5G network, which operates on the low-band spectrum (and therefore slower than the “Ultra Capacity” 5G), is now available to 308 million people across 1.7 million square miles.
The news hasn’t come without some skepticism however, as The Verge reported T-Mobile’s coverage statistics are theoretical. Adding that the company reported subscriber numbers of just over 100 million at the end of 2020.
No matter the case, what T-Mobile has been able to accomplish in a short time is nothing to be overlooked. Just check out the RootMetrics study that shows their 5G to be the most widely available, reliable, and fastest compared to its competitors.