More announcements of 5G expansions are coming in from carriers this week. We already heard about Verizon and their C-Band and now news is coming from AT&T about their mid-band spectrum. T-Mobile is even adding more coverage in California for its 5G Home Internet services.
AT&T 5G is now covering 70 million people. In January they said they planned to cover 200 million people with its various mid-band spectrum positions by the end of 2023.
For T-Mobile, they’re covering over six million homes throughout the state of California with their recent expansion. The reason for this concentration in California is because so many homes there are still without access to reliable broadband service.
“Broadband customers are stuck – millions of families across the country still have little to no choice when it comes to home internet. For decades, customers have been stuck with terrible customer service, price hikes and surprise fees from their internet providers,” said Mike Katz, Chief Marketing Officer at T-Mobile. “Today, we’re taking another step to change that, increasing access to T-Mobile Home Internet throughout California. With the Un-carrier, residents across the Golden State can get reliable, affordable home broadband without all the traditional ISP BS. That’s why more than a million customers nationwide have already switched to T-Mobile Home Internet.”
T-Mobile says that more than 40 million households are eligible for 5G Home Internet. Availability is based on network capacity, which is increasing all the time. Check if T-Mobile Home Internet is available for your home at https://www.t-mobile.com/isp
AT&T said it is six months ahead of schedule on mid-band 5G deployment. Now they expect to cover nearly 100 million people by the end of the year with this spectrum.
On the broadband front, AT&T Fiber added 316,000 subscribers. The carrier added 289,000 subscribers last quarter and touts that this is the 10th straight quarter adding more than 200,000 net subscribers. As with its efforts on 5G, the carrier has been working to improve its fiber network and has begun upgrading its network to offer multigigabit connections.
All carriers seem hopeful that their expansions will hang on to existing customers and pull in more from their competitors. Be sure to compare data plans and fine print before you commit to anything! With recent tests done by third parties like OpenSignal, T-Mobile is still at the forefront. However, only time will tell who will come out on top by the end of the year.