Over the course of 3 months (Mar 16 – Jun 13, 2022), OpenSignal gathered 5G data points from each of the major U.S. cellular carriers – Verizon, AT&T, and T-Mobile. This data was put into a report they call the 5G Experience Report, and it was just released. Big surprise…it shows T-Mobile as the winner […]
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Why is T-Mobile Shutting Down LTE and 3G Networks?
As of a few days ago (June 30th), Sprint’s LTE network was finally retired by its new owner, T-Mobile. Sprint’s 3G CDMA network was shut down earlier this year, so this is just the next part of their Network Evolution process. Along with this retirement comes the shut down of T-Mobile’s own 3G UMTS network […]
Why is T-Mobile Testing Standalone 5G?
T-Mobile always seems to be touting that they have the best nationwide 5G network. The team at PCMag just confirmed that in a recent test. Now, they’ve taken to the streets again since T-Mobile just took another major step in expanding their network. Starting in New York, T-Mobile has installed 100MHz of standalone 5G, which […]
Who Has the Best Mobile Network?
T-Mobile does it for the second year in a row – they’ve beat out Verizon and AT&T in recent tests performed by the PCMag team. They’ve been running these “Fastest Mobile Network” tests for the past 12 years and with this year came some changes. They opted for electric vehicles for the more than 10,000 […]
How T-Mobile is “Boosting” 5G Mid-Band Speeds
T-Mobile announced another 5G milestone on Tuesday. They are now combining three channels of mid-band spectrum on their 5G network. In tests the company achieved network speeds of 3Gbps. While they weren’t specific, T-Mobile said this technology will become available to customers “later this year.” When we look at what’s possible with 3Gbps (or 3,000Mbps), […]
T-Mobile and Cradlepoint Bring a 5G Fixed Wireless Solution to Business Customers
According to a recent press release, T-Mobile is now working with Cradlepoint (part of the Ericsson company) to provide a 5G solution to business customers. They’re focusing on a fixed wireless solution utilizing T-Mobile’s super fast 5G network and Cradlepoint’s reliable hardware and cloud management services. Cradlepoint’s all-in-one E320 5G cellular router offers a plug […]
Does T-Mobile Still Have the Fastest 5G?
You may be familiar with Ookla, or their famous speedtest.net website that lets users easily test their Internet connection’s latency and download and upload speeds. They also run quarterly reports comparing the results between different Internet providers, both fixed and mobile. We’d like to highlight the mobile results only. This first quarter’s results were just […]
How 5G Can Boost Storytelling
When you think of innovation in the film industry, surely Disney is one of the first companies to come to mind. For their next project, Disney Studios StudioLAB is partnering up with T-Mobile to advance their storytelling capabilities using the 5G network. This will be a five year partnership, which they announced back in March […]
What Are the Results of the Opensignal Speed Tests on C-band?
Opensignal has released some findings from tests performed using mid-band services from AT&T, T-Mobile, and Verizon. This is their first major report since AT&T and Verizon launched their first C-band service back in January. Prior to C-Band coming out, T-Mobile was and still is using its 2.5GHz nationwide 5G network. This was from the spectrum […]
What is the Latest on Verizon’s C-band Deployment
Last week, we reported that Verizon Wireless would be adding more C-band coverage to 30 additional markets this year. This is happening about a year ahead of schedule. With a budget of more than $45 billion, Verizon obtained C-band at a FCC auction and received an average of 161 MHz nationwide, including 60 MHz in […]
