It has been just over a year after its launch and T-Mobile’s 5G Home Internet service has really taken off. The carrier announced that it now has 1 million customers on their $50 per month (with autopay) internet plan. They’ve also expanded the service’s availability from 30 million “eligible households” to 40 million. You can […]
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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 is the Latest on the T-Mobile and Sprint Network Shutdowns?
Since the Sprint and T-Mobile merged in April 2020, T-Mobile has been hard at work to combine assets with Sprint to provide nationwide 5G service. As more coverage gets rolled out to major cities as well as small towns, older technology must be phased out. T-Mobile is providing time and assistance to all its customers […]
Did T-Mobile Delay the Sprint 3G Network Shut Down?
Good news for Sprint customers that are still relying on 3G services comes from T-Mobile today. The 3G shutdown was actually scheduled for today, but it has since been pushed back to May 31, 2022. This comes after a delay they set back in January, when they said they would extend it for “partners.” Only […]
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 […]
What is the Controversy Over 5G Home Internet
How well 5G Home Broadband solutions perform could affect telecom stocks over the next few years. This is because not all parties are convinced that 5G wireless is going to succeed, or at least be capable of competing with cable broadband services. While T-Mobile and Verizon Wireless have begun marketing and selling their 5G Home […]
How Can I Get 5G Service in My Car?
If you’ve been looking for information on how to connect your car to 5G service, look no further! T-Mobile has announced that they will be offering a postpaid plan with unlimited voice, 5G and Wi-Fi hotspot data for select 2022 BMW vehicles. T-Mobile calls their new connected car plan, Magenta Drive for BMW. It will […]
How is T-Mobile Doing in the 5G Race?
T-Mobile intends to cover 300 million PoPs (points of presence) with its Ultra Capacity 2.5 GHz spectrum by the end of 2023. Its rival, Verizon, recently moved up its Ultra Wideband (C-band) coverage goal to reach 175 million people by the end of 2022, with plans to reach 250 million by the end of 2024. […]
