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T-Mobile’s 5G Revolution: Nationwide Coverage Just Got Faster!

In a groundbreaking move, T-Mobile has announced the activation of its 2.5 GHz mid-band spectrum, acquired through FCC Auction 108 in August 2022. With over 60 million subscribers eagerly anticipating improved 5G experiences in the coming days, the Un-carrier is set to reshape the 5G landscape across the United States.

The 5G SALE Act Unleashes T-Mobile’s Potential

T-Mobile’s journey to utilize the acquired mid-band spectrum was marked by challenges. Despite winning 7,156 licenses covering 2,724 counties in the auction, the company faced regulatory hurdles. The FCC auction authority expiration and subsequent legislation, namely the 5G SALE Act, paved the way for T-Mobile to unleash the potential of its acquired licenses.

Mid-Band Spectrum: The Goldilocks of 5G

The 2.5 GHz mid-band spectrum is a big deal for T-Mobile subscribers. Unlike high-band mmWave spectrum, mid-band offers a balance between speed and coverage. It travels longer distances and is less prone to obstruction by obstacles like buildings or trees. Often referred to as the “Goldilocks of 5G spectrum,” mid-band strikes a perfect balance between the ultra-fast mmWave and the more widespread, but slower, low-band spectrum.

T-Mobile’s Ultra Capacity 5G Expansion

On March 6, 2024, T-Mobile announced a significant expansion of its Ultra Capacity 5G coverage. By activating the 2.5 GHz spectrum, the Un-carrier aims to enhance the 5G experience for tens of millions of users, particularly those in rural areas. The added capacity will result in an immediate performance boost for customers, marking a crucial step in bridging the digital divide.

Mike Sievert, CEO of T-Mobile, expressed excitement about the development, stating, “This type of execution is exactly why T-Mobile is the new network leader in the U.S., and we continue to give customers the greatest value at the same time.”

Impact on Rural Communities

T-Mobile’s strategic investment of $304 million in FCC Auction 108 covered over 7,000 county-based licenses, impacting more than 80 million people, nearly a quarter of the U.S. population. With a focus on rural areas, the Un-carrier is delivering improved connectivity and performance, fostering healthy competition and choice for millions of Americans.

In the coming days, T-Mobile will activate the spectrum, covering nearly 60 million customers over almost 300,000 square miles. The company plans to deploy the rest as new towers are built, ensuring a comprehensive and robust 5G network.

Nationwide Reach: What to Expect

Wondering if you’ll benefit from the added capacity? T-Mobile secured licenses in nearly every county across the U.S., ensuring widespread 5G coverage. Even if you aren’t in one of the 80 million+ areas directly impacted, you’re likely to experience a 5G boost wherever you go – whether traveling, working, or playing.

For example, in Louisiana, the spectrum activation will benefit customers in 92% of the counties, leading to immediate improvements in connectivity for more than 1.7 million people, with nearly 500,000 in rural areas. Similar enhancements will be seen in Pennsylvania, reaching 2.2 million people, including nearly one million in rural communities.

T-Mobile’s Unmatched 5G Network

T-Mobile’s commitment to expanding its 5G network has propelled it to the top of the industry. The Un-carrier is now crowned the overall network leader in the U.S., boasting the largest, fastest, and most awarded 5G network. With coverage extending over 330 million people across two million square miles, T-Mobile surpasses the combined reach of AT&T and Verizon. More than 300 million people nationwide are covered by T-Mobile’s super-fast Ultra Capacity 5G, with over twice the square miles of coverage compared to its closest competitors.

For those yet to experience T-Mobile’s network, the company offers a free trial with Network Pass. Users with unlocked eSIM-compatible phones can enjoy three months of T-Mobile’s unlimited smartphone data, including 5G. The transition to T-Mobile is made seamless with Easy Switch, allowing users to make the move in just minutes from their phones.

In conclusion, T-Mobile’s activation of the 2.5 GHz mid-band spectrum marks a significant milestone in the evolution of 5G connectivity across the United States. As the Un-carrier continues to enhance its network, millions of subscribers can look forward to a faster, more reliable 5G experience, solidifying T-Mobile’s position as the new leader in the U.S. telecom landscape.

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T-Mobile Sets a New Standard with 5G Standalone Millimeter Wave

T-Mobile continues to push boundaries and solidify its position as the leader in 5G innovation. With a commitment to providing the largest, fastest, and most awarded 5G network in the United States, T-Mobile has once again made headlines by successfully testing 5G standalone millimeter wave (mmWave) technology on its production network.

As of now, T-Mobile’s 5G network spans more than 330 million people across two million square miles, surpassing the coverage of both AT&T and Verizon combined. Notably, 300 million individuals nationwide benefit from T-Mobile’s Ultra Capacity 5G, boasting over 2x more coverage compared to similar mid-band 5G offerings from its closest competitors.

A significant milestone in T-Mobile’s 5G journey was marked on December 6th when the Un-carrier, in collaboration with Ericsson and Qualcomm Technologies, Inc., achieved a groundbreaking feat. The test involved aggregating eight channels of mmWave spectrum, resulting in mind-boggling download speeds exceeding 4.3 gigabits per second (Gbps). Notably, this achievement was accomplished without the reliance on low-band or mid-band spectrum to anchor the connection.

In addition to the remarkable download speeds, T-Mobile also aggregated four channels of mmWave spectrum on the uplink, achieving impressive speeds surpassing 420 megabits per second (Mbps). This successful test underscores T-Mobile’s commitment to pushing the boundaries of what is possible with 5G technology.

The unique characteristic of 5G mmWave lies in its ability to deliver incredibly fast speeds due to its massive capacity. However, the signal faces challenges in traversing obstacles, making it less ideal for mobile users on the move. Recognizing this, T-Mobile has implemented a multi-band spectrum strategy, utilizing low-band to provide comprehensive coverage nationwide and mid-band and high-band (Ultra Capacity) to deliver exceptionally fast speeds to nearly everyone.

T-Mobile’s strategic approach ensures that a diverse range of users can benefit from the advantages of 5G technology. The latest test of 5G mmWave on a standalone network opens new possibilities, especially in densely populated areas such as stadiums. This technology could also potentially be employed for fixed wireless services, offering a glimpse into the future of high-speed, reliable connectivity.

T-Mobile’s dedication to innovation and customer satisfaction is further exemplified by its status as the fastest-growing home internet provider in America. With solutions catering to both residential and business needs, including 5G Home Internet, Small Business Internet, and Business Internet, T-Mobile is empowering millions of homes and businesses to break free from traditional Internet Service Providers (ISPs) and experience fast, reliable, and hassle-free internet services.

For those eager to delve deeper into T-Mobile’s expansive 5G network, detailed coverage information can be found at T-Mobile.com/coverage. 

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How T-Mobile is Speeding Up Their 5G Upload Speeds

BELLEVUE, Wash. — May 4, 2023 — Speed … UP! T-Mobile (NASDAQ: TMUS) announced today it achieved another 5G U.S. first by leveraging uplink (UL) carrier aggregation in the field on the country’s only nationwide 5G standalone (SA) network. Working with Nokia and a test smartphone powered by Snapdragon® 5G Modem-RF System from Qualcomm Technologies, Inc., the Un-carrier hit a top UL speed of 207 Mbps in the test – the fastest ever recorded using sub-6 GHz spectrum! This comes just weeks after T-Mobile made the same move in the lab, hitting similar speeds.

“T-Mobile has led the industry with 5G standalone since 2020, and we’re continuing to drive breakthroughs that advance 5G technology around the globe,” said Ulf Ewaldsson, President of Technology at T-Mobile. “We’re building the most advanced 5G network in the world, opening the door for massive innovation and laying the foundation for new capabilities that will transform the world around us.”

5G carrier aggregation allows T-Mobile to combine multiple channels (or carriers) to deliver greater speed and performance. In this test, the Un-carrier merged two 5G channels of mid-band spectrum – 2.5 GHz Ultra Capacity 5G and 1900 MHz. That’s like taking two separate highways and turning them into a superhighway where traffic can zoom faster than before. Customers with compatible devices will begin taking advantage of UL 5G carrier aggregation early next year when T-Mobile begins rolling it out.

This is just the latest in a series of important 5G SA milestones for T-Mobile. The Un-carrier was the first in the world to launch a nationwide 5G SA network in 2020 – one that remains the ONLY nationwide 5G SA network in the U.S. Since then, T-Mobile has been driving toward a true 5G-only experience for customers by spearheading advancements like carrier aggregation and VoNR.

T-Mobile is the leader in 5G, delivering the country’s largest, fastest and most awarded 5G network. The Un-carrier’s 5G network covers 326 million people across 2 million square miles – more than AT&T and Verizon combined. 275 million people nationwide are covered by T-Mobile’s super-fast Ultra Capacity 5G, and the Un-carrier plans to reach 300 million people with Ultra Capacity – nearly everyone in the country – this year.

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Who is the fastest 5G carrier in the US?

According to the latest report from RootMetrics T-Mobile may have the fastest 5G speeds and greatest 5G availability, but what about reliability?

When measuring only 5G reliability, a different carrier, Verizon, came out on top.

The timing of this testing however, is important to note. 5G performance was done during the second half of 2021. At the start of the New Year, you may recall that Verizon and AT&T were finally able to turn on their new C-Band 5G coverare, which brings faster average speeds to a greater number of people (more than 90 million, according to Verizon). AT&T has only a handful of cities covered at this point.

The RootMetrics report gathered results from tests that were run in 125 of the largest cities in the U.S. In the end, they found T-Mobile had the fastest 5G download speeds in 48 markets, compared to three for Verizon and zero for AT&T. Median download speeds for T-Mobile topped 100 Mbps in more than half the cities RootMetrics tested in. In 26 markets, the speeds topped 200 Mbps.

T-Mobile was also determined to have the best 5G availability. With the highest availability in 83 tested markets, T-Mobile topped AT&T (62 markets) and Verizon (6 markets).

In comparison with 5G reliability, T-Mobile was actually found to have the lowest amount at 19. Verizon had the best in 93 markets, also topping AT&T, which only showed in 67 markets. 

These findings weren’t just determined by RootMetrics either. Their results are right inline with what has been seen from other third party testers. Back in January, OpenSignal published a 5G performance report in which T-Mobile not only had the fastest 5g download speeds, but was 93.9 Mbps faster than its closest rival. T-Mobile also came out on top for availability and reach.

When comparing T-Mobile’s approach to the 5G rollout to that of AT&T and Verizon’s, it’s clear that T-Mobile got ahead by using sub-6GHz spectrum to create a far-reaching 5G nationwide network. The network now reaches more than 310 million people. More recently, they’ve begun using mid-band spectrum — much of it obtained through the merger with Sprint — to boost speeds. T-Mobile calls this their Ultra Capacity 5G service and it covers some 210 million people.

Verizon and AT&T started their 5G journey by concentrating on mmWave-based 5G. This can be very fast, but has a limited range. mmWave-based towers are in select cities. To provide more coverage, but at slower speed, the two carriers use sub-6GHz 5G.

After a few delays and limitations AT&T and Verizon were able to roll out more coverage in January, this time on the faster C-Band spectrum. The higher band spectrum has a wider reach than mmWave, enabling both carriers to reach more people with faster 5G service. In Verizon’s case, they have more than 90 million people being covered with the carrier’s fastest Ultra Wideband 5G. AT&T is rolling out its C-Band 5G, though on a more limited basis currently.

C-Band tests have been done in a number of different locations and already seems to be improving performance for Verizon. Right after C-Band 5G went live, testing firm Ookla published a report claiming that Verizon’s average 5G download speed jumped to 116.3 Mbps from 76.5 Mbps within the course of a week. For comparison, T-Mobile speeds increased from 182 Mbps to 187.1 Mbps in that same time period.

With the recent upgrades and third party tests that have come out, it would seem the leader board is bound to shift by RootMetrics’ next test. Only time will tell!

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T-Mobile and U.S. Cellular Win 3.45 GHz Spectrum for 5G

Last November, T-Mobile invested nearly $3 billion in the FCC’s Auction 110. This secured them an additional 21 MHz of mid-band spectrum, which they are now using to cover areas with their Ultra Capacity 5G service. These areas will provide service to around 184 million people across the United States.  

Technically speaking, this mid-band service is running off 3.45 GHz and it’s ideal for 5G. This is because it has a good balance of coverage and capacity. Users can identify the better connection on their smartphones when the “5G UC” icon pops up next to the signal on the smartphone. 

In today’s announcement T-Mobile’s President of Technology, Neville Ray said, “While Verizon and AT&T remain locked in a 5G race for second place, we’ll use this additional spectrum to take our 5G network to the next level.”

While its competitors were arguing about the C-Band and possible risks with aircraft tools, T-Mobile was quick to deploy the 2.5 GHz mid-band spectrum it acquired in the merger with Sprint. Thanks to their hard work the carrier estimates that 310 million people are covered by T-Mobile’s 5G network. Now, 210 million of those people are covered by its Ultra Capacity 5G. Their next plans are to bring Ultra Capacity 5G to 260 million people this year and 300 million in 2023.

U.S. Cellular also boasted about its 3.45 GHz winnings today. A company announcement said, “Combining mid-band purchases of CBRS spectrum in Auction 105 and C-band in Auction 107 with the spectrum acquired in recently-completed Auction 110, U.S. Cellular will have mid-band spectrum in the great majority of its operating footprint, and over 80% of subscribers will be covered with mid-band spectrum depths of 100 MHz or more.”

In Auction 110 U.S. Cellular purchased 380 licenses covering 97% of its subscribers. They also spent over $579 million. In comparison, AT&T spent the most in the auction, spending over $9.1 billion. Dish Networks spent $7.3 billion; T-Mobile spent nearly $3 billion; and Three Forty-Five Spectrum LLC spent over $1.3 billion.

“We know that to offer an exceptional 5G experience, we need all three layers of the 5G spectrum cake – low, mid and high band. And now with our successful participation in Auctions 105, 107 and 110, U.S. cellular has achieved its mid-band position objectives,” said U.S. Cellular CEO Laurent Therivel, in a statement.

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Testing Verizon C-Band in New York City

Verizon’s new 5G network is live and PCMag just tested it out in New York City. In summary, C-Band made their connections about 50% faster, once they were able to find the signal. They also noted less congestion on the network, which is likely due to it still being so new. 

Starting this past Wednesday, Verizon launched its new form of 5G in 46 cities. AT&T did also, but only in eight cities. 

While PCMag reports the Verizon service being noticeably improved, it didn’t measure up to T-Mobile’s citywide “5G Ultra Capacity”— at least, not yet. T-Mobile currently has the most coverage in New York City and the best performance also in comparison to its competitors. 

Looking at reports from other cities, it seems that may not be the same as in New York City. Per PCMag’s report, “Redditors are busy posting spectacular C-Band speeds, including 859Mbps down in Los Angeles, 586Mbps outside Pittsburgh, and 413Mbps in Indianapolis.”

In order to test the C-Band, the PCMag team used the new Ookla WIND software. This is a carrier-grade package that runs on altered Samsung Galaxy S21+ phones. WIND’s Pro version, which the company supplied for testing, shows all the details of frequency band use you could ever need. It also lets testers build complex setups with voice, data, text, and video tests.

Verizon’s C-Band was a little hard to find during the New York tests. They ended up being able to use C-Band only on sites in two cities – Forest Hills and Kew Gardens. In other locations like East Harlem, their phone had refused to connect to C-Band, despite Ookla having identified the location as having C-Band available. It’s possible that some connections are being blocked by the carrier, or perhaps something to do with technical interference.

PCMag also addressed the “exclusion zones” that carriers agreed to with the FAA. Some of the exclusion zones are around JFK and LaGuardia airports. These are some of the busiest airports among a part of the city that is populated by about 2.3 million people. This is the same case for areas like Chicago, Dallas, and San Diego. Folks here unfortunately don’t have the benefits of the new 5G because of interference risks with aircraft altimeters. 

Per Verizon, the exclusion zones are a rectangle 2 miles long extending from the end of each airport runway. In one case during the tests, they were unable to find C-Band in an arc spanning from 4 miles southeast to 3 miles southwest of the end of the LaGuardia runway. That area covers many of Queens’ densest neighborhoods. Unexpectedly, though, they found more millimeter-wave in the exclusion zone than they expected to. 

“While the super-fast, short-range technology didn’t blanket the area, it kept popping up here and there throughout Long Island City, Astoria, Sunnyside, and Elmhurst, giving a huge boost when I could find it,” the article reads. 

They continued, “I can’t tell if Verizon’s avoidance of neighborhoods closer to LaGuardia is about the exclusion zone, or just the vagaries of early network buildouts. But we can confirm that while there’s no C-Band coverage within 2 miles of the airport, there is definitely coverage between 3-4 miles away.”

So just how fast is 5G? 

PCMag’s tests shows the in most cases, the C-Band service was double the speeds of LTE. This is because 5G was made more efficient and spread across multiple airwaves, making it able to provide more speed with less congestion on the networks. 

The article explained this more technically. “C-Band roughly doubles the airwaves Verizon had available for use in our tests. In most of our tests, Verizon used 40-50MHz of 4G LTE spectrum. When its “nationwide” 5G was active, it added 10MHz of low-band 5G to that. C-Band trades out that 10Hz of low-band 5G for 60MHz of mid-band, resulting in 100-110MHz being used.”

In comparison to tests run with T-Mobile, Verizon was just a little less. T-Mobile generally used 40MHz of 4G LTE along with 80MHz of mid-band 5G, for a total of 120MHz.

Tests were split between the carriers’ 4G and 5G components. PCMag found that in T-Mobile’s tests, 75% of the speed came from 5G, while in Verizon’s tests, 45-55% came from 5G. They also noticed that for some unknown reason, “each megahertz of Verizon’s was slower than a megahertz of T-Mobile’s—something the bigger carrier is surely working on optimizing.”

They also discovered something rather odd. “A bunch of our C-Band results in Kew Gardens all congregated around 140Mbps down in a way that makes me think it was a configuration issue or cap, not the capability of the network.”

What about the reach of the C-Band service?

The tests performed by the PCMag team have already shown T-Mobile is faster than Verizon on their mid-band spectrums – T-Mobile at its 2.5GHz frequency and Verizon at the higher C-Band spectrum.   The real question now is, which carrier delivers more range? PCMag says, “But the fact is, urban networks in places like New York, Chicago, and Dallas are dense enough that the difference may not matter.”

The case in Queens, for example, Verizon’s network is so dense that sites don’t have to broadcast very high to be received. It’s the same for T-Mobile here, whose extremely dense network in Queens has sites that are often a quarter-mile from each other or less.

From their findings, PCMag believes the jury is still out in the battle of mid-band distance. Though it is clear that C-Band has enough reach so that carriers won’t need to put a site every few blocks. 

Do I need C-Band now?While C-Band is available now, it can only get better as Verizon continues to roll out service. “In many other cities, it appears to already be better; my experience in Queens looks like the low end of the C-Band experience,” said the author of the article. They added, “The C-Band boost will come primarily to places within half a mile to a mile of a Verizon cell site, so look up your location on cellmapper.net if you’re curious. It’ll also require a recent phone.”

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T-Mobile Wins Big in New Ookla Performance Study

T-Mobile is boasting about its 5G service again, with an announcement that it came out on top in a new Ookla study. This measured things like 5G speed, performance and availability. In the announcement, they added that it would be moving forward with turning on its 5G carrier aggregation (CA), both with 2.5 GHz and 2.5 Ghz combined with 600 MHz. 

Ookla’s nationwide network performance analysis had T-Mobile at the top of all 6 categories. These include: fastest provider, latency, consistency, 5G performance, 5G availability and 5G consistency. Considering the 5G coverage T-Mobile has had in place compared to its competitors, it’s not much surprise they ruled here. This is in part thanks to their ability to rollout coverage on mid-band spectrum that isn’t causing interference risks like the C-Band is for AT&T and Verizon. 

According to an article from FierceWireless, the mid-band spectrum they are using (2.5 GHz), which was acquired from Sprint, provides about 40% faster speeds. Currently, download speeds are running at a top average speed of 187 Mbps nationwide. According to T-Mobile, this is faster than most home WiFi connections, two times faster than Verizon 5G and over 2.5 times faster than AT&T 5G. More importantly, customers were more likely to connect to 5G than Verizon or AT&T customers. Again, this could simply be due to the delays both carriers have experienced with their 5G rollouts. 

With regards to the 5G carrier aggregation, this combines two channels of 2.5 GHz mid-band spectrum for greater speed and capacity. It’s much like bonding in this case, but happens within the one carrier’s network. This should allow for less congestion as there will be more service to go around. 

5G standards set the maximum bandwidth for a sub-6 GHz 5G channel at 100 MHz of spectrum. That is a lot of capacity, but with 5G CA, the operator is able to provide customers with more than 100 MHz of 2.5 GHz Ultra Capacity 5G spectrum, starting with 120 MHz in many places. So, customers in those areas will see a significant boost in speed and performance.

According to T-Mobile, tests have been completed that show 2.5 GHz 5G CA can improve speeds by about 20%. Also, devices reach speeds greater than 100 Mbps twice as often as those without 5G carrier aggregation. In addition, T-Mobile noted that it’s expanded NR CA with 2.5 GHz and 600 MHz to cities across the country.

“These capabilities are live across much of T-Mobile’s network today for customers with the Samsung Galaxy S21 and another popular flagship device, becoming more broadly available – with additional devices – in the coming months,” said a T-Mobile representative.

T-Mobile also highlighted results of record-breaking 5G upload speeds with 5G Dual Connectivity. The test was done by Ericsson and Qualcomm. They found T-Mobile exceeded 1 Gbps on upload – 1005 Mbps, to be precise – by combining 2.5 GHz spectrum with millimeter wave.

“Today’s wins confirm what over a dozen other studies have found in the last year: T-Mobile 5G is #1 in performance and/or coverage,” said T-Mobile President of Technology Neville Ray in a statement. “Our competitors bet on the wrong spectrum for 5G. Now, they’re years behind and scrambling to catch up. We’ll keep blazing ahead, reaching more and more people with Ultra Capacity 5G and spearheading new technologies. This is what you get when you combine the best damn 5G network with the hardest working team in the industry.”

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Halo and T-Mobile Showcase Autonomous Cars Running off 5G

At the CES event this month, Halo’s autonomous cars along with help through their partnership with T-Mobile 5G, seriously burned rubber with their racecar showdown. Halo got its start early on in the driverless and autonomous car field and has quickly become a leader. This was partly with the help of T-Mobile as they are a graduate of the 5G Open Innovation Lab, which was co-founded by T-Mobile. 

The Halo car wasn’t exactly racing itself, but it instead acted as a pace car for drivers in the Indy Autonomous Challenge (IAC). It ran fully off of T-Mobile’s Ultra Capacity 5G network. The car drove multiple laps, reaching speeds up to 95 mph. 

This 5G network runs on the mid-band 5G frequency, 2.5GHz – not to be confused with the mid-band, or C-Band that AT&T and Verizon have opted for. This has put them way behind T-mobile in terms of 5G coverage. Currently, T-Mobile’s mid-band frequency covers 200 million users, but they are now aiming for 300 million. In comparison, Verizon just reached 100 million users, while AT&T is only sitting with around 70 million. 

The IAC was held at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway. This is where Halo is already operating its service on the 5G network. T-Mobile’s 5G network supported real-time commands and a live video stream. This video stream connected the pilot, who remotely navigated the vehicle around the track from a nearby building, to the Halo car. You can see a video clip of the event here.

Over this past summer, tests were conducted for consumer riders much like Uber or Lyft, but driverless. Of course there is a big difference! Once the customer orders the vehicle, it will drive itself to the rider. When the car arrives, the rider will have to manually drive the vehicle where needed. After their ride is complete, the vehicle then drives itself back to the Halo garage. 

In order for this to work the car is installed with multiple 5G modems that communicate with the 5G network, as well as several in-car cameras. Halo uses a proprietary RemotePilot technology, which they train drivers on in-house. They’ve also developed an Advanced Safe Stop mechanism. This enables its cars to immediately come to a full stop if a potential safety hazard or system anomaly is detected. 

Halo cars even use an advanced Artificial Intelligence algorithm, so they’re always learning in the background. It does this when the human is manually driving the car, as well as on its own. This builds a unique feedback loop to assist them in achieving Level 3 capabilities, over time. What this refers to are the 6 levels of Artificial Intelligence. 

“Full autonomy is a massive challenge from both a technical and social trust perspective that won’t be solved for years to come,” said Anand Nandakumar, the founder and CEO of Halo. “But Halo has been designed to address these challenges by building automation over time starting with a solution that consumers will feel comfortable using today.”

You can imagine how much work went into the project so it’s no surprise that T-Mobile is not the only partner behind Halo. Per the T-Mobile announcement, Halo was founded by executives from Uber, Cruise Robotics, Proterra, Amazon, and more. “Halo is poised to serve a global $2.5 trillion-dollar transportation market creating local jobs with an innovative, on-demand car-sharing model.” 

These are exciting times for T-Mobile 5G and 5G in general, not to mention the car world and the possibilities with Artificial Intelligence. 

“Driverless cars! Fueling this kind of startup innovation is part of why we’ve built the biggest, fastest and most reliable 5G network in the country,” said Mike Sievert, CEO of T-Mobile. “Innovation and driving change for the better is our DNA at the Un-carrier, and we’ve unleashed a 5G network that will transform industries and change our world for the better. I can’t wait to see what comes next as we work with startups, developers and entrepreneurs like Halo building the next big thing in 5G!”

For more information on autonomous race cars, be sure to check out the Indy Autonomous Challenge (IAC), at their website here. This was first ever race between 5 autonomous race car teams. The winner was team PoliMOVE from Politecnico di Milano (Italy) and the University of Alabama. The rules of the IAC competition required each team to qualify in a high-speed autonomous racecar time trial competition determining their seed in the head-to-head passing competition. The winning team also reached a record breaking top speed of 173 mph.

“Today was the real birth of autonomous racing,” said Prof. Sergio Savaresi, team lead of Politecnico di Milano. “The real high-speed multi-agent racing was pushed to its very limits. The research on autonomous cars will certainly benefit from this historic milestone.”

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