Why T-Mobile Standalone Ultra Capacity 5G is Important for Network Advancement

As of Monday November 14, T-Mobile has made Ultra Capacity 5G on 5G SA (Standalone) available nationwide. This bold move by the Un-Carrier just topped the charts for 5G advancement by offering even faster speeds and lower latency for customers. This can improve your gaming experience, as well as any application that requires near real-time responsiveness. 

The upgrade also opens up new possibilities for 5G carrier aggregation (NR CA), which means combining different layers of 5G spectrum together for greater speed and capacity. This year the carrier will begin combining three channels of Ultra Capacity 5G. According to tests, they were able to produce peak speeds topping 3 Gbps. Customers with the Samsung Galaxy S22 will be the first to leverage this new capability in the coming weeks, and it will expand to additional devices in the near future.

“5G is making a meaningful impact today – changing the way people use their smartphones, bringing choice and competition to home broadband, improving disaster response and so much more … but we’re only scratching the surface on what 5G can do,” said Neville Ray, President of Technology at T-Mobile. “Transformative 5G networks are here, and T-Mobile is leading the charge with not just the largest, fastest and most reliable 5G network, but the most advanced as well. We’re driving the industry forward with 5G standalone and delivering a level of performance for customers that can’t be achieved otherwise.”

T-Mobile is the network leader, delivering a 5G network that is larger, faster and more reliable than any other in the US. The Un-carrier’s Extended Range 5G now covers 321 million people across 1.9 million square miles – more than AT&T and Verizon combined. 250 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 next year.

As many reports have found, T-Mobile is the leader in delivering customers a 5G network that is larger, faster, and more reliable than the others available in the U.S. Their Extended Range (low-band 600 MHz spectrum) 5G now covers 321 million people across 1.9 million square miles, while 250 million people nationwide are covered by T-Mobile’s Ultra Capacity 5G (2.5 GHz spectrum). The carrier plans to reach 300 million people with its Ultra Capacity 5G offering next year.

T-Mobile Reaches Goal of 5G Coverage for 200M Americans

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.