More than three in ten consumers – 31% — who purchased mobile service from a network operator during the past three months say that plan features and pricing are not easy to understand, according to J.D. Power. And that has…
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Report: T-Mobile 600 MHz Standalone 5G Improves Latency, Coverage (Especially Rural)
T-Mobile’s deployment of standalone 5G (SA 5G) in the 600 MHz band has improved both latency and coverage, according to a new report from Opensignal. T-Mobile is the only carrier that currently claims nationwide U.S. coverage, but others are expected…
T-Mobile 5G Connected Future Incubator Launches
T-Mobile, the Curiosity Lab at Peachtree Corners and the Georgia Institute of Technology have launched the 5G Connected Future incubator in Peachtree Corners. The incubator, which is in the city of Peachtree Corner’s 500-acre smart city technology park, will support…
5G Open Innovation Lab Taps T-Mobile, Edge Computing for Agricultural IoT
The 5G Open Innovation Lab has established a field lab targeting agricultural IoT (Internet of Things) applications that will use 5G-capable, CBRS LTE-based connectivity from T-Mobile. Edge computing also will be a component of the project. The 5G OI Lab…
Price Set for T-Mobile to Buy Shentel Wireless Business
The price has been set for T-Mobile to buy the Shentel wireless business that operated for years under the Sprint brand. Based on evaluations by three independent valuation providers, the purchase price has been set at $1.95 billion. The Shentel…
The Truth About the 5G User Experience: Average Speeds in the 50+ Mbps Range
Opensignal published its latest 5G user experience report, providing some real world insight into what 5G really delivers in the field. Opensignal reports significant 5G progress, but the numbers do put the 5G hype cycle into perspective. National mobile carriers…
Nokia and Ericsson Land Deals to Support and Further Implement T-Mobile 5G Strategy
T-Mobile has announced multi-billion, five year deals with Ericsson and Nokia that aim to expand and extend its 5G network. The deals will help implement a T-Mobile 5G strategy that relies on two distinct paths. T-Mobile labels those 5G strategy…
T-Mobile Acquisition of Brookings Municipal Utilities Assets Expands Midwest Footprint
T-Mobile and Brookings Municipal Utilities have reached a definitive agreement under which the carrier will acquire BMU’s Sprint-branded wireless operating assets. The network provides wireless and data services to about 14,000 customers in South Dakota and Iowa. No financial details…
T-Mobile Tech President Touts Mid-Band 5G Fixed and Mobile Plans, Including VoNR
T-Mobile already has a technology edge in 5G and has big plans for strengthening that edge, according to the company’s technology president Neville Ray. Ray also sees big potential for T-Mobile fixed 5G deployed in the company’s mid-band spectrum. The…
T-Mobile Opens 988 Suicide Prevention Lifeline
T-Mobile has made the 988 emergency lifeline number available nationwide to its customers. Callers will automatically be connected to the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, which consists of about 180 local and state funded crisis centers with professionally trained counselors. The…
T-Mobile and UScellular Team Up to Further Protect Customers from Scams and Spam
November 19, 2020 — BELLEVUE, Wash. & CHICAGO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Scammers get dealt another blow. T-Mobile (NASDAQ: TMUS) and UScellular (NYSE: USM) today announced they’re delivering STIR/SHAKEN number verification across networks marking another milestone in the industry’s ongoing fight to protect consumers…
T-Mobile Further Expands Fixed Wireless Home Internet
T-Mobile said today that it is expanding its Home Internet fixed wireless service to 130 more cities and towns in nine states. T-Mobile fixed wireless Home Internet service is based on LTE for now, but the company expects to add…
