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T-Mobile reports ‘beat-and-raise’ Q1 as it executes ‘worst-to-first’ strategy

T-Mobile US this week report a strong first quarter marked by 1.2 million postpaid net subscriber additions and 773,000 postpaid adds. T-Mo reported total revenue of $19.8 billion with net income of $993 million. In what CEO Mike Sievert described as a "beat-and-raise quarter,"...

RWA, others ask FCC to delay former Sprint CDMA network shutdown

As Dish Network works to delay T-Mobile US' plans to sunset the former Sprint CDMA network on which many of Dish's Boost Mobile customers still rely, the Rural Wireless Association has joined with seven other groups in sending a letter to the Federal Communications...

T-Mobile for Business EVP lays out come-from-behind enterprise growth strategy

As T-Mobile US works to double its enterprise market share from less than 10% over the next five years, T-Mobile for Business Executive Vice President Mike Katz sees it as a "fundamental Un-carrier story," according to a new blog post. Acknowledging the comparative market...

T-Mobile US combining its 5G network with Lumen’s edge infrastructure

Lumen Technologies, formerly CenturyLink, using its fiber and edge assets for enterprise 5G services According to the "Un-carrier," it wants to double its enterprise market share in the next five years. During a March analyst event, T-Mobile executives discussed the role of 5G in driving...

#TBT: SD-WAN gathers steam; Verizon signs One Fiber deal with Corning; Deciphering the 600 MHz results … this week in 2017

ditor’s Note: RCR Wireless News goes all in for “Throwback Thursdays,” tapping into our archives to resuscitate the top headlines from the past. Fire up the time machine, put on the sepia-tinted shades, set the date for #TBT and enjoy the memories! Deciphering the 600...

Ookla speed tests peg T-Mo as having fastest 5G

In its latest round of speed test data collection, Ookla ranks T-Mobile US' 5G as the fastest during the first quarter of this year, clocking a median 5G download connection speed of 82.35 Mbps. AT&T was second with 76.60 Mbps and Verizon Wireless third...

Rootmetrics: ‘Strong and improving’ —but still inconsistent—5G networks in US cities

There are two pillars that support the 5G user experience: Availability and performance. According to a new report from Rootmetrics, T-Mobile US is leading in 5G availability across US cities, but AT&T's 5G provides the best performance and AT&T and Verizon both win high...

Kagan: What T-Mobile shutting down TVision says about the future

T-Mobile is shutting down their TVision pay TV service. So, what does this mean for their future? They have been talking about entering and changing the pay TV space for years. They thought they would be successful in pay TV like they have become...

T-Mobile users saw improved 5G availability, latency on SA network: Study

T-Mobile users in rural areas were impacted the most from transition to SA 5G In August of 2020, T-Mobile US claimed a world’s first with the launch of a nationwide standalone (SA) 5G network that uses its 600 MHz spectrum. Launched its 2019, T-Mo’s 600...

5G at the Super Bowl has ‘dramatically improved’ since last year, GWS finds

The 5G experience at this year's Super Bowl saw a dramatic improvement over what was available to users last year, according to testing by Global Wireless Solutions. GWS tested the networks of AT&T, Verizon and T-Mobile US and said that all three of them achieved...

Crown Castle ends 2020 with 50,000 active small cells: CEO

Crown Castle finished 2020 with approximately 50,000 small cells on air, and has increased its backlog of small cells committed or under construction to approximately 30,000, the company’s CEO Jay Brown said during a conference call with investors. In the call, the executive also highlighted...

T-Mobile US to expand 5G network via new deals with Ericsson, Nokia

T-Mobile US announced five-year, multi-billion-dollar agreements with Nordic vendors Ericsson and Nokia to continue expanding its 5G network nationwide. Part of the network investment following last year’s merger with Sprint, these new deals will enable T-Mobile US to add 5G coverage, capacity, speed and advanced...

T-Mobile doubles 2.5 GHz 5G reach, takes it to cable with FWA and streaming service

TVision streaming service builds on LTE-based home internet service In recent months, T-Mobile executives have pegged the number of radio sites their crews are touching as upward of 700 per week in their effort to put the 2.5 GHz spectrum that came with the Sprint...

Ookla: AT&T takes top spot in 4G speed, but Verizon has the fastest 5G

AT&T users saw the fastest median mobile download speeds on LTE in the third quarter of 2020, according to new crowd-sourced data analysis by Ookla. Verizon's LTE speeds came in fourth, behind both T-Mobile US' legacy network and that of the former Sprint. AT&T's...

#TBT: Nextel struggles in a 3G world; Legere joins T-Mo; Lining up for iPhone 5 … this week in 2012

Editor’s Note: RCR Wireless News goes all in for “Throwback Thursdays,” tapping into our archives to resuscitate the top headlines from the past. Fire up the time machine, put on the sepia-tinted shades, set the date for #TBT and enjoy the memories! Nextel launches 3G...

Dish officially gets more time to build out its licenses — and only 5G will do

The Federal Communications Commission's Wireless Telecommunications Bureau has officially granted Dish Network until mid-2023 to meet build-out requirements for its AWS and lower 700 MHz spectrum holdings, although the March 2020 deadline for meeting build-out requirements in some of the spectrum has already passed....

Test and Measurement: EXFO to acquire InOpticals

EXFO is in the process of acquiring Taiwan-based InOpticals, which specializes in ultra-high-speed test instruments for the laboratory and manufacturing markets with particular strength in 400G/800G transceivers, active and passive components and integrated test systems. Financial details of the transaction were not disclosed, although EXFO...

T-Mobile US touts 5G MU-MIMO testing at 2.5 GHz

In a glimpse of the combined T-Mobile US network's future, the carrier used 2.5 GHz spectrum and multi-user MIMO to achieve peak cell throughput of more than 5.6 Gbps with eight 5G devices. T-Mo said that in one 100-megahertz channel of 2.5 GHz, it connected...

RootMetrics: Verizon is still the network to beat, but AT&T brings the best speeds

In RootMetrics' first round of benchmarking that used 5G-enabled devices to test both 4G and 5G networks, Verizon and AT&T ran neck-and-neck in most categories. But Verizon ultimately topped the rankings in most performance metrics, although AT&T outpaced Verizon in terms of speed. RootMetrics temporarily...

AT&T tops GWS’ testing for second year running

Carriers' network investments are paying off with higher customer satisfaction Global Wireless Solutions has crowned AT&T the "best network" in its third annual national testing, but all of the three national operators can find good news in GWS' latest network scoring, which couples nationwide drive-testing...

Test and Measurement: Verizon, T-Mobile US test the C-Band

With a C-Band spectrum auction set to begin December 8, Verizon and T-Mobile US are ramping up their testing of the spectrum. This week, T-Mobile US was granted permission for a two-year testing period to try out 5G New Radio in C-Band spectrum testing at...

T-Mobile US moves to buy Shentel’s wireless assets

T-Mobile US wants to buy Shenandoah Telecommunication's wireless operations, exercising a Sprint affiliate contract option that dates back to 1999 -- but price is a sticking point in the negotiations. Shentel, historically one of Sprint's major PCS affiliates, provides network coverage for Sprint customers in...

#TBT: HSDPA emerges; the Material Girl in a mobile world; Cingular, AWS enable cross-carrier MMS … this week in 2004

Editor’s Note: RCR Wireless News goes all in for “Throwback Thursdays,” tapping into our archives to resuscitate the top headlines from the past. Fire up the time machine, put on the sepia-tinted shades, set the date for #TBT and enjoy the memories! HSDPA emerges DRESDEN, Germany-Two...

SRG on T-Mo’s SA 5G: ‘Meaningful improvement’, but not necessarily for urban users

Upgrading to T-Mo's 5G SA: Big bucks for T-Mobile US made a splash with the announcement earlier this month that it had turned up Standalone 5G in an area encompassing 1.3 million square miles of its network. Signals Research Group wasted no time in getting...