Chief Network Officer Ulf Ewaldsson to take the reins as president of technology upon Ray's retirement
T-Mobile US' longtime network guru, Neville Ray, has announced that he will retire from his position as president of technology in the fall of this year.
T-Mo's current EVP...
Early Valentine’s Day greetings from Louisiana, Texas, Kansas, Missouri, and Florida. Hard to believe that two weeks ago we were basking in the glory of another Chiefs AFC Championship win. Today’s game will be tough, but, like the 2022-2023 season, Coach Reid and the team...
Ericsson announced its latest 5G indoor radio unit, called IRU 8850, which is suited for medium-to-large venue coverage
Ericsson said it has expanded its indoor mobile connectivity portfolio with three new solutions aimed at delivering 5G coverage, capacity and capabilities across the interior of any...
Verizon landed the most individual awards, but T-Mo's speeds can't be beat
T-Mobile US garnered the overall best 5G experience in the second half of 2022, per Rootmetrics, but AT&T also had a strong performance at the state level and Verizon did particularly well at...
The bulk of the three national carriers' capacity for Super Bowl 57 is on their 5G networks
The Philadelphia Eagles and the Kansas City Chiefs aren't the only ones who have been preparing for this weekend's Super Bowl LVII—operators have been building out additional capacity...
In the US market at least, FWA seems to be leading new 5G service revenue generation
When Verizon initially launched 5G in 2018, it was a pre-standard mmWave FWA. Since then, and in line with the articulated plan to provide nationwide broadband using wireless and...
2022 was the company's 'best year ever,' says CEO Sievert
T-Mobile US rounded out 2022 with postpaid net customer additions of 1.8 million in the fourth quarter and 6.4 million for the year, beating its guidance and recording record-low churn of 0.88%. Q4 2022 —...
Ericsson breaks down the current (and future) market for FWA, and outlines how operators can effectively monetize the service
Ericsson conducts ongoing research and monitoring of major developments impacting the global ICT industry, its customers, and itself. With regard to fixed wireless access (FWA), the...
T-Mobile US had an average 5G download speed of 186.3 Mbps from September 16 to December 14, 2022
For the seventh consecutive time, Opensignal has declared that T-Mobile US has the fastest 5G download speeds in the United States, hitting an average of 186.3 Mbps,...
Greetings from Louisiana, Texas, Kansas, Missouri, and Florida (Ft. Lauderdale, the location of this year’s MetroConnect conference, is pictured). It’s been a full week of Telco Top Five earnings, and we will devote most of this Brief to results analysis. For those of you...
With colocation, Crown Castle sees double the per site activity at 10% the incremental cost
Based on commentary from Crown Castle EVP and CFO Dan Schlanger at the Citi 2023 Communications, Media and Entertainment Conference, 2023 will be a big year from small cell densification...
T-Mobile US has suffered another data breach, with the company disclosing that a single Application Programming Interface (API) was used to "obtain limited types of information" on some of its customers.
T-Mo said it was in the process of informing those customers, and that...
Mint Mobile is an MVNO that operates on T-Mobile US' network
According to recent Bloomberg reports, T-Mobile US is considering purchasing mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) Mint Mobile. Mint does not run its own network; instead, it operates on T-Mobile US' network, which would likely...
With 260 million PoPs covered on mid-band and 320 million on low-band, T-Mobile US holds to 2023 capex guidance
T-Mobile US has a 5G spectrum strategy it sees as a major differentiator that has put it ahead of competitors. Speaking with Mike Rollins at the...
Verizon originally planned its 3G shutdown for 2019
Verizon officially turned down its 3G network on the final day of 2022. It had been the last holdout among national mobile network operators, with AT&T and T-Mobile US already having completed their 3G shutdowns.
Verizon first...
India-based IoT provider Quantela has signed a deal with T-Mobile in the US to bundle the carrier's cellular IoT airtime with its smart-city solutions. Quantela is focused on cities and utilities in the US, it said, particularly in the smart street-lighting space.
The firm said...
All wireless carriers may look equal, but there is a difference. In fact, I have made plenty of mistakes over the years in choosing the best carrier and plan. So, let me share with you some of what I have learned so you can...
The 4G/5G converged core has improved network speed and latency by more than 10%, says T-Mobile US
T-Mobile US and Cisco say they have launched the world’s “largest” highly scalable and distributed nationwide cloud-native converged core gateway. The carrier has already moved all its 5G...
T-Mobile US is also re-farming its 1900 MHz spectrum, which was previously used on Sprint and T-Mo legacy networks
“Consider the mic dropped,” T-Mobile US said in a press release announcing that its Extended Range 5G service — which uses 600 MHz spectrum — now reaches...
Verizon has always been one of the United States premier telecommunications providers. However, during the past decade, not so much. Years ago, they were on a growth track under CEO Ivan Seidenberg until he retired. Since that point they have struggled to find a...
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T-Mobile US turns...
The midband spectrum is mostly available in rural areas
The Federal Communications Commission has officially granted the first batch of recently auctioned 2.5 GHz overlay licenses, from an auction which was dominated by T-Mobile US.
T-Mobile US was already the dominant license and lease-holder in...
Expanded relationship gives T-Mo more and speedier access to large venues, including MGM properties
T-Mobile US has struck an expanded deal with network infrastructure provider ExteNet that provides the carrier with additional access to telecom infrastructure in large venues as well as decommissioning overlapping network...
T-Mobile’s IoT developer kit includes a complete software development kit (SDK), built on the Zephyr Real-time Operating System
T-Mobile US announced the launch of its first IoT developer kit, which will enable developers to connect to the carrier’s network and create connected IoT solutions.
The kit...
