T-Mobile’s Game-Changing Ultra Capacity 5G Now Reaches 200 Million People Nationwide
November 15 2021 - 08:05AM
Business Wire
Ahead of schedule, a growing majority of
Americans have access to a transformational 5G experience, marking
an inflection point in the 5G journey.
What’s the news: T-Mobile has already reached its 2021
goal of covering 200 million people nationwide with Ultra
Capacity 5G, bringing game changing 5G performance to a majority of
Americans. Plus, new research from umlaut confirmed T-Mobile’s 5G
leadership in four more cities.
Why it matters: Ultra Capacity 5G can deliver blazing
fast speeds to large areas of the country, powering 5G smartphones
to the next level of performance and paving the way for innovators
and entrepreneurs to deliver transformational 5G experiences.
Who it’s for: Everyone. T-Mobile customers nationwide and
anyone who will benefit from future applications built on the
Un-carrier’s industry-leading nationwide 5G network.
For years, the wireless industry has been talking about the
transformative power of 5G, but now, game changing 5G performance
is finally available to a growing majority of Americans. T-Mobile
(NASDAQ: TMUS) today announced it now covers 200 million people
with Ultra Capacity 5G … reaching the milestone weeks ahead of
schedule and years ahead of the competition! That’s the super-fast,
fast-as-home-wifi-speed-with-your-phone 5G that ONLY T-Mobile can
deliver to most Americans today with 80% of the Un-carrier’s
customers now covered. This is all on top of T-Mobile’s Extended
Range 5G, which covers 308 million people across 1.7 million square
miles. The combination has earned T-Mobile the crown of America’s
5G leader, with the largest, fastest, and most reliable 5G
network.
In fact, yet another third-party report published today confirms
T-Mobile delivers the fastest 5G download and upload speeds in
Cincinnati, Cleveland, Orlando and Salt Lake City based on
thousands of tests from research firm umlaut. The Un-carrier’s 5G
download speeds were 4x faster than AT&T and over 3x faster
than Verizon on average across the four cities in the report
commissioned by T-Mobile. Ultra Capacity 5G was also available
nearly 75% of the time on average compared to just 2% for Verizon’s
Ultra Wideband. This is just the latest report to show T-Mobile in
the top spot for 5G speed and availability. In fact, nearly every
third-party network report this year confirms T-Mobile’s 5G network
leadership.
“We’re delivering game changing Ultra Capacity 5G to people
across the country at an unprecedented pace, putting us in a
network leadership position with a two-year head start on the
competition. And that gap is only getting wider as we speed up,”
said Mike Sievert, CEO of T-Mobile. “Only T-Mobile is delivering a
5G network capable of truly transforming the smartphone experience
– 5G’s first killer app – and that’s just the beginning. With Ultra
Capacity 5G nationwide, we’re unleashing innovators across the
country to build new 5G applications that will change the
world.”
The secret to T-Mobile’s Ultra Capacity 5G – the 5G that
delivers super-fast speeds to a lot of people – is mid-band 2.5 GHz
spectrum. When other U.S. operators went all in on millimeter wave
(mmWave), T-Mobile executed a multi-band spectrum strategy using
low-band Extended Range to blanket the country and Ultra Capacity
to bring fast 5G speeds to the maximum number of people – now
covering 200 million (100x more people than Verizon’s Ultra
Wideband) with plans to reach 300 million people (more than 90% of
Americans) in the next two years.
Meanwhile Verizon and AT&T’s faster 5G is limited to parts
of stadiums and outdoor areas. But they eventually caught on and
spent record-breaking amounts on C-band spectrum (3.7 GHz – 3.98
GHz) that they still aren’t delivering to customers.
“We’ve been working toward the 5G future for years with one
thing in mind: 5G FOR ALL,” said Neville Ray, President of
Technology at T-Mobile. “That means an amazing 5G experience for
people across the country, whether they’re in a city like New York
or one like Helena, Montana. Our Ultra Capacity 5G is delivering
just that, and I’m incredibly proud of the T-Mobile team working to
deploy this network ahead of schedule for our customers.”
“T-Mobile is more than a year ahead of its competition with the
deployment of its Ultra Capacity 5G mid-band spectrum and is
rolling it out at an unprecedented pace,” said Anshel Sag,
Principal Analyst, Moor Insights & Strategy. “While T-Mobile
already has the best 5G coverage in the nation, the company has
also made considerable gains in speeds thanks to the rapid
nationwide rollout of its mid-band 5G network, which delivers a
real, meaningful performance boost.”
For more information on T-Mobile’s network, visit
T-Mobile.com/coverage.
Follow T-Mobile’s Official Twitter Newsroom @TMobileNews to stay
up to date with the latest company news.
5G capable device required. Some uses may require certain
plan or feature; see T-Mobile.com. Fastest based on average,
overall combined 5G speeds according to Opensignal Awards – USA: 5G
User Experience Report October 2021, based on independent
analysis of mobile measurements recorded during the period June 14
- September 11, 2021 © 2021 Opensignal Limited. Most
Reliable: According to an audit report conducted by independent
third party umlaut containing crowdsourced data for user experience
collected from April to September 2021. Full details at:
www.umlaut.com/en/benchmarking/USA. Fast as Wifi
Nationwide based on analysis by T-Mobile of Speedtest
Intelligence® data from Ookla® U.S. median 5G T-Mobile results from
cities with 2.5GHz speeds compared to mobile wi-fi results for
Aug-Oct 2021. Ookla trademarks used under license and reprinted
with permission. Nationwide based on T-Mobile analysis of
population covered. Fastest average download speeds/Greatest 5G
availability: 5G mobile network results in the US are based on
an audit report conducted by independent third party umlaut
containing drive test data for Cincinnati, OH, Cleveland, OH,
Orlando, FL and Salt Lake City, UT, collected from October 4th
until October 22th 2021. Full details can be found on:
www.umlaut.com/en/benchmarking/USA.
About T-Mobile T-Mobile U.S. Inc. (NASDAQ: TMUS) is America’s
supercharged Un-carrier, delivering an advanced 4G LTE and
transformative nationwide 5G network that will offer reliable
connectivity for all. T-Mobile’s customers benefit from its
unmatched combination of value and quality, unwavering obsession
with offering them the best possible service experience and
undisputable drive for disruption that creates competition and
innovation in wireless and beyond. Based in Bellevue, Wash.,
T-Mobile provides services through its subsidiaries and operates
its flagship brands, T-Mobile, Metro by T-Mobile and Sprint. For
more information please visit: https://www.t-mobile.com.
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