T-Mobile Further Solidifies 5G Leadership Position with Successful C-Band Auction
March 10 2021 - 6:01PM
Business Wire
Despite record-setting, bank-breaking spend
from competitors, T-Mobile maintains network leadership,
underscoring the prescience of the Un-carrier’s multi-band 5G
strategy
$45 billion can buy a lot of things, but 5G leadership ain’t
one. T-Mobile (NASDAQ: TMUS) invested just over $9.3 billion in the
FCC’s C-Band auction, selectively acquiring additional mid-band
spectrum it will use to take America’s largest and fastest 5G
network to the next level and continue delivering massive customer
benefits unlocked by the merger with Sprint. Even as its
competitors spent record-breaking amounts in the auction, T-Mobile
maintains its leadership on mid-band spectrum.
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And the Un-carrier continues to press its 5G lead announcing new
network momentum data today: T-Mobile now covers 287 million people
with Extended Range 5G and 125 million people with Ultra Capacity
5G … remaining on track to cover 200 million people nationwide with
Ultra Capacity 5G this year, before competitors even have a chance
to begin deploying mid-band 5G!
“T-Mobile customers are the clear winners in this auction. Our
already industry-leading 5G network enabled us to be highly
selective and strategic, concentrating our wins in top markets
nationwide,” said Mike Sievert, CEO of T-Mobile. “As I predicted
last fall, the other guys spent an unbelievable amount — because
they had to. And even then, the truth is that C-Band is best for
urban areas because it doesn’t propagate as well as T-Mobile’s
substantial existing mid-band frequencies. For us, C-Band makes a
great story even better, and we are incredibly pleased with our
clear success in this auction. Our competitors had no choice but to
go all in with a break-the-bank attempt to remain relevant in the
5G era.”
“Simply put, Verizon and AT&T bet on the wrong horse — went
all in on millimeter wave — and now they’re scrambling … and
writing big checks … to try to catch up. Meanwhile we’re on track
to deploy Ultra Capacity 5G nationwide before they can even get
their hands on C-Band,” said Neville Ray, President of Technology
at T-Mobile. “There’s only one true 5G leader in the US, and that
is T-Mobile. All of America wins with better connectivity, more
competition, and value that we’re able to bring to consumers and
businesses — forcing the other guys to do better for their
customers as we always have.”
2.5 GHz + C-Band = 5G Perfection T-Mobile won an average
of 40 MHz of C-Band in key areas home to nearly 225 million people,
which it will deploy to add additional depth to its already strong
Ultra Capacity 5G, bringing even greater speed and performance. In
the mid-band range, C-Band offers a great mix of coverage and
speed, but there are some key differences from 2.5 GHz, the
mid-band spectrum T-Mobile is primarily using to roll out Ultra
Capacity 5G. Most notably, it doesn’t travel as far. T-Mobile
engineers estimate it will require 50% more cell sites for
meaningful and continuous coverage, and in some areas, for example
in-building, the required densification can be 4x higher than 2.5
GHz. That’s why T-Mobile strategically invested in C-Band to
supplement its much broader 2.5 GHz footprint in select urban and
suburban areas where it already has a dense network. This will
allow for the spectrum to quickly be deployed and provide a more
meaningful performance boost for customers.
“We’re honored to already serve Americans with the largest and
fastest 5G network in the country, just as robust wireless
connectivity has become more important than ever … but we’re not
letting off the gas,” added Sievert. “We don’t just have a head
start. Thanks to the work and foresight of Neville and his team,
T-Mobile is already the 5G network leader, and we’re poised to keep
our lead throughout the entire 5G era.”
5G Built Right, For Reals Building the country’s largest
and fastest 5G network didn’t happen by chance. It took years of
planning and investment – first for low-band 600 MHz spectrum to
provide a massive nationwide coverage layer of Extended Range 5G –
then for mid-band 2.5 GHz from Sprint to bring game-changing speed
and performance to more people. And with spectrum dedicated to 5G
in low-, mid-, and high-bands, T-Mobile is the only provider
currently positioned to deliver innovations like standalone 5G and
5G Carrier Aggregation, expanding 5G coverage, improving network
response times, and combining different layers of capacity for
greater speed and performance.
Meanwhile the other guys have been focused primarily on
millimeter wave which can offer fast speeds but has severe
limitations and is generally limited to a few outdoor areas of some
cities. Because of that, and despite spending record-breaking
amounts in this auction, Verizon and AT&T cannot deliver a 5G
network with the breadth and depth of T-Mobile’s. It could be years
before most of their customers see a meaningful boost from C-Band,
and even then, the propagation characteristics limit their mid-band
5G coverage footprints. #Physics :).
T-Mobile is America’s 5G leader with the largest and fastest 5G
network. T-Mobile’s Extended Range 5G covers 287 million people
across 1.6 million square miles — that’s nearly 2.5x the geographic
coverage of AT&T and nearly 4x more than Verizon! And with
Sprint now part of T-Mobile, the Un-carrier is widening its lead,
lighting up Ultra Capacity 5G across the country and bringing fast
5G speeds to more places than anyone else. Ultra Capacity 5G can
deliver speeds around 300 Mbps with peaks of 1 Gbps, and now covers
125 million people.
For more information on T-Mobile’s 5G network, visit:
www.t-mobile.com/coverage/coverage-map.
Follow T-Mobile’s Official Twitter Newsroom @TMobileNews to stay
up-to-date with the latest company news.
Fastest 5G network: Opensignal Awards – USA: 5G User Experience
Report January 2021, based on independent analysis of average
speeds from mobile measurements recorded during the period
September 16 – December 14, 2020 © 2021 Opensignal Limited. Capable
device required. Some uses may require certain plan or feature; see
T-Mobile.com.
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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