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T-Mobile US updates on ‘transformative’ 600 MHz deployment on record FY 2018

T-Mo CEO calls "bullshit" on 5Ge T-Mobile US executives, speaking today on an earnings call, reiterated the importance of the operator's 600 MHz spectrum portfolio to its plan to offer nationwide 5G service in 2020. According to the company, its 600 MHz spectrum is deployed in...

T-Mobile US completes first 5G call at 600 MHz

With support from Intel and Ericsson, T-Mobile US says it has completed the first 5G data and video calls using 600 MHz spectrum, as it aims to build out nationwide availability of 5G service by 2020. The calls were conducted on a live, commercial network,...

T-Mobile US says 5G at 600 MHz covers ‘hundreds of square miles’

600 MHz active in more than 1,500 cities T-Mobile US has for some time pinned its nationwide 5G ambitions to its massive stash of 600 MHz spectrum. As the carrier works to repack that spectrum, Chief Technology Officer Neville Ray took to Twitter this week...

Apple’s new iPhones draw industry buzz on spectrum, feature support

T-Mobile US gets a win with support for 600 MHz; new iPhones also support AT&T-FirstNet's Band 14 Apple's release of its latest iPhone models -- the Xs, Xs Max and Xr -- immediately drew attention to which network features and spectrum that the company's newest...

T-Mobile US clears more NYC spectrum

Local CBS station has completed its move to a new spectrum position, T-Mo says T-Mobile US reports that its repacking work with New York-area broadcasters is paying off with early clearing of its new 600 MHz holdings in the metro area, more than a year...

T-Mobile US lights up 600 MHz spectrum in more than 900 cities

T'Mo's 600 MHz, along with Sprint's 2.5 GHz, is major 5G value prop for proposed merger In March last year, T-Mobile US spent around $8 billion in the 600 MHz incentive auction, winning 1,525 10 megahertz licenses covering 414 of the 428 partial economic areas...

T-Mo works out early 600 MHz repack in north Texas

T-Mobile US continues its efforts to clear 600 MHz spectrum as quickly as possible. The carrier has a new agreement with a Dallas/Fort Worth-area broadcaster, NBC 5/KXAS-TV, to move to its new frequency in late May of this year so that T-Mobile US can...

T-Mobile US pins its 5G strategy on mobile 5G in 2019

T-Mo plans 5G deployments, 25K LAA small cells T-Mobile US laid out plans to start building out 5G and "5G-ready" capabilities in 30 markets this year, pinning its 5G strategy on mobile, smartphone-based 5G services once devices are available in 2019. T-Mobile US said that it "plans...

T-Mo sees 600 MHz ramp-up in 2018

T-Mobile US said that it expects to launch more than a dozen smartphone models with 600 MHz support this year and that it has already extended 600 MHz coverage to nearly 600 cities and towns. The carrier said that in 2018, it "will launch more...

T-Mobile 600 MHz spectrum gets support from Samsung device

As T-Mobile continues to deploy in 600 MHz holdings, device support picking up T-Mobile US spent around $8 billion to buy 600 MHz spectrum holdings in the most recent FCC spectrum auction, and has activated sites in Wyoming, Maine and plans to light up coverage...

Qualcomm launches 600 MHz RF front-end portfolio

Qualcomm is prepping to support 600 MHz as the spectrum repack continues HONG KONG--Qualcomm Technologies announced new additions to the RF front-end (RFFE) portfolio that is designed to provide comprehensive support for devices operating in the 600 MHz spectrum. The announcement was made during the...

T-Mobile US prioritizing 600 MHz repack in New York City metro area

In conjunction with FOX, T-Mobile is accelerating deployment of new spectrum T-Mobile US continues its effort to aggressively deploy its 600 MHz holdings. Following activation of rural sites in Maine and Wyoming, the carrier is now focusing its efforts on the high-value, high-density New York...

Almost all spectrum is 5G spectrum

Qualcomm identifies gigabit LTE and 5G as 'mega technology trends' As the 3GPP continues work on the standalone variant of the 5G New Radio standard, which is tracking for release mid-2018, the telecom industry is poised for gearing up for rapid commercialization. A big part...

T-Mobile US expands in Iowa with iWireless purchase

T-Mobile US picks up remaining interest in regional carrier Iowa Wireless T-Mobile US is expanding its footprint in the Midwest by buying out the remaining interest in regional carrier Iowa Wireless. iWireless, as it's called, was founded in 1997 and is a partnership between T-Mobile...

T-Mobile US continues to deploy 600 MHz, announces device support

T-Mobile plans for nationwide 5G are hinged on 600 MHz spectrum After an initial activation of its 600 MHz spectrum at sites in Wyoming, T-Mobile US today said it is expanding its build-out to Scarborough, Maine. In the same announcement, the operator said it will...

Telecom tweets of the week: Total eclipse of … everything

The country has gone eclipse-crazy as it gears up for the big event on Monday. Eclipse glasses are sold out everywhere. Airfares to cities within the "path of totality" have skyrocketed. Mobile carriers are boosting coverage along that path in preparation for the expected...

T-Mobile US stresses IoT, 600 MHz in context of 5G plans

T-Mobile US emphasizes IoT as key 5G use case T-Mobile US made a splash earlier this year announcing it would deploy a mobile "nationwide 5G" network--as opposed to 5G fixed wireless access, which Verizon and AT&T are focused on--following its $8 billion acquisition of nationwide...

5 key takeaways from the T-Mobile US 2Q call

T-Mobile US announced its second quarter results last week, adding 1.3 million subscribers with service revenues up 8% and postpaid churn at 1.1%. T-Mobile US executives had a wide-ranging discussion with analysts to discuss both the numbers and the carrier's strategy and accomplishments in a number...

Qualcomm SVP: New spectrum ‘crucial’ to 5G success

Qualcomm executives have repeatedly associated full realization of 5G--something pinned to the 2035 timeframe--as a $12 trillion global opportunity. But that comes with some qualifiers, perhaps chief among them the availability of new spectrum. Last week Dean Brenner, Qualcomm senior vice president of spectrum strategy...

Summer of 600 MHz: T-Mobile US to kick off its build-out

T-Mobile US to have test sites ready to go this summer T-Mobile US plans to make use of its newly awarded 600 MHz spectrum as quickly as possible. The carrier said this morning that it now has official possession of the spectrum licenses that it...

T-Mobile US stays strong, adds 1.1 million subs

Spectrum gains from 600 MHz auction will let T-Mo "compete in every single corner of the country" T-Mobile US continued its streak of strong quarterly results, adding 1.1 million total net customers to its network and reporting 11% year-over-year growth in both total revenues and...

CCA Mobile Carriers Show set to tackle challenges of new administration; provide 5G, IoT support for members

This week's CCA Mobile Carriers Show comes on the heels of the FirstNet contract, end of the FCC 600 MHz incentive auction. The Competitive Carriers Association is set to host its second annual Mobile Carriers Show in Las Vegas, building on the rebranding...

Ericsson plans Q3 launch of MIMO-enabled 600 MHz equipment

Winning bidders in the FCC’s recently completed 600 MHz incentive auction can tap Ericsson for network equipment beginning later this year. Ericsson wasted little time in staking its claim of support for telecommunication operators that won 600 MHz spectrum licenses in the Federal...

FCC 600 MHz incentive auction closes at nearly $19.8B

Fate of auction winners, which could include the likes of Verizon, AT&T and T-Mobile, not expected to be announced for several weeks. One year after it began, the Federal Communications Commission’s 600 MHz incentive auction drew to a close late yesterday, with bidding...