T-Mobile US

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 …

T-Mobile US’s Ultra Capacity service is offered via spectrum in the 2.5GHz band T-Mobile U.S. said it has activated its “Ultra Capacity” 5G offering via 5G Standalone architecture nationwide. The telco’s “Ultra Capacity” offering provides higher speeds compared to its …

Greetings from New York City (pictured), Lake Charles (Louisiana), Nevada (Missouri), and other points across the Midwest.  It’s been great being out on the road and seeing fiber deployments finally coming into shape (Fastwyre’s recent 9-area fiber expansion coverage from …

Carrier says it has expanded service in three Midwestern states T-Mobile US continues its expansion of access to the Home Internet service that utilizes its 5G network, saying this week that it has extended availability of the service in Illinois, …

T-Mobile US is looking into the possibility of building a fiber network, either as part of a joint venture or a commercial partnership, according to reporting by Bloomberg. AT&T and Verizon have significant fiber networks, both to support fiber-to-the-premise enterprise …

Mid-September greetings from the Midwest, Georgia and Alabama, where we are wrapping up our Moundville Telephone Company acquisition.  Pictured is Tuska, a 7-ton elephant statue that was recently moved to the Bryant-Denny stadium in Tuscaloosa.  Legend has it that the association …

Beyond RF challenges, US midband spectrum has limitations built into service rules As demand for various wireless services has grown, however, it has gotten harder and harder for federal regulators to come up with bands that can be (relatively) easily …

Cradlepoint noted that its 5G Wireless WAN solutions enable IoT firms to immediately deploy solutions with the security and remote management capabilities needed to support IoT deployments at scale   Cradlepoint announced a collaboration with T-Mobile U.S. and the Curiosity …

T-Mobile US said the new suite “manages all the connectivity, compute, devices and applications” for enterprise and smart city use cases   T-Mobile US has launched a new end-to-end suite of connectivity, compute, devices and applications targeting smart cities, retailers …

The deal will provide subscribers with access to the peer-deployed Helium 5G network, as well as T-Mobile US’ 5G network Amid preparations for the launch of Helium Mobile, a mobile service that will enable subscribers to earn crypto rewards for using the network, …

Rural market share, enterprise, home broadband among T-Mobile US growth drivers T-Mobile US CEO Mike Sievert sees a number of tailwinds the carrier can leverage to continue gaining market share as the company’s value proposition expands from a value-focused perception …

Mid-September greetings from the Midwest.  We’re back to doing media interviews for Fastwyre Broadband – his latest appearance with the USDA Missouri Program Director, Kyle Wilkens, is here.  This week, after a full market commentary, we will look back on the …

More than nine million additional homes now have the option to subscribe to the T-Mobile US 5G Home Internet service When T-Mobile US launched its 5G Home Internet service a little more than a year ago, it did so with …

The Federal Communications Commission’s auction of 2.5 GHz overlay licenses wrapped up last week after about a month of bidding. Winning bidders have been announced, and as expected, T-Mobile US used the auction as a way to bolster its 2.5 …

They promise universal text coverage in the U.S. in late 2023, with voice to follow T-Mobile US and satellite broadband company Starlink announced this week a partnership that sees SpaceX’s Starlink using T-Mobile mid-band spectrum to deliver ubiquitous satellite-based text …

Dell Technologies is supporting T-Mobile US and Dish 5G efforts Dell Technologies has been tracking the move of data creation and processing out of centralized data centers and to the various edges, and adapting its products and services to address …

Greetings from the Midwest and Southeast (at left, toting the week’s produce from Kansas City’s open-air City Market).  The freshly-picked watermelon we purchased there was far sweeter than the Chiefs performance in their first preseason game (and narrowly beating the …

Combo of 600 MHz 5G Standalone and 2.5 GHz gives T-Mobile US a “differentiated” value proposition On the heels of agreeing to spend $3.5 billion to acquire formerly-leased 600 MHz spectrum in 17 partial economic areas, T-Mobile US CFO Peter …

The research noted that only 2% of total IoT roaming connections will rely on 5G networks by 2027   The amount of data generated by roaming IoT connections globally is forecast to increase from 86 petabytes this year to 1,100 …

Amid a tight labor market still navigating the fallout from the global pandemic, staff turnover in wireless retail stores and customer service channels is having a noticeable impact on customer satisfaction, according to a new survey from JD Power. “Longer …

T-Mobile US beat expectations on customer additions for the second quarter of 2022 and has raised its expectations for the year in a number of areas, continuing a strong showing while AT&T and Verizon pull back on their guidance. T-Mo …

The top ten mobile operators reported a combined active base of 1.8 billion cellular IoT subscribers at the end of 2021   The global number of cellular IoT subscribers increased by 22% during 2021 to reach 2.1 billion, according to …

Deutsche Telekom said GD Towers operates more than 40,000 sites in Germany and Austria Germany carrier Deutsche Telekom announced the sale of 51% of GD Towers comprising its tower assets in Germany and Austria, to Digital Bridge and Brookfield for …

More greetings from the 49th state, where Jim and the editor wrapped up their trip last week.  Pictured here is the main boat dock in Seward, Alaska (a TelAlaska/ American Broadband exchange).  Slightly off camera to the left of this picture is …

June greetings from the 49th state, home to some pretty noisy glaciers (Aialik Glacier pictured).  We have had a terrific ten days touring many of the TelAlaska properties and learning more about broadband deployment challenges.  TelAlaska has an amazing team working …