What’s the news: The Un-carrier has started lighting up its optimal mid-band 5G spectrum (2.5 GHz), giving customers up to gigabit-per-second peak 5G speeds in more than 80 new cities and towns … with thousands more coming this year.
Why it matters: Mid-band is the 5G spectrum, and T-Mobile has more of it than anyone in the US. As part of its plan to blanket America with broad and deep 5G, the Un-carrier is lighting up this ideal 5G spectrum at an aggressive pace, giving customers average speeds 7.5X faster than LTE today. And this is just the beginning as T-Mobile commits even more mid-band spectrum to 5G this year and next.
Who it’s for: Wireless customers who want an amazing 5G experience with the largest 5G network.
BELLEVUE, Wash. — September 2, 2020 — 5G you can find 0.4% of the time is like a racecar that can’t leave your driveway. T-Mobile’s 5G is the perfect blend of coverage and speed. After launching nationwide 5G last year, T-Mobile (NASDAQ: TMUS) today announced that supercharged mid-band 5G is live for millions more people in parts of 81 new cities and towns across the country, delivering peak download speeds of up to 1 Gbps and average speeds of around 300 Mbps … that’s 7.5x faster today’s average LTE speeds. With today’s announcement, this supercharged 5G experience is live in nearly 90 cities and towns, and the Un-carrier plans to continue lighting up this optimal 5G spectrum at an aggressive pace, reaching thousands more by end of year. And that isn’t just big cities, rural and suburban communities across the country will get to enjoy the benefits of this faster 5G experience too.
“T-Mobile has the competition in the rear-view mirror on 5G, and they’re only getting farther behind. While the other guys are playing catch-up, we’ve had nationwide 5G since last year, and we’re now adding faster speeds across the country with mid-band 5G,” said Neville Ray, President of Technology at T-Mobile. “This is our 5G strategy in action. Mid-band is the 5G spectrum, and T-Mobile has more of it than anyone. We have nearly twice as much low and mid-band spectrum as AT&T and nearly triple that of Verizon. And that means T-Mobile is the only one capable of making the world’s best 5G network a reality.”
T-Mobile has the first and largest nationwide 5G network, covering over 250 million people across 1.3 million square miles — that’s bigger than AT&T and Verizon’s 5G networks combined. Now, with its supply of ideal mid-band 5G spectrum (2.5 GHz), the Un-carrier is building on that nationwide 5G foundation, increasing capacity and boosting speeds for millions of customers. In many places, mid-band 5G average download speeds are already around 300 Mbps with peak speeds approaching 1 Gbps. T-Mobile’s 2.5 GHz 5G delivers blazing fast speeds and expansive coverage with signals that go through walls, windows and trees, unlike 5G networks limited by mmWave spectrum. Each mid-band 2.5 GHz 5G site can cover tens of thousands of times the area that one mmWave site can cover, and can also penetrate obstructions (like walls).
In April following its merger with Sprint, T-Mobile quickly lit up mid-band 5G in Philadelphia and New York City, with Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas, Houston, Los Angeles and Washington D.C. launching soon after. The Un-carrier is continuing to move at lightning speed to bring the companies’ networks together and deliver faster 5G to people all across the U.S. Engineering teams are on track to light up 1,000 sites per month with 2.5 GHz 5G, and by the end of the year, customers will find mid-band 5G in thousands of cities and towns across the country. And this is only the beginning. T-Mobile is continuing to commit more mid-band spectrum to these 5G sites, which means 2.5 GHz speeds and capacity will continue to improve for customers over the coming months and years.
Mid-band 5G cities and towns:
California
Citrus
La Puente
Los Angeles
Paramount
San Fernando
Willowbrook
District of Columbia
Washington D.C.
Florida
Azalea Park
Holiday
Progress Village
Westchase
Georgia
Atlanta
Gainesville
Mableton
North Atlanta
Winder
Illinois
Bellwood
Calumet City
Chicago
Chicago Heights
Glendale Heights
Hanover Park
Ingalls Park
Northlake
Indiana
Merrillville
Maryland
Towson
Massachusetts
Holbrook
Waltham
Michigan
Bangor
Decatur
Minnesota
Maplewood
Missouri
Jennings
New Jersey
Camden
Cliffside Park
Fort Lee
Hasbrouck Heights
North Arlington
Palisades Park
Paterson
Roselle
Totowa
New York
Copiague
East Williston
Freeport
Garden City
Garden City Park
Harbor Isle
Hempstead
Island Park
Lindenhurst
Long Beach
Malverne Park Oaks
Middle Island
Mineola
New York
Plainview
West Hempstead
Williston Park
North Carolina
Clemmons
Kernersville
Pineville
Stallings
Statesville
Winston-Salem
Oregon
Aloha
Newberg
Sherwood
Pennsylvania
Braddock
Colwyn
Darby
East Lansdowne
Kerrtown
Meadville
Philadelphia
Rankin
Yeadon
Texas
Dallas
Houston
Nassau Bay
Virginia
Bailey's Crossroads
Bull Run
Highland Springs
Lake Barcroft
Newport News
Sudley
Tysons Corner
Washington
Geneva
Oak Harbor
Snohomish
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