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As T-Mobile US migrates Sprint customers, the CEO sees a ‘fantastic tailwind’

T-Mobile US CEO: Driving 5G handset adoption is "strategically important...given the huge lead that we have in 5G" In the 18 months since T-Mobile US completed its merger with Sprint, the carrier has been rapidly deploying 5G using its own 600 MHz holdings as well...

5G For All: Creating an Inclusive Future with Mike Simpson, Chief Procurement Officer of T-Mobile

Mike Simpson is the Chief Procurement Officer of T-Mobile and he believes that 5G for all is the best way to create an inclusive future. Being inclusive could mean several things both on the business side and in the culture side. Find out the work culture of T-Mobile...

Neville Ray: T-Mobile US can ‘sustain and maintain’ 5G lead

C-Band auction winnings not enough for AT&T, Verizon to catch T-Mobile on mid-band 5G Despite the more than $80 billion its competitors AT&T and Verizon dropped in the recently-wrapped C-Band auction, T-Mobile's pace of 2.5 GHz deployment, and sheer breadth of spectrum holdings, sets...

T-Mobile US plans to cover 200 million with mid-band 5G by year-end

T-Mobile saw $1.3 billion in 2020 post-merger run rate synergies; guiding up to $3 billion in 2021 T-Mobile US this week touted 2020 as it's "best year ever" as CEO Mike Sievert put it, and laid out an ambitious plan to extend its mid-band 5G...

T-Mobile US says it’s ‘way ahead of schedule’ on Sprint network integration

100 million people will be covered by T-Mobile US 2.5 GHz 5G by year-end, nationwide by the end of 2021 In providing third quarter fiscal reporting this week, T-Mobile US executives provided an update on the progress of integrating the Sprint network and migrating customers...

#TBT: iPhone 6 breaks records; Test companies split up; Verizon rolls out VoLTE… this week in 2014

Editor’s Note: RCR Wireless News goes all in for “Throwback Thursdays,” tapping into our archives to resuscitate the top headlines from the past. Fire up the time machine, put on the sepia-tinted shades, set the date for #TBT and enjoy the memories! iPhone 6 breaks...

Dish officially gets more time to build out its licenses — and only 5G will do

The Federal Communications Commission's Wireless Telecommunications Bureau has officially granted Dish Network until mid-2023 to meet build-out requirements for its AWS and lower 700 MHz spectrum holdings, although the March 2020 deadline for meeting build-out requirements in some of the spectrum has already passed....

Peachtree Corners bids to solve riddle of integrated smart-city intelligence

The Atlanta suburb of Peachtree Corners, in Georgia in the US, is to deploy an AI-based smart city management system to run as a single control window for the city’s entire IoT development. Peachtree Corners is home to the Curiosity Lab smart city project, funded...

T-Mobile US moves to buy Shentel’s wireless assets

T-Mobile US wants to buy Shenandoah Telecommunication's wireless operations, exercising a Sprint affiliate contract option that dates back to 1999 -- but price is a sticking point in the negotiations. Shentel, historically one of Sprint's major PCS affiliates, provides network coverage for Sprint customers in...

T-Mobile US CEO: On 5G, we’re ‘miles ahead’ of AT&T and Verizon

T-Mobile US claimed a global first with activation of standalone 5G in 600 MHz T-Mobile US CEO Mike Sievert and President of Technology Neville Ray, discussing the operator's second quarter financial results, touted the expansion of 600 MHz-based 5G coverage with the recent activation of...

#TBT: Barriers to IMing; Telecom, meet the Internet; Mobile e-commerce (it’s gonna be big!) … this week in 2000

Editor’s Note: RCR Wireless News goes all in for “Throwback Thursdays,” tapping into our archives to resuscitate the top headlines from the past. Fire up the time machine, put on the sepia-tinted shades, set the date for #TBT and enjoy the memories! What's standing in...

T-Mobile US launches free robocall blocking

T-Mobile US has launched a new, free robocall blocking service for its users. "Scam Shield" makes use of the STIR/SHAKEN framework for call authentication to help users weigh whether or not to answer a given call. T-Mobile US will start the service on July...

#TBT: NYC gets Linked; Apple Music debuts; Testing LTE-U … this week in 2015

Editor’s Note: RCR Wireless News goes all in for “Throwback Thursdays,” tapping into our archives to resuscitate the top headlines from the past. Fire up the time machine, put on the sepia-tinted shades, set the date for #TBT and enjoy the memories! How to fund...

T-Mobile US takes issue with CPUC’s Sprint merger conditions

T-Mobile US has asked the California Public Utilities Board to modify some of its conditions on approval of T-Mo's acquisition of Sprint, zeroing in on the 5G deployment timeline, jobs within the state, and how the combined carriers' network will be tested. The CPUC issued...

#TBT: LTE-Advanced debuts; Softbank, Dish vie for Sprint; Sprint fights Dish on Clearwire stake… this week in 2013

Editor’s Note: RCR Wireless News goes all in for “Throwback Thursdays,” tapping into our archives to resuscitate the top headlines from the past. Fire up the time machine, put on the sepia-tinted shades, set the date for #TBT and enjoy the memories! SK Telecom launches...

The New T-Mobile doubles 5G speeds in Philadelphia

The New T-Mobile 5G layer cake strategy appears to be working The multi-billion dollar T-Mobile US and Sprint merger closed on April 1, and a few weeks later, President of Technology of New T-Mobile, Neville Ray, provided a video update on network integration efforts as...

Advertising watchdog says AT&T’s 5GE marketing is misleading

AT&T took, and is still taking, heat for branding its LTE-Advanced network "5GE" For some time now, AT&T has marketed its LTE-Advanced network as "5GE," with the "E" referring to the evolution from LTE to 5G. In addition to using the phrasing in advertising and...

Peachtree Corners intros remote-controlled e-scooters – piloted from Mexico City

Peachtree Corners in Georgia in the US has launched a fleet of remote controlled electric scooters that can be delivered to customers and returned to parking spots by tele-operators – working from an office in Mexico City. These twin challenges – to locate scooters for...

T-Mobile US: ‘We’re ready to leapfrog’

A year ago at Connect(X), T-Mobile US executives were celebrating the fact that the Federal Communications Commission was on a path to approve the carrier's merger with Sprint. CTO Neville Ray gave a keynote address at the event in Orlando, Florida. A year later, after...

New T-Mobile a ‘value play’ with opportunity to leapfrog rivals on 5G

Executives lay out business, network strategies post T-Mobile, Sprint merger Coming off a protracted but now-closed merger with Sprint and a decent Q1, T-Mobile executives this week told a story of a new power on the rise--combined with Sprint, the New T-Mobile is a value...

Kagan: What to expect from T-Mobile under CEO Mike Sievert

T-Mobile US is currently under enormous pressure caused by massive changes at the company and the industry. Not only do they have a new CEO. Not only did they also just acquire Sprint and have to integrate it all. But the 5G wireless industry...

T-Mobile US hangs tough with strong Q1 showing

  T-Mobile US added more than 450,000 branded postpaid subscribers during the first quarter, reported record-low churn and progress toward network integration and 5G deployment, and believes it is well-positioned to scoop up customers who may turn away from AT&T and Verizon in the coming...

T-Mobile/Sprint integration: 2.5 GHz 5G in Philly, nationwide LTE roaming

T-Mobile President of Technology provides post-merger update on network integration The $26.5 billion merger of T-Mobile US and Sprint closed April 1 and this week President of Technology of New T-Mobile, Neville Ray, provided a video update on network integration efforts as he oversees the...

Will 5G Change the World? Kelly Hill, RCR Wireless News (Bonus Episode)

RCR Wireless News · Will 5G Change The World? Kelly Hill, RCR Wireless News (Bonus Episode) Separating 5G hype from reality with the benefit of hindsight Kelly Hill, executive editor at RCR Wireless News, discusses Dorothy's heroics in L. Frank Baum's classic novel series, tempers 5G...