Tag Archives: 4G LTE

T-Mobile has fastest Download Speed Experience in new OpenSignal report

Just a couple of days after T-Mobile took the speed crown in Ookla’s latest test results, T-Mo has posted the fastest download speed in another report. OpenSignal has released its latest State of Mobile Networks report for the U.S., and T-Mobile barely edged out Verizon for fastest download speed experience. T-Mo’s speed was 21.1Mbps, while Verizon’s posted speed was 20.9. Rounding out the top four was AT&T with a download speed of 17.8Mbps and Sprint … [read full article]

T-Mobile posts fastest 4G LTE speeds in U.S. for 20th straight quarter, says 600MHz in 2,700 cities

T-Mobile has a streak of coming out on top in Ookla’s Speedtest Intelligence reports, and today it’s been confirmed that that streak has continued for another quarter. Ookla says that T-Mobile had the fastest 4G LTE data speeds for the fourth quarter of 2018, making that the 20th straight quarter that T-Mo has had the speediest data speeds according to Ookla data. For Q4 2018, T-Mobile posted an average 4G LTE download speed of 33.4Mbps … [read full article]

T-Mobile confirms more low-band LTE upgrades made across the country

It’s been nearly a month since T-Mobile announced its last round of low-band LTE upgrades, but today another batch of upgrades has been confirmed. T-Mobile CTO Neville Ray says that T-Mo upgraded more cell sites with low-band LTE. These upgrades include both 600MHz and 700MHz spectrum. Another two weeks, another lowband upgrade for cities across the country. @TMobile is boosting coverage every day and #WeWontStop! @MetroByTMobile #AcrossTheGrid pic.twitter.com/MbM3IjGKPU — Neville … [read full article]

T-Mobile boosts LTE network coverage and capacity in Atlanta ahead of Super Bowl LIII

There’s going to be a lot of people descending upon Atlanta, GA the weekend of February 3 for Super Bowl LIII. And as it has in recent years, T-Mobile is beefing up its network in the Super Bowl host city in preparation of the big game. T-Mobile today confirmed that it’s made permanent enhancements to its network coverage and capacity in Atlanta, boosting 4G LTE capacity up to 8x at major locations throughout the … [read full article]

T-Mobile deployed more mid-band LTE capacity upgrades over the past two weeks

T-Mobile today officially made its first LTE upgrade announcement of 2019. T-Mobile CTO Neville Ray said today that T-Mo has upgraded hundreds of cell sites with additional mid-band LTE capacity over the past two weeks. These upgrades include PCS and AWS spectrum. America’s fastest LTE network is always getting faster! 100s of sites were upgraded with more midband capacity in the last two weeks and we’re only getting started. #WeWontStop @TMobile [read full article]

More T-Mobile cell sites upgraded with additional mid-band LTE capacity

We may be deep in the holiday season, but that doesn’t mean that T-Mobile is taking time off from its network upgrades. T-Mobile CTO Neville Ray today confirmed that another round of mid-band LTE capacity upgrades were made over the past two weeks. These upgrades typically include both PCS and AWS spectrum. 100s of sites were upgraded with more midband capacity in just the last two weeks and #WeWontStop! This is why we’ve had … [read full article]

T-Mobile says low-band LTE added to more cell sites in the past two weeks

Two weeks have gone by since the last time T-Mobile announced a round of low-band LTE upgrades, and right on schedule, today it announced another batch of upgrades. T-Mobile has added low-band LTE to dozens of cell sites in the past two weeks, T-Mo CTO Neville Ray confirmed today. These upgrades include 600MHz (LTE band 71) and 700MHz (LTE band 12) spectrum. Our network team added lowband LTE to dozens of sites in just two … [read full article]

T-Mobile says it did not overstate 4G LTE coverage to FCC

Earlier this month, the Rural Wireless Association said that T-Mobile and Verizon overstated their coverage while submitting documents to the FCC as part of its Mobility Fund Phase II program. Now T-Mobile has responded. “RWA’s vague and irresponsible statements regarding T-Mobile’s MF-II maps are unsupported by any evidence and are patently false,” T-Mobile said in a letter to the FCC. T-Mo went on to say that it followed procedures and submitted shapefiles to the FCC … [read full article]

FCC may be investigating T-Mobile and Verizon for overstating their coverage

T-Mobile may be under investigation by the FCC. The FCC recently announced that it’s launched an investigation “into whether one or more major carriers violated the Mobility Fund Phase II (MF-II) reverse auction’s mapping rules and submitted incorrect coverage maps.” While the FCC hasn’t named the carriers it’s investigating, a filing from the Rural Wireless Association suggests that they could be T-Mobile and Verizon. The RWA says that several of its members completed … [read full article]

T-Mobile confirms more mid-band LTE capacity upgrades made over the last two weeks

More mid-band LTE capacity upgrades have been deployed by T-Mobile. T-Mobile CTO Neville Ray says that T-Mo upgraded hundreds of cell sites with additional mid-band LTE capacity during the past two weeks. These upgrades include both PCS and AWS spectrum. 100s of sites were upgraded with more midband capacity in just the last two weeks and #WeWontStop! This is why we’ve had the fastest LTE network for 4 years!! @TMobile @MetroByTMobile [read full article]