Tag Archives: Qualcomm

T-Mobile Teams Up with Qualcomm to Lead the Way Toward 6G

T-Mobile isn’t waiting around for the future of wireless technology—they’re building it right now. The carrier has announced an expanded partnership with Qualcomm Technologies to speed up the wireless industry’s shift from today’s 5G Advanced networks toward 6G, with the goal of bringing these new networks to real-world use beginning in 2029. If that timeline sounds far away, remember that we’re still in the early days of 5G rollout. But T-Mobile and Qualcomm are thinking ahead, and … [read full article]

T‑Mobile’s Smart Move: L4S Enhances Real‑Time Apps on 5G

T-Mobile is rolling out its game-changing L4S feature (short for Low Latency, Low Loss, Scalable Throughput) across its next-gen 5G network. L4S was already used in wired setups, but T-Mobile is the first to bring it to wireless at scale, unlocking smoother and more reliable connections for everyday users. According to T-Mobile, this upgrade delivers faster response times and fewer dropped packets, even in crowded areas. That means your FaceTime calls, cloud gaming, and AR/VR experiences … [read full article]

T-Mobile Shatters 5G Speed Records—What It Means for the Future of Wireless

T-Mobile has once again raised the bar for 5G speeds, reaching record-breaking download speeds in recent network tests. The wireless carrier hit 4.3 Gbps on a Samsung Galaxy S25 and an even more impressive 6.3 Gbps using a test device powered by Qualcomm’s newest X85 5G modem. To put that into perspective—at these speeds, you could stream every Super Bowl ever played in 8K resolution, all at the same time. These speeds were achieved using T-Mobile’s … [read full article]

T-Mobile Breaks World Record for Upload Speeds

T-Mobile has achieved a new world record today. This time, it has set a record for its 5G upload speeds.  Thanks to its partnership with Ericsson and Qualcomm, T-Mobile was able to reach a peak upload speed of 2.2Gbps on its 5G network in a testing done at the SoFi Stadium in California. This was achieved through a new technology called 5G DC. As T-Mobile says, this is the fastest 5G upload speed to be ever recorded.  … [read full article]

T-Mobile achieves new 5G first milestone

T-Mobile has achieved another 5G first– a data call leveraging uplink 5G carrier aggregation using its nationwide 5G standalone (SA) network. In tests, T-Mo’s engineers were able to reach uplink speeds of 207 Mbps, which is the fastest with sub-6 GHz spectrum.  In its release, T-Mobile revealed that they were able to achieve this thanks to its partnership with Nokia and Qualcomm. With the speed they reached, T-Mo conquered a first on a live commercial 5G standalone … [read full article]

T-Mobile gives glimpse of the future with XR

T-Mobile is getting ready to launch XR. And while they are still working on making this happen, the Un-carrier is giving us a glimpse of how this technology could change our future.  Just recently, T-Mobile’s EVP of Advanced and Emerging Technologies, John Saw, published a blog post that highlights the innovation of XR. Not to mention, T-Mobile was chosen as the lead 5G partner of Qualcomm’s Snapdragon Spaces XR Developer Platform.  Some of the ways XR can … [read full article]

T-Mobile achieves standalone 5G world firsts ahead of launch later this year

T-Mobile has been placing a lot of focus on 5G over the past year, launching its mmWave coverage and then its nationwide 600MHz 5G network and now using Sprint’s 2.5GHz spectrum to augment its network. Now T-Mo is taking another step with 5G by achieving several 5G firsts. T-Mobile has partnered with companies like Cisco, Ericsson, MediaTek, Nokia, OnePlus, and Qualcomm to accomplish several standalone (SA) 5G world firsts. These include the first SA … [read full article]

T-Mobile completes low-band 5G data call in the wild

After competing the first low-band 5G data session on a commercial 5G modem in a lab earlier this month, T-Mobile has now taken its testing outside. T-Mobile has completed the first low-band 5G data call on a commercial modem in the field. This test used 600MHz spectrum, which we know T-Mo is planning to use to build out its 5G network, as well as Qualcomm’s Snapdragon X55 5G modem and Ericsson radios. T-Mobile CTO Neville … [read full article]

T-Mobile completes first low-band 5G data session using Snapdragon X55 modem

T-Mobile, Qualcomm, and Ericsson have teamed up to reach another 5G milestone. The three companies announced today that they’ve achieved the world’s first low-band 5G data session on a commerical 5G modem. The data session was completed on 600MHz spectrum at T-Mobile’s lab in Bellevue, WA using a mobile test device with a Qualcomm Snapdragon X55 5G modem. The test also included an RF transceiver, FR Front-End solution, and commercial 5G radios from Ericsson. “This … [read full article]

Qualcomm hints that T-Mobile’s 600MHz 5G devices won’t come until second half of 2019

There’s been an awful lot of 5G news this week as Qualcomm introduced its new Snadpragon 855 processor with X50 5G modem, but we haven’t heard much about T-Mobile 5G. That’s changing today. Qualcomm president Cristiano Amon has said that the Snapdragon 855 processor with X50 modem will support “all of the first half of 2019 launches.” As PCMag notes, the X50 modem doesn’t support sub-6GHz FDD, which includes the 600MHz spectrum that T-Mobile plans … [read full article]