Success at last! When you bring your own device (BYOD) which is an unlocked phone, have to check bands and wifi for compatibility. My current phone works fine it's 4G LTE with wifi, but when 5G rolls out I'll buy a new one.
T-Mobile and Nokia engineers completed the downlink transmission tests using global 5G standards in Spokane, Washington. The successful tests prove that low-band airwaves will provide 5G coverage across hundreds of square miles from a single tower. That stands in stark contrast to millimeter wave (mmWave) sites – which cover less than a square mile. Low band spectrum is essential for wide-area reach and reliable coverage that travels over distance, into buildings, and isn’t limited to line of sight. That broad coverage will be critical for bringing 5G to rural areas and powering mobile 5G applications, including IoT. T-Mobile is the only wireless provider building 5G on multiple spectrum bands, including low-band and millimeter wave, to ensure the benefits of 5G can reach everyone, and together with Sprint, the New T-Mobile will have critical mid-band spectrum to enable broad AND deep nationwide coverage.
T-Mobile is already well on their way to delivering nationwide 5G in 2020, deploying 5G-ready equipment as they roll out 600 MHz Extended Range LTE, which is already live in more than 1,500 cities and towns in 37 states and Puerto Rico.
https://www.t-mobile.com/news/first-600mhz-5g-test
First, schmirst. Every telecom company around the globe is working on a 5G network, and with the buzz and billions being spent on the new technology, the question of who’s first out of the gate becomes moot. The real question is: Which one will be best — and which one will be best for you?
But wait, what is 5G, anyway? The fifth generation of wireless networks, or 5G, has been nearly a decade in the making, and it’s finally becoming a reality. Promising dramatically faster speeds, instantaneous communication, and the ability to network everything, 5G has incredible potential. A limited rollout of the service began in select cities in 2018, and mobile 5G will start appearing in cities around the U.S. in 2019, with much more comprehensive rollouts expected in 2020. For its part, T-Mobile, worked diligently last year to build out a massive 5G network. And while it will not be able to claim the title of the first carrier to offer 5G, expect T-Mobile to light up its 5G network in cities across the country in 2019 — a network the company tested successfully in early January.
If you want all the details about T-Mobile’s next-generation mobile network, you’ve come to the right place. Here’s everything you need to know about the T-Mobile 5G rollout.
T-Mobile is the only carrier that has yet to announce any 5G consumer hardware. We do, however, expect to see at least a handful of phones from the carrier in 2019.
Despite that it hasn’t announced any true 5G device, the company revealed a range of devices that take advantage of T-Mobiles 600MHz frequency band. Most recently, the company announced the Coolpad Surf hotspot, which supports 4G LTE Bands 2,4, 12 and 66 and 3G Bands 1,2 and 4. While it is the 29th device that takes advantage of the frequency, it’s the first hotspot to do so. The hotspot is available for $3 per month for 24 months, and data plans start at $10 per month.
What we can almost certainly promise you will not see in 2019, or any time soon, is a T-Mobile 5G hotspot. T-Mobile CEO John Legere has publicly lambasted all of the other networks with their 5G pucks. And in December 2018, the Un-Carrier mocked AT&T’s newly announced pucks with an “AT&T 5Gish Puck Gift Guide.”
https://www.digitaltrends.com/mobile/t- ... g-rollout/
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