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For the last eight years, T-Mobile has been rewriting the rules of a broken, arrogant industry. Now T-Mobile is the network leader, and<a> </a><a href="https://www.t-mobile.com/news/un-carrier/t-mobiles-next-un-carrier-move-5gforall" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">we showed two weeks ago</a> how this supercharged Un-carrier will write the rules for the 5G era from the start. The contrast between how we are leading now and how Verizon and AT&T led in the early days of wireless is stark. They led with contracts and limits and fees. And we’re leading with free upgrades, disrupting one of America’s most disliked industries – broadband providers – and hiring thousands of people in the heartland. And the network is what makes that difference possible.

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Nowhere was that clearer than last month, when in the space of less than 48 hours, we – along with Verizon and AT&T – held investor days to lay out our plans for the next few years, including our plans for 5G after the record-setting C-band spectrum auction. This gave a very clear picture of the current and future state of 5G in this country and an even clearer picture of T-Mobile’s leadership. But don’t take my word for it, here’s how one analyst characterized it:

“The most important takeaway here is that T-Mobile’s clear spectrum advantage was fully reinforced by all three players. Put simply…T-Mobile wins.”  <a href="#_ftn1">[1]</a>

“They [T-Mobile] will be first to 5G, and they will be best in 5G. Everything we heard from all three carriers over three days underscored that simple point.”<a href="#_ftn2">[2]</a>

As much as I enjoy seeing the world recognize reality, there are a few facts worth highlighting about the current state of 5G in this country and what that means for the future.

We’re now in the second phase of 5G, and it’s all about mid-band. The first phase of 5G was confusing, like watching a basketball team play a football and baseball team simultaneously. We all had radically different strategies. Verizon was focused on mmWave but limited 5G coverage. AT&T was focused on marketing 4G as if it were 5G. And at T-Mobile, we were focused on laying the foundation for 5G with low-band spectrum and delivered nationwide 5G coverage

In this second phase, everyone in the industry is playing the same game – building out optimal mid-band spectrum to deliver the perfect combo of speeds and coverage. Often called the “goldilocks” of spectrum for this reason, mid-band spectrum is clearly the global sweet spot for 5G. It’s going to be much easier to compare progress and benchmark success in this phase of 5G, which leads me to my second point.

T-Mobile has a winning hand and a lasting advantage. Verizon and AT&T have very limited mid-band deployments to date while T-Mobile started preparing for the Sprint merger well over two years ago and began work in earnest last year. Already, we cover 125 million people with mid-band 5G today. By the end of 2021, we expect to reach 200 million nationwide. By end of 2022, that’ll grow to 250 million, and to nearly 285 million (90% of Americans) by the end of 2023. And we’ll only continue to grow from there at a pace that can’t be matched.

By comparison, Verizon announced plans to cover 100 million people with mid-band over the next 12 months and 175 million by the end of 2023 – just 61% of T-Mobile’s planned coverage. AT&T said they expect to cover just 75 million people by the end of 2022 and 100 million people by early 2023, a fraction of T-Mobile’s coverage.

So even once competitive deployments are well underway, by the end of this year, T-Mobile will cover twice as many people as Verizon.

“T-Mobile has a strong performance lead. Three factors will drive ‘fast 5G’ network performance: 1) POPs covered; 2) the consistency of performance in covered markets; 3) capacity per subscriber. T-Mobile has a strong lead on all three measures, which should drive accelerating market share gains. They will maintain this lead through the forecast period and perhaps indefinitely.”<a href="#_ftn3">[3]</a>

Now that they’ve invested tens of billions to acquire C-band spectrum, Verizon will have access to 60 MHz and AT&T will have access to 40 MHz of their new C-band spectrum by the end of this year and will have to wait until the end of 2023 to use the rest. And, of course, we had just the right success in this spectrum auction ourselves to round out our network strategy… and will get access to that spectrum at the same time.

But beyond this, T-Mobile’s winning hand and lasting advantage includes an amazing team. That’s why we have achieved so many 5G <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://www.t-mobile.com/news/un-carrier-network-list-of-firsts" target="_blank">firsts</a>, including being the first – and still only – to light up <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://www.t-mobile.com/news/network/standalone-5g-launch" target="_blank">standalone 5G</a>. It’s why we have the largest, <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://www.t-mobile.com/news/network/5g-leader-fastest-ookla-q1-2021" target="_blank">fastest</a> and now <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://www.t-mobile.com/news/network/umlaut-most-reliable-5g" target="_blank">the most reliable 5G network</a>. And that’s why we’re the premier provider positioned to deliver innovations like <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://www.t-mobile.com/news/network/t-mobile-ericsson-lg-mediatek-5g-carrier-aggregation" target="_blank">5G carrier aggregation</a>, ever-expanding 5G coverage, improved network response times and combined layers of capacity for greater speed and performance. Competition delivers!

The laws of physics don’t bend One analyst had this to say about the physics of mid-band:

“[T-Mobile’s] spectrum propagates farther. This last point – the propagation advantage of 2.5 GHz – hung over both Verizon’s and AT&T’s presentations, but neither was able to make a convincing case that they would be able to counter this advantage.”<a href="#_ftn4">[4]</a>

C-band spectrum is great. We bought a bunch of it, too. But spectrum obeys the immutable laws of physics. The higher the frequency, the shorter the distance it can travel and the more easily it is blocked by objects. C-band is 3.7 to 3.98 GHz. T-Mobile’s existing mid-band 5G network uses 2.5 GHz spectrum. Higher banded spectrum cannot travel as far.

The coverage that wireless companies can get from a frequency band depends on a variety of factors – things like base station equipment, end-user device specifications, operating environment, performance margins, FCC Rules and the propagation characteristics of the frequency band itself. And when you look at 2.5 GHz vs. C-Band, most of these factors leave little difference between the two bands other than the better propagation characteristics of 2.5 GHz, resulting in its superior coverage compared to C-Band. The base station equipment for both bands has a similar Massive MIMO antenna implementation, but the maximum allowed output power levels are different and significantly larger for 2.5 GHz where it matters the most and where more than 83% of the population lives. The chipset and mobile device specifications are the same, but 2.5 GHz rules allow twice as high maximum power than C-band, which is particularly beneficial in the context of in-home broadband to support improved uplink coverage. The same is true for operating margins and cell edge performance.   

With that in mind, we conducted extensive RF simulations and analysis as well as material field testing to assess C-band performance across various geographies and topographies. And we saw that C-band performs well in dense urban environments with low inter-site distances, but that performance is lower in other environments. We estimate C-band will require 50% more cell sites for meaningful and continuous coverage, and in some areas, for example in-building, the required densification can be 4x higher than 2.5 GHz.

Now, Verizon is trying to convince the world it can bend the laws of physics and make C-band work similarly to 2.5 GHz. Of course, this is not new for the Verizon team. They tried to convince the world they could bend the laws of physics with mmWave, and after years of trying, they failed. As some analysts put it coming out of Verizon’s presentation:

"The lie of millimeter wave is dead" <a href="#_ftn5">[5]</a>

“After years of LTE network capacity constraints and Verizon's "staggering whiff" at setting expectations in 2018 for its ability to pass and serve homes with a superior service relying on millimeter wave spectrum, the market heavily discounts telco fixed wireless home broadband forecasts.”<a href="#_ftn6">[6]</a>

Verizon has recently put a lot of misinformation into the market, and I’m sure they’ll double down at their earnings this week. But here’s how it breaks down:

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The inescapable fact is that delivering seamless mid-band 5G coverage with C-band alone requires extensive network densification and updates to all 5G sites. That’s both time-consuming and expensive outside of urban areas.<a> So Verizon and AT&T, following their failed business strategies to date, now have a choice: </a>spend more to provide contiguous coverage with C-band, or leave their customers with performance and quality holes in their 5G coverage. We are making them have to compete harder!

5G Home Internet is here One really big point of good news for customers is that 5G enables a real alternative to cable. While AT&T seems to be sitting this one out over concerns their network cannot deliver enough bandwidth to challenge and replace home internet, Verizon committed to offering service to 20 million homes by year-end 2023.

Two weeks ago, we launched T-Mobile <a href="https://www.t-mobile.com/news/un-carrier/t-mobiles-next-un-carrier-move-5gforall" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">5G Home Internet</a> with 30 million homes eligible on launch day, 10 million of them in rural areas and small towns. Competition has arrived for the nation’s ISPs, and consumers – especially those in under-served areas of the country – will be the winners.

Overall I couldn’t be prouder of the incredible work the team here at T-Mobile is doing and will do to truly deliver 5G for All. What are your thoughts about the state of 5G? Let me know, as always on Twitter, <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://www.twitter.com/NevilleRay" target="_blank">@NevilleRay</a>.

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Given these risks and uncertainties, readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such forward-looking statements. We undertake no obligation to revise or publicly release the results of any revision to these forward-looking statements, except as required by law.

<a href="#_ftnref1">[1]</a> Moffett Nathanson report “U.S. Wireless: Seven Takeaways from Three Analyst Days”, March 15, 2021

<a href="#_ftnref2">[2]</a> Moffett Nathanson report “U.S. Wireless: Seven Takeaways from Three Analyst Days”, March 15, 2021

<a href="#_ftnref3">[3]</a> New Street Research Report “4Q20 Wireless Trends: The race to real 5G is on”, April 12, 2021

<a href="#_ftnref4">[4]</a> Moffett Nathanson report “U.S. Wireless: Seven Takeaways from Three Analyst Days”, March 15, 2021

<a href="#_ftnref5">[5]</a> New Street Research report “The Analyst Days: What We Learned About Network Strategies and Competitive Positioning”, March 15, 2021

<a href="#_ftnref6">[6]</a> Sanford C. Bernstein & Co report “U.S. Telecom, Cable & Satellite: Telco home Internet guidance implies industry net adds and penetration that we don't believe”, March 24, 2021

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This quote has been attributed — and misattributed — to so many thinkers throughout the centuries that at this point it sounds generic. Whether it was Michelangelo, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Norman Rockwell or someone else entirely, the words express a simple yet powerful idea: Even the masters never stop growing.

The contemporary term for this openness to new ideas is growth mindset. As a theory of intelligence, the growth mindset is one where our interests, skills and aptitudes can develop over time. And hey, there’s science behind it. Studies show that when a company embraces a growth mindset, it <a href="https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/nudging-ahead/201805/3-ways-growth-mindset-benefits-companies-and-employees">can go a long way</a> toward improving employee diversity, mental health, job satisfaction and performance.

During my first full year as CEO, my goal has been to embrace a growth mindset — to continue being proactive about learning and constantly improving, for myself and for T-Mobile. To that end, I’ve been looking at the ways successful leaders do their thing, and infusing some of the resulting ideas into how I lead this company. Here’s a handful I want to share with you.

Satya Nadella: Lead with empathy. The CEO of Microsoft once described his original interview at the company as ending with a question that caught him off guard: You see a baby fall down in the street, what do you do? This was back in the ’90s, so Satya said he’d run to a phone and call 911. He wasn’t hired. Incredulous, he asked why. The interviewer told him he needed to develop empathy — to pick up and comfort the baby. From then on, Satya made a point to incorporate empathy into his <a href="https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.linkedin.com%2Fpulse%2Funcovering-leadership-style-satya-nadella-mekonnen-kassa%2F&data=04%7C01%7CJocelyn.Jacobson%40sprint.com%7C88447c4fccbf480b66b708d8d79d8832%7C4f8bc0acbd784bf5b55f1b31301d9adf%7C0%7C0%7C637496419354268531%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C2000&sdata=r1jjq0iqx64REmGRM6DhBM8FOiB7XkdgDvpotyk7I%2B4%3D&reserved=0">leadership style</a>, putting himself in someone else’s shoes before making a decision that will affect them.

For me and my leadership team, that means helping employees balance health, household and work responsibilities. I recognize that there’s no one-size-fits-all model — especially while weathering a pandemic — but it starts with a simple question: How are you?

Megan Rapinoe: Embrace your individual strengths. At T-Mobile we say, “Be yourself. We like it that way,” and there’s no better embodiment of that philosophy than U.S. women’s soccer star Megan Rapinoe. Few people are as willing to take a stand — <a href="https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DjDrB2IestHs&data=04%7C01%7CJocelyn.Jacobson%40sprint.com%7C88447c4fccbf480b66b708d8d79d8832%7C4f8bc0acbd784bf5b55f1b31301d9adf%7C0%7C0%7C637496419354268531%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C2000&sdata=lQl3Fj5IMVWwt%2B9rFke8jZ1J%2FPTbIgU5sWm6gwRSxU4%3D&reserved=0">on the biggest stages in the world</a>, with purple hair, no less! — than Megan (who happens to live right across Lake Washington from me in Seattle).

Diverse perspectives and experiences help a company like T-Mobile better understand the communities we serve every day — and ways we can improve our workforce. That’s why I’m in awe of our <a href="https://www.t-mobile.com/news/community/meet-the-civil-rights-leaders-joining-t-mobiles-external-diversity-and-inclusion-council">External Diversity Council</a>, a superlative group of men and women that represents the importance of diversity, equity and inclusion in running a successful company, and for providing an example of this lesson just by living their lives.

The Nordstrom family: Always put the customer first. Another Pacific Northwest icon, the Nordstrom family, set the standard for customer experience. Their retail empire was born from a single store opened in downtown Seattle in 1901 and today includes 100 stores in 40 U.S. states, along with a bustling website and more than 70,000 employees. The great-grandsons of original founder John W. Nordstrom, brothers Pete and Erik Nordstrom, run the family business under the same founding principle: The customer is always first. The “Nordstrom Way” has guided them through a century of boom-and-bust shopping trends, including recent shifts in brick-and-mortar retail.

Just like the Nordstrom family, I am all about <a href="https://www.t-mobile.com/brand/why-t-mobile">customer obsession</a>. I want T-Mobile to become the best in the world at connecting customers to their world. My vision is to be #1 in customer choice and customers’ hearts.

Kizzmekia Corbett: Each one, teach one. A mentor-mentee relationship ignited Kizzmekia Corbett’s lifelong passion for scientific discovery. Now a viral immunologist and research fellow in the Vaccine Research Center of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, she is the lead scientist on the team that developed the Moderna Covid-19 vaccine.

Kizzmekia has followed her curiosity since becoming a scientist at 16 by constantly learning, along with seeking and encouraging feedback on her work. Now, at 35, she has adopted a mentoring philosophy from an African-American proverb that originated during slavery: “Each one, teach one.” The idea is to spread knowledge for the betterment of your community.

In addition to Kizzmekia’s role in leading the design of the vaccine and preclinical studies, she is <a href="https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nature.com%2Farticles%2Fd41586-021-00338-y&data=04%7C01%7CJocelyn.Jacobson%40sprint.com%7C63baf7a2ff3b49d4186108d8f270508c%7C4f8bc0acbd784bf5b55f1b31301d9adf%7C0%7C0%7C637525912249740500%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=p4Lvx7seONWKjQB%2F0WYU%2FvLgmrgXCOikq%2FbFPiR4Lkw%3D&reserved=0">easing hesitancies about Covid-19 science</a> — often in her limited free time — in communities of color.

Kizzmekia’s example is so inspiring. Instilling a sense of self-reliance and self-improvement helps our upcoming leaders grow. It also positively impacts our business. In fact, a Korn/Ferry International study of the stock performance of 486 publicly traded companies found that companies with strong financial performance tend to have employees with <a href="https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.forbes.com%2Fsites%2Fellevate%2F2018%2F02%2F15%2Fself-awareness-being-more-of-what-makes-you-great%2F%3Fsh%3D1a90630040dd&data=04%7C01%7CJocelyn.Jacobson%40sprint.com%7C63baf7a2ff3b49d4186108d8f270508c%7C4f8bc0acbd784bf5b55f1b31301d9adf%7C0%7C0%7C637525912249750492%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=zpUbBeLrM%2FvSq227mNyPl1lHNthbhMqA%2BFC3L5NFHWs%3D&reserved=0">higher levels of self-awareness</a> than poorly performing companies.

José Andrés: Direct your passion back to the world in the biggest way possible. After the 2010 earthquake in Haiti, José Andrés took his food out of the restaurant and straight to people in need. The internationally renowned chef launched <a href="https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FWorld_Central_Kitchen&data=04%7C01%7CJocelyn.Jacobson%40sprint.com%7C88447c4fccbf480b66b708d8d79d8832%7C4f8bc0acbd784bf5b55f1b31301d9adf%7C0%7C0%7C637496419354278527%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C2000&sdata=5u89Ya37d6KpM9QTPGHlDTZyyflr6hSz0V0Yi%2FpecS8%3D&reserved=0">World Central Kitchen</a>, a nonprofit, nongovernmental organization that provides meals to people suffering through natural disasters. In 2020, José set up community kitchens across the U.S. to deliver tens of thousands of meals to people hit hard by Covid-19. Doing what he does best to make a difference for those who need it most. His big heart is matched only by his outsized impact, a combination I admire and aspire to. And now more than ever, people need someone fighting on their behalf.

Just like José, I believe in fighting for those who need a little extra support. It’s why T-Mobile launched <a href="https://www.t-mobile.com/business/education/project-10-million?cmpid=TFB_RAD_P_20TENMM_OU0ZJSRRLLM0FYL758187">Project 10Million</a> this past year, an ambitious program aimed at eradicating the digital divide issue known as the “homework gap.” Education should be the great leveler in our society, but students need broadband connections in order for that to work. Our goal is simple — to connect every single child with internet access. So far, we have provided more than 2.5 million underserved students nationwide with free or highly subsidized connectivity. Directing our passion back to the world.

Greta Thunberg: We must protect the Earth for future generations, and we must do it now. Greta has changed the conversation about environmentalism at the highest levels of global leadership — and she did so before turning 18. I see her as one of the bravest leaders on the world stage today, and she quickly pivoted her movement to online and socially distanced activism during the pandemic.

I want the cleaner, safer, saner world Greta envisions, not just for my children but for everyone’s. And I’m proud to put those words into action at T-Mobile, where our <a href="https://www.t-mobile.com/news/community/changemaker-challenge-2021">Changemaker Challenge program</a> celebrates creative young people who are making a difference with their innovative ideas around technology, the environment and education. I can’t wait to see what they bring to our Changemaker Lab later this year.

Colin Powell: You can't make someone else's choices. You shouldn’t let someone else make yours. It’s nearly impossible to choose only one leadership lesson from former Secretary of State and four-star general Colin Powell. Throughout his broad experiences in military and civilian life, he has exemplified what it means to lead with emotional intelligence, create conditions of trust within an organization and approach life with a can-do attitude.

Of his own <a href="https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.airman.af.mil%2FPortals%2F17%2F002%2520All%2520Products%2F001%2520Book%2520Reviews%2FBook%2520Reviews%2FIt%2520Worked%2520For%2520Me--Powell%27s%252013%2520Rules.pdf%3Fver%3D2016-09-20-150915-237&data=04%7C01%7CJocelyn.Jacobson%40sprint.com%7C63baf7a2ff3b49d4186108d8f270508c%7C4f8bc0acbd784bf5b55f1b31301d9adf%7C0%7C0%7C637525912249750492%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=wnPXA%2Fz9VuuW1gMjqFa37EqbWwrZtRP64GcvxACmE4I%3D&reserved=0">13 Rules of Leadership</a>, this one about taking ultimate responsibility for the decisions you make resonates most with me. Gen. Powell used to tell his subordinate commanders and staff, “Try to convince me you are right and I am about to go down the wrong path. You owe that to me; that's why you are here. But don't be intimidated when I argue back. A moment will come when I have heard enough and I make a decision.”

I encourage my leaders at T-Mobile to listen and consider all perspectives. But ultimately, we are all responsible for our own decisions. You can’t let pressure from someone else stand in the way of making the choices you need to make (for me, being what’s best for our customers, employees and shareholders). My leadership team and I approach tough decision-making with Gen. Powell’s advice in mind: Get enough information to make an informed decision, and then trust your gut. Also, be willing to learn and grow from your mistakes.

I’m happy to take notes from such strong, empathetic individuals. This is all about embracing an optimistic view of the future — one that’s wide open to possibility. And when we keep learning, we keep improving. That’s what the growth mindset is all about. Because as good as we are, I know we can get even better. And that pursuit is what moves me and my teammates at T-Mobile.

This article first appeared in the <a href="https://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/news/2021/04/16/opinion-leadership-is-a-learning-experience.html">Puget Sound Business Journal</a>.

During his first full year as CEO of T-Mobile, Mike Sievert's goal has been to embrace a growth mindset. He's been looking at leadership lessons from successful world leaders and infusing some of the ideas at T-Mobile.

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Leading by Learning

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During his first full year as CEO of T-Mobile, Mike Sievert&#039;s goal has been to embrace a growth mindset. He&#039;s been looking at leadership lessons from successful world leaders and infusing some of the ideas at T-Mobile.

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This week marks the one-year anniversary of our official close to the T-Mobile and Sprint merger — two sets of amazing employees, the best leadership team in the industry, and an unmatched set of network assets and resources that have come together to create a Supercharged Un-carrier.

Over this past year, despite an unprecedented set of external circumstances, we’ve been all systems go. In fact, 2020 was our <a href="https://www.t-mobile.com/news/un-carrier/t-mobile-caps-best-year-ever-in-2020-with-strong-q4-results">best year ever</a> as a company, as we recorded a record 102 million customers and overtook AT&T to become America’s #2 wireless provider! But this merger was always about more than just financial and subscriber results. Much more. It was about a promise of 5G FOR ALL and taking on the competition like never before.

Combining our companies gave us even more fuel to take that Un-carrier spirit to new heights … and to more boldly challenge the status quo — fighting harder than ever to eliminate customer pain points. This merger made us bigger and gave us the opportunity to be better for our customers — and we’ve seized it.

A Year of Progress Builds a Foundation for What’s to Come

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Back when we announced this deal, we said that a combined T-Mobile would deliver a transformative nationwide 5G network, better products at unmatched value, increased competition and access to underserved communities. Over the past year, we have used our increased size and scale to deliver on all of this, while also driving toward even bigger aspirations.

We said 5G for ALL, and we meant it. Neville Ray and his team are delivering a network build that is second to none and bringing that transformative 5G network to millions of people. Our 5G network benefits from a unique combination of dedicated low-band and mid-band spectrum assets from the merger, and these assets — along with our record-breaking build-out pace — have put us in the clear leadership position at the start of the 5G era.

In fact, we have the largest, fastest and most available 5G network in the country. Period. In 2020, we launched the world’s first nationwide standalone 5G network, and today it provides on average 2x faster speeds than LTE to more than 287 million people across 1.6 million square miles — more than two times the geographic coverage of AT&T and nearly four times that of Verizon’s 5G. Our Ultra Capacity 5G covers 125 million people already in 2021, providing game-changing speeds across the country. And we’ll cover 200 million people by the end of this year! We said we’d build a transformative 5G network, and that is exactly what we are doing.

We also shared that we had big plans to offer better products and unmatched value that would increase competition. Leveraging our network’s unprecedented capacity, we can now offer customers a combination of BOTH quality and value. As our competitors scramble to get out of the starting blocks on coverage (just look at the recent C-band auction results for proof!), we are busy using our well-established assets to offer our customers the best rate plans at low prices, including free access to 5G.

Just a few of my favorite examples of our progress include <a href="https://www.t-mobile.com/business/government/first-responders-connecting-heroes">Connecting Heroes</a>, our free service for first-responder agencies that can save them up to $7 billion over the next decade. Or services like <a href="https://www.t-mobile.com/customers/scam-shield">Scam Shield</a> that protect our customers from the billions of scams and robocalls they get every year. And maybe the best one yet, <a href="https://www.t-mobile.com/cell-phone-plans">Magenta Max</a>, the first plan that truly unleashes the capacity and speed of our 5G network to ensure customers will never be slowed down based on how much data they use.

We’re also squarely taking on the Cableopoly with our expansive home broadband plans and our evolved <a href="https://www.t-mobile.com/tvision">TVision TV solution</a> — including incredible value and choices from our partners like Google and Philo. We have big goals to increase competition in home broadband over the next five years and bring 7 million to 8 million customers the benefit of our low costs, high speeds and 5G reliability, as well (stay tuned for more on this soon!). And not to be forgotten, maybe one of our largest opportunities to shake things up is in the Enterprise and government segments. We are already bringing new choice and competition to millions of business and government customers, including long-overlooked small businesses. We are approaching 10% share in Enterprise but see room to run here with a market share over the next 5 years reaching about 20%!

We also said that we would expand access to underserved communities, and we are. Before the merger, T-Mobile committed to providing network coverage for 90% of rural Americans in the next few years, and we’re well on our way to achieving that goal. Through network coverage and a growing retail fleet of 15,000 branded stores, we’re starting to bring more choices and access to small towns and rural markets than ever before.

We also launched our $10.7 billion <a href="https://www.t-mobile.com/business/education/project-10-million">Project 10Million initiative</a> during a time when connectivity has been more important than ever. To date, we’ve helped bridge the digital divide for more than 2.5 million underserved students nationwide with free or highly subsidized connectivity, and we are just getting started. Top that off with our five-year Equity in Action plan, fueled by a $25 million investment over the next five years, and I’m immensely proud of our dedication to diversity, equity and inclusion across this entire business. We all still have work to do, but we are helping to create opportunities for underserved and underrepresented communities every single day.

Most important, our obsession to make customers happy remains front and center. It is an important differentiator, and customers have noticed. We’re proud of our record-breaking win from J.D. Power U.S. Wireless Customer Care — for the 21st time in a row! We’re going to keep delivering incredible experiences from end to end. Sprint customers who are coming over to our network and enjoying Un-carrier benefits are happier, too — to the tune of net promoter scores that are about 100% higher for those who have migrated into the T-Mobile system.

In the end, our mission is simple. We want to be the Best in the World at Connecting Customers to Their World, and I believe we are well on our way. During this first amazing year, we’ve done exactly what we set out to do from the very beginning. We’ve strived to deliver better service, at the best value, with standout customer service and experiences. And I’m more confident than ever about what’s to come with our industry-leading 5G network and expansion into rural America, broadband plans, business and government expansion … and more. Best of all, the scale and synergies from our merger allow us to grow and innovate as a business, achieve record financial results and ultimately pass that value on to our customers!

As we enter our second combined year as T-Mobile, our future is so bright — and you can see it in the audacious goals we now aspire to achieve. It’s clearer than ever why our future ambitions are bigger and bolder than our standalone companies ever could have been. Simply put, we have the winning formula to achieve our vision — to be #1 in customer choice and #1 in customers’ hearts!

We’re just starting to write this story. As exciting as it was to close our merger, Year 2 is already shaping up to be at another level.

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A year ago, we brought together two sets of amazing employees, the best leadership team in the industry and unmatched network resources … and we officially got to work fulfilling our promise of 5G FOR ALL. What a year it’s been — and what a future we have in store!

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One Year into the Future of Wireless!

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One year after T-Mobile and Sprint merged, the supercharged Un-carrier is delivering a leading 5G network, increased competition, better quality, unmatched value and access to underserved communities.

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Today we are announcing our latest move to take on the Cableopoly with TVision. As the landscape changes, TVision is changing too – and our customers are the winners. As you know, TVision is all about helping people cut the cord, giving them more choices, access to the best media, and unheard of value. And that’s getting a major upgrade today.

We are welcoming YouTube TV and Philo to the TVision initiative. As part of an <a href="https://www.t-mobile.com/news/un-carrier/t-mobile-and-google" data-type="URL" data-id="https://www.t-mobile.com/news/un-carrier/t-mobile-and-google" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">expansive, new, multi-year agreement with Google</a>, we’re going to make YouTube TV our premium live TV service. And we are announcing a new partnership with Philo as our new base live TV service, starting at just $10 per month, exclusively for T-Mobile customers.

With TVision, we provide T-Mobile customers with preferential access to the world’s best streaming services. And we will make those services available on the TVision HUB, our exclusive low-cost TV streaming device that comes with a familiar, easy-to-use remote to make the leap from cable to streaming as smooth as possible. Our customers can get all the streaming services we offer directly with exclusive rates and benefits, such as Netflix, MLB.tv, YouTube TV and Philo (with more to come soon!), while also having access to just about any media out there, because the TVision HUB is built on the familiar Android TV platform. 

YouTube TV and Philo come with incredible value for our customers, and that is the goal: 

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That means T-Mobile customers get exclusive access to the best pricing on the highest-rated streaming service, YouTube TV, starting at just $54.99 per month. And, access to streaming TV through Philo starting at just $10 per month for a limited time. 

This is a big upgrade. YouTube TV offers more than twice as many channels as TVision Live, and Philo offers nearly twice as many channels as TVision VIBE. Plus customers of both get unlimited DVR, can watch TV on more devices like Roku, Amazon Fire TV, or Chromecast, and more. And just like previous TVision offerings, customers get these new services with no cable box, no annual contracts, no exploding bills, and no hidden fees. And they’ll still get T-Mobile’s team of thousands of friendly, knowledgeable mobile experts ready to help them cut the cord.

This shift may surprise some given last year’s TVision streaming services launch. But innovation seldom follows a straight line. Since launching the TVision initiative, we’ve learned a lot about the TV industry, about streaming products, and of course, about TV customers. We also saw trends that made us take a fresh look at how to best do in video what we always do: put customers first. With our TV software provider encountering some financial challenges and with our broader, strategic partnerships with Google and Philo, we saw an opportunity to deliver unique value to our customers and strengthen the TVision initiative with the best partners. This industry is incredibly fragmented, with new streaming services launching all the time, and we’ve concluded that we can add even more value to consumers’ TV choices by partnering with the best services out there, negotiating incredible streaming media deals for T-Mobile customers, and helping our customers navigate the increasingly complex streaming world.

We’ve always seen video as a critical ‘door-opener’ for our forthcoming Home Internet business, because, even today at the peak of cord cutting and streaming, most homes still buy entertainment and internet connectivity together — and the #1 thing people stream on their home internet connection is video. Our TVision brand and our TVision HUB device will play a central role in helping customers get the best of media in connection with our Home Internet service. And now, we’ll offer even better solutions to our customers with the combined strength of YouTube, Philo and more leading brands through future partnerships, because really – TV is better with friends!

Our mission hasn’t changed and is more relevant and important than ever. This TVision initiative is only getting stronger with these changes, and our new TVision partner offerings will give customers more choices as we wind down TVision LIVE and VIBE services on April 29. Our experience has shown us consumers need an advocate in this space. They don’t want more streaming services – they want help buying and navigating the services that already exist. And they want exclusive deals and special access. We’ll continue to play that role, giving our customers the best value with the best streaming services. So millions can cut the cord with the Cableopoly once and for all.

I’m proud to run a business that is not afraid to learn, adapt and change, with customers as our north star. That’s what the Un-carrier does. That is what we are doing today, and if the last few years have shown you anything, you know … We Won’t Stop. 

YouTube TV: Redeem by June 30, 2021. After trial pay $54.99/mo. including $10/mo. off for 12 months Cancel anytime. Must be 18 years or over. YouTube TV not available in Puerto Rico, Guam, or US Virgin Islands. Excludes T-Mobile for Business customers.  Full terms: https://tv.youtube.com/learn/offer-terms. After 12 months users may need to take action to continue the $10/mo discount on qualifying streaming services.

YouTube Premium: Redeem by June 30, 2021 at 11:59pm PST..$11.99/mo. after trial. Cancel anytime. Full terms: https://www.youtube.com/premium/restrictions

Philo VIBE Offer: Offered by T-Mobile only to T-Mobile VIBE customers (excluding business customers) as of 3/30/21 who are residents of the 50 U.S., 18+ (“Customers”). Eligible Customers receive 30-days free Philo (base subscription current reg. price $20) and $10 off/month for as long as they remain T-Mobile customers (as determined by T-Mobile). Redeem the promotion code (while supplies last) between 12:00 am PT 3/29/21 and 11:59 pm PT 6/30/21. Limit (1) Offer per Customer, one-time use only. Offer/discount is non-transferable, may not be resold or redeemed for cash, and may not be combined with other offers, discounts, or promotions. Discount ends if T-Mobile account is terminated; Philo subscription automatically reverts to the current full subscription price.  T-Mobile reserves the right at any time to require billing through your T-Mobile bill in order to continue $10 off/month discount on qualifying streaming services. IMPORTANT NOTICE: Valid payment information and subscription required to redeem Offer. If you do not cancel during the 30-day free period, you will be charged the discounted monthly amount plus taxes on a recurring basis. Go to your Philo account page to cancel. Cancellation takes effect on the next monthly billing date (no refunds for partial billing periods). Redemption of this Offer constitutes acceptance of these Terms and all applicable Terms and Conditions, see philo.com/terms/#philo-promotions for more details. T-Mobile reserves the right to modify this Offer at any time. Philo reserves the right to modify or cancel this Offer at any time. Void where taxed, prohibited, or restricted.

Philo Postpaid Customer Offer: Offered by T-Mobile to T-Mobile postpaid customers on an eligible streaming plan, including Sprint customers and T-Mobile Home Internet customers on an eligible plan (excluding business customers) who are residents of the 50 U.S., 18+ (“Customers”). Eligible Customers receive a 7-day free trial of Philo and $10 off/month for 12 months (regularly $20/mo) or then current monthly subscription price thereafter. Redeem the promotion code  (while supplies last) between 12:00 am PT 4/6/21 and 11:59 pm PT 6/30/21. Limit (1) Offer per Customer, one-time use only. Offer/discount is non-transferable, may not be resold or redeemed for cash, and may not be combined with other offers, discounts, or promotions (unless expressly permitted by Philo). Discount ends if T-Mobile account is terminated; Philo subscription automatically reverts to the current full subscription price. T-Mobile reserves the right at any time to require billing through your T-Mobile bill in order to continue $10 off/month discount on qualifying streaming services. IMPORTANT NOTICE: Valid payment information and subscription required to redeem Offer. If you do not cancel during the 7-day free trial period, you will be charged the discounted monthly amount plus taxes on a recurring basis. Go to your Philo account page to cancel. Cancellation takes effect on the next monthly billing date (no refunds for partial billing periods). Redemption of this Offer constitutes acceptance of these Terms and all applicable Terms and Conditions, see philo.com/terms/#philo-promotions for more details. T-Mobile reserves the right to modify this Offer at any time. Philo reserves the right to modify or cancel this Offer at any time. Void where taxed, prohibited, or restricted.

Today we are announcing our latest move to take on the Cableopoly with TVision. As the landscape changes, TVision is changing too – and our customers are

Turns out, TV is better with friends. | T-Mobile Newsroom

Turns out, TV is better with friends.

Steve Carlson

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It was just about one year ago that many of us moved out of the office and into the home as the world began to grapple with a global pandemic. Our kids moved into remote learning, and the fatigue of endless video calls set in. People are wired to operate in three dimensions, but this past year more than ever we found ourselves forced into a 2D world.

With <a href="https://www.t-mobile.com/5g">5G</a> this is changing fast – and life is just better in 3D. With Mixed Reality and real-time 3D video communications we are watching sports, buying products, exploring new places and interacting with our world in amazing new ways. Businesses are finding better ways to collaborate virtually and increase productivity across a remote workforce. And consumers are being engaged with virtual experiences that bring them closer than ever to the products and entertainment they love.

Augmented & Virtual Reality for Frontline Workers

Augmented and virtual reality (AR/VR) technology is a key area of focus at T-Mobile for 5G use case development and it is applicable to so many industries from healthcare to manufacturing, agriculture and more. Enterprises today have complex machinery, a shortage of skilled workers, and customers with no patience for downtime, making sophisticated training and technical support capabilities more important than ever. With T-Mobile’s low-latency, Ultra Capacity <a href="https://www.t-mobile.com/coverage/4g-lte-5g-networks">5G network</a>, we are seeing businesses boost productivity and speed as technicians use augmented reality for immersive training, and then to collaborate and fix problems fast.

Taqtile, a recent graduate of the <a href="https://5goilab.com/">5G Open Innovation Lab</a> co-founded by T-Mobile, is a company doing fascinating work building AR solutions for frontline workers. Timberline Communications Inc. (TCI), a communications infrastructure company, is using Taqtile’s AR solution running on T-Mobile 5G to perform cell site upgrades and maintenance on our network. With Taqtile, TCI’s technicians use AR headsets to view virtual service checklists and troubleshoot using remote assistance. AR solutions such as this enable frontline workers to improve their skills and perform complex tasks from anywhere exploring objects such as machinery in 3D from all angles. We recently went to Boston to check out the Taqtile solution in action with TCI – take a look.

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Real-Time Holographic Telepresence

Another 5G use case we are interested in at T-Mobile is holographic telepresence. While holograms have been around for quite some time as highly staged, pre-recorded productions, today we are seeing the potential for 5G to take holograms into everyday life with real-time holographic video calls right on your mobile device, anytime, anywhere. With holographic video calls we’ll have a more natural, intuitive way to communicate with 3D images enabling us to better experience physical presence.

We have been testing holographic video calling technology with Omnivor, also a graduate of the 5G Open Innovation Lab and an early leader developing this next frontier of video communications. We set up the Omnivor system at T-Mobile to try this early technology for ourselves on the <a href="https://www.t-mobile.com/coverage/4g-lte-5g-networks">T-Mobile 5G network</a>, and just recently we conducted part of our quarterly all-hands team meeting using holographic telepresence. Adam Kirk, CEO of Omnivor, and I joined about 70 people in their home offices and other locations in real-time as 3D holograms. Interestingly, Adam and I were not even in the same city during the call, yet our holograms were interacting virtually in those home offices. Talk about spicing up your 2D video call!

This solution relies on volumetric spatial processing – a technique where multiple cameras capture an image from all angles to create a 3D video that is transmitted over the T-Mobile network, allowing the image to be viewed in 360 degrees in real-time on <a href="https://www.t-mobile.com/devices/5g-phones">smartphones</a>. Check it out.

T-Mobile 5G, a Platform for Innovation

At T-Mobile we are building America’s leading 5G network with the fastest speeds and largest coverage footprint.  Amazing new 5G products and services are quickly being built, and they require a 5G network with capacity and broad reach, one that can support all use cases and reach all Americans. We call it #5GForAll and only T-Mobile has it. 

To fuel 5G innovation and support developers like Taqtile and Omnivor, we have a number of initiatives including the award-winning <a href="http://t-mobileaccelerator.com/">T-Mobile Accelerator</a>, <a href="https://5goilab.com/">5G Open Innovation Lab</a> and <a href="https://www.t-mobile.com/business/ventures">T-Mobile Ventures</a> investment fund. This year we will work directly with approximately 50 startups just through these programs alone, and a key focus area is on immersive technologies such as Mixed Reality and 3D video communications. Our T-Mobile Accelerator <a href="https://www.t-mobile.com/news/stories/t-mobile-accelerator-2021-spring-program">Spring Program</a> is focused on exactly this, and we just recently expanded the Accelerator in collaboration with <a href="https://www.t-mobile.com/news/network/t-mobile-georgia-tech-and-curiosity-lab">Georgia Tech and Curiosity Lab at Peachtree Corners</a>.

Stay tuned for more as we kick things into high gear with the innovators, developers and entrepreneurs building the next big thing in 5G!

I'd like to thank my colleague Erin Raney and her talented team at <a href="https://techexperience.com/">T-Mobile Tech Experience</a> for the production of these videos with Taqtile and Omnivor.

Learn how T-Mobile is using its 5G network to help businesses boost productivity, speed, and collaboration using augmented reality and holographic telepresence.

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T-Mobile 5G Powers Immersive Experiences with Augmented Reality and Holographic Telepresence

Adrienne Norton

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There’s a lot of talk – and hype – about 5G. Wireless companies are spending gobs on futuristic ads, video games and fancy demo videos … most of which showcase solutions that don’t exist – and may never – or aren’t accessible to most people. This does consumers – and the technology itself – a disservice. That’s why, for our Super Bowl ads, we chose to focus on a real scenario ALL of us have probably experienced this past year – the glitchy video call. We’ve all experienced the jitter, drops, garbled voices, frozen faces.

That’s a REAL problem 5G can solve, delivering higher quality video calls! (Now if 5G could just teach Carl how to unmute.)

The truth is that ONLY T-Mobile is building a broad and deep and Real 5G network. A network capable of delivering actual benefits like an amazing video calling experience… AND all of the other cool futuristic things 5G will unlock.

We saw it on display in Tampa Bay on Sunday. While Super Bowl was different this year, we still made permanent network upgrades throughout the area, and it’s a perfect case study of our 5G build strategy rolling out all across the country.

The majority of Tampa, St. Pete and Clearwater were already covered with far reaching 5G coverage. We then deployed super-fast Ultra Capacity 5G in and around Tampa Bay and in surrounding areas like St. Petersburg, Clearwater, and Dade City. At Raymond James Stadium, we deployed the full layer cake of 5G (low-band Extended Range, Ultra Capacity mid-band and Ultra Capacity mmWave) inside.

This is how you build a 5G network – with great coverage, capacity and speeds – across the city and surrounding area (and not just in a few parts!).

This weekend in Tampa there was only one clear winner on overall 5G performance as T-Mobile delivered the fastest average speeds across the Tampa Bay area as well as speeds at the stadium averaging north of 1Gbps!! And if you didn’t have a 5G phone - well the fastest LTE speeds were from T-Mobile too.

Nationwide, we saw 40% more traffic than during last year’s Super Bowl and we saw customers with 5G devices use 25% more data than other customers.

And here are a couple of my favorite tweets from the weekend:

Research firm <a href="https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.umlaut.com%2Fuploads%2Fdocuments%2FReports-Certificates%2F202102_US_Tampa_AuditReport_umlaut.pdf&data=04%7C01%7CGrant.Castle%40T-Mobile.com%7C47d73d1a01844ee45fe608d8cbaabca5%7Cbe0f980bdd994b19bd7bbc71a09b026c%7C0%7C0%7C637483281456814823%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=6J8pUADDiNl%2FEwn98LiRhlstjoRud2%2FbaKX2tZ4%2BdZE%3D&reserved=0" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">umlaut put this 5G experience in Tampa to the test, and found T-Mobile delivered the fastest performance. </a>In just the last week, umlaut tested an area spanning more than 1,000 square miles both by car and on foot, taking nearly 2,000 test samples for each wireless provider. Using a 5G capable SamsungS20+ smartphone, they measured the customer experience with downlink and uplink performance. T-Mobile came out on top with the fastest 5G speeds and our overall average download and upload speeds, combining LTE and 5G, were more than 1.2 times faster than AT&T and Verizon. Not only that, but Ultra Capacity 5G download speeds in Tampa were over 1.6x faster than the  typical 5G speeds from the other guys, and Umlaut found that our Ultra Capacity 5G was available in almost half of all samples, while Verizon‘s Ultra Wideband could be found less than half of one percent of the time. Oof. This is what Verizon means when they say “parts of some cities” – less than half a percent of that city. And remember that TMO covers more than 40X the city count compared to Verizon.

This is the 5G experience we’re rolling out nationwide!

So, yea, there is a lot of talk, but what’s the reality when you look at the overall coverage and speed of the networks? 

And it's more than just coverage. Here is how 5G networks compare by the numbers:

The truth is, from the moment we launched 5G, T-Mobile became the 5G coverage leader, and now according to Opensignal <a href="https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.opensignal.com%2Freports%2F2021%2F01%2Fusa%2Fmobile-network-experience-5g&data=04%7C01%7CAlexandra.Schwerin%40T-Mobile.com%7Cbd7c2b87e3804b1be8ea08d8cc914f57%7Cbe0f980bdd994b19bd7bbc71a09b026c%7C0%7C0%7C637484271823360570%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=LpUhmnAA9xoAW7iyLn%2FeHBBpui3aTiTchQsAiPbdu%2F0%3D&reserved=0" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">we’re also fastest</a>, as we pile on the speed with Ultra Capacity 5G. And we’re not just adding 5G speed and coverage – we’re continually enhancing 4G LTE too.

Plus, T-Mobile is completely unique in that we’re building 5G using dedicated airwaves. That means we can deliver both coverage and speed to create a truly transformative 5G network. And we are still the only US wireless provider offering Standalone 5G which routes traffic to a dedicated next generation core that can unlock the full potential of 5G.  The other guys just can’t match this…

To showcase this completely unique strategy and unique network, and because not everyone loves maps the way I do, we’re using some unique tactics. In December, we introduced “If 5G Were…” with three <a href="https://www.t-mobile.com/news/network/introducing-if-5g-were" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">snowpeople</a> built to the scale of T-Mobile, AT&T and Verizon’s 5G networks.

Today, I’m happy to present the second installment in this series: If 5G Were… Ice Sculptures. For this one, we head to an ice festival in the Midwest with one massive ice sculpture representing T-Mobile, measuring 5 ft x 3 ft, and a second representing Verizon, a mere 2 ft x 2 ft. Or about one-quarter the size… the difference between both company’s 5G networks.   

You can see these works of art live – along with all of the other ice creations at Improv-ICE – at <a href="https://www.downtownrochestermn.com/events/improv-ice" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.downtownrochestermn.com/events/improv-ice</a>.

And get ready, because we got loads and loads of great ideas for things we could build for “If 5G Were…” Stay tuned to see a few of the best come to life!

Because we aren’t stopping. We’ll keep expanding the biggest and fastest 5G network. And we’ll keep telling people about it in new and different ways – and in ways that not only grab attention, but in ways that show how 5G can make a real difference. THIS is the kind of game changing 5G America deserves. This is the kind of 5G we are building.

About T-Mobile T-Mobile U.S. Inc. (NASDAQ: TMUS) is America’s supercharged Un-carrier, delivering an advanced 4G LTE and transformative nationwide 5G network that will offer reliable connectivity for all. T-Mobile’s customers benefit from its unmatched combination of value and quality, unwavering obsession with offering them the best possible service experience and undisputable drive for disruption that creates competition and innovation in wireless and beyond. Based in Bellevue, Wash., T-Mobile provides services through its subsidiaries and operates its flagship brands, T-Mobile, Metro by T-Mobile and Sprint. For more information please visit: <a href="https://www.t-mobile.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.t-mobile.com</a>.

There’s a lot of talk – and hype – about 5G. Wireless companies are spending gobs on futuristic ads, video games and fancy demo videos … most of which

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Big Game Changing 5G

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Farming, it is the most important job on our planet, and it is an industry with massive potential for generating and using raw data. Yet few industries have been as limited by data connectivity. With 5G, that is changing. All around the world farmers are embracing wireless technology, finding better ways to feed and sustain the planet.

We are working to help fuel this innovation, and <a href="https://www.t-mobile.com/news/network/5goilab-launches-field-lab-for-agricultural-industry" data-type="URL" data-id="https://www.t-mobile.com/news/network/5goilab-launches-field-lab-for-agricultural-industry">today we announced</a> a collaboration between Snohomish County, the 5G Open Innovation Lab and our partners to create a state-of-the-art agriculture technology field lab at two farms in rural Washington. It is called the Food Resiliency Project and it is funded by the CARES Act with the goal to bring together farmers, distributors and technology companies to transform  the agriculture industry and improve food resiliency.

T-Mobile 5G, a Platform for Agriculture Innovation

With T-Mobile 5G, we will bring meaningful change to the agriculture industry. The Un-carrier is already America’s 5G leader with the fastest and largest nationwide 5G network. We are building a network to serve all Americans, including rural farmers, giving them the tools they need to transform their businesses. For farmers, that means producing more food using fewer resources. Less water, less fertilizer, less pesticide. That matters for the environment, and it matters because agriculture is a capital intensive, low-margin industry.

Agriculture is also a high-risk industry exposed to the whims of mother nature. But sensors combined with artificial intelligence can create predictive models that dramatically reduce risk and increase efficiency for farms of all sizes. Systems that monitor crops and soil conditions provide farmers with real-time data to quickly adjust their operations, better deploy resources and even run farming tasks remotely.

Modern farms are highly connected farms, and it is vital that small farms not get left behind. With our Extended Range 5G network covering more than 280 million people across nearly 1.6 million squares miles, and our Ultra Capacity 5G network slated to cover 200 million people by year end, we are rolling out a 5G network that supports all use cases for 5G. Not just use cases in airports, stadiums and big cities, but use cases that drive powerful transformation across America. We call it 5G for All, because it is built to reach everyone, including those living in rural America driving the industries such as farming that are so vital to our country.

I am proud that T-Mobile is building a real and meaningful 5G network that spans coast-to-coast, lifts up communities and changes our world for the better. As we look at use cases for 5G, agriculture has to be one of the most compelling. We can’t wait to see the 5G innovation that occurs as we work with the developers and entrepreneurs building the next big thing in agritech.

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Farming, it is the most important job on our planet, and it is an industry with massive potential for generating and using raw data. Yet few industries

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