What’s the news: T-Mobile Ventures is a new multi-year investment fund designed to fuel 5G innovation by backing early and emerging growth companies developing transformative 5G products and services for the T-Mobile network.

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Why it matters: With the first and only nationwide Standalone 5G network and a multi-band 5G strategy, now is the time for entrepreneurs and developers to build the applications and services that will unleash T-Mobile’s 5G network.

Who it’s for:  Early and growth stage companies building the next big thing in 5G.

BELLEVUE, Wash. — October 21, 2020 — T-Mobile (NASDAQ: TMUS) continues its mission to fuel 5G innovation with today’s announcement of T-Mobile Ventures, a new multi-year investment fund focused on early and emerging growth companies developing groundbreaking 5G products and services for the T-Mobile network.

“T-Mobile Ventures is part of our mission to give customers the best 5G network in the country – one that will serve all Americans, stimulate competition and create tremendous economic value,” said Jason Young, Senior Vice President of Partnerships and T-Mobile Ventures. “With our 5G network at the foundation, we see massive opportunity across both business and consumer segments, and we’re excited to help fuel the wave of 5G applications coming to market in the years ahead.”

T-Mobile Ventures’ portfolio companies will benefit from T-Mobile’s network and engineering expertise, go-to-market infrastructure, and investment backing as they work to develop, test and bring to market the next big thing in 5G. T-Mobile Ventures will initially target the development of 5G products and services in areas such as the following:

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T-Mobile 5G, A Platform for Innovation

T-Mobile, first in the country to launch nationwide 5G and first in the world to launch Standalone 5G, has the largest 5G network by far, covering more than 260 million people across nearly 1.4 million square miles. With Sprint now part of T-Mobile, the Un-carrier is quickly lighting up mid-band 5G with 2.5 GHz spectrum in more than 200 cities and towns, bringing customers in these areas average download speeds of 300 Mbps and peak speeds up to 1 Gbps. And with a nationwide Standalone 5G network available in more than 7,500 cities and towns, now is the time for developers to build transformative 5G applications. In Standalone 5G areas, T-Mobile is already seeing up to a 40% improvement in latency during testing, and that is just the beginning of what can be done with Standalone 5G.

“Compelling 5G use cases span the range of spectrum bands from low, mid to high, and only T-Mobile has these assets giving it a 5G network that can support all use cases across every industry,” said Neville Ray, President of Technology at T-Mobile. “Now is the time for the developers, entrepreneurs and creators to make the magic happen with products and services that will unleash the potential of our 5G network.”

With its supercharged 5G network as the foundation, T-Mobile is working to build the 5G ecosystem. The Un-carrier collaborates with universities and standards bodies to support 5G research and development. It also runs the award-winning <a href="http://t-mobileaccelerator.com/">T-Mobile Accelerator</a> and is a co-founder of the <a href="https://5goilab.com/">5G Open Innovation Lab.</a>

T-Mobile Ventures works with corporate venture capital firm Touchdown Ventures to help manage the fund. For more information about T-Mobile Ventures, visit www.t-mobile.com/ventures.

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What’s the news: In its Q3 2020 Speedtest Market Analysis, Ookla found that T-Mobile customers get a 5G signal more often and get the fastest network response times. (crowd cheer noise) Meanwhile, Verizon customers only connected to 5G 0.6% of the time. (sad trombone noise)

Why it matters:  You can’t enjoy the benefits of 5G — like broad coverage and high speeds — if you can’t access 5G.

Who it’s for:   Wireless customers who want an amazing 5G experience on America’s largest 5G network.

BELLEVUE, Wash. — October 19, 2020 — If you want the most 5G coverage, you want T-Mobile. <a href="https://www.speedtest.net/global-index/united-states#market-analysis" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">New data</a> released today from Ookla, a leader in mobile network testing, data and analysis, shows T-Mobile (NASDAQ: TMUS) customers get a 5G signal more often than Verizon and AT&T customers. That’s 3x more than AT&T customers and 90x (that’s NINE ZERO) more than Verizon’s “Ultra Wideband”! And, T-Mobile customers also got the fastest network response times (latency).

“You can’t enjoy 5G if you can’t get 5G. I can’t believe I have to say this, but apparently some providers think 5G you can’t find is perfectly OK. T-Mobile has America’s largest 5G network, and Ookla’s report shows T-Mobile customers get the benefits of 5G more often,” said Neville Ray, President of Technology at T-Mobile. “We’re building 5G for All on dedicated airwaves to deliver both coverage and speed … while Verizon and AT&T force 5G and LTE customers to share already-crowded bandwidth.”   

Bigger? Yep. Better? That, Too.

The Un-carrier’s 5G network is the largest by far, covering 260 million people in more than 7,500 cities and towns. And thanks to the merger with Sprint, T-Mobile is rolling out the best spectrum for 5G — mid-band 2.5 GHz 5G — across the country. It’s already live today in <a href="https://www.t-mobile.com/news/network/supercharged-midband-5g">210 cities and towns</a> and will be in thousands of cities and towns by the end of the year. Where mid-band is deployed, it can deliver average download speeds around 300 Mbps — that’s 7.5x faster than our LTE today — with peak speeds up to 1 Gbps. Verizon’s “Ultra Wideband” can only deliver fast speeds outdoors on specific street corners near base stations. T-Mobile’s mid-band 5G is the sweet spot, it can give customers fast speeds across broad geographies.

T-Mobile has dedicated spectrum for 5G across low, mid and high bands. And that’s important because 5G devices will use a lot of capacity. Verizon and AT&T are stealing LTE spectrum from their existing customers to broaden their 5G coverage. Using Dynamic Spectrum Sharing (DSS), Verizon and AT&T force 5G and LTE customers to <a href="https://www.t-mobile.com/news/network/only-t-mobiles-network-unlocks-the-full-potential-of-5g-for-all">share bandwidth</a>, splitting up the capacity so each technology only gets part of it. DSS is an important network feature and should be used in limited scenarios — not to provide an entire nationwide footprint. So, what’s the problem with Verizon’s broad use of DSS? Well, they are already spectrum-constrained and have limited sub-6 GHz spectrum. And now, they’re forced to share that limited resource with their 5G customers too. More traffic, same roads – sounds like a slowdown ahead.

“The physics are simple. When you force more devices to share crowded airwaves, speeds decrease. I predict Verizon’s speeds on 5G and LTE are about to hit a massive speed bump,” added Ray.

By contrast, T-Mobile is building 5G on free and clear dedicated spectrum in all bands with its <a href="https://www.t-mobile.com/news/network/t-mobile-betty-crocker-5g-layer-cake">“layer cake”</a> multi-band strategy. With all three major bands dedicated to 5G, only T-Mobile has wide open freeways ready to take on massive amounts of 5G traffic. And with more low and mid-band spectrum than anyone else, T-Mobile is building an even wider and faster freeway.

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America’s largest 5G network to power exclusive batting practice streams, bringing fans unprecedented immersive action in real time

BELLEVUE, Wash. — October 19, 2020 — 5G is your field pass at the World Series! Today, T-Mobile (NASDAQ: TMUS), Major League Baseball and the Major League Baseball Players, Inc announced they’re putting fans onto the field alongside the world’s best players as they gear up for the 116th Fall Classic, bringing people closer than ever to the action with T-Mobile 5G BP.

With 5G-powered cameras on America’s largest 5G network, the Un-carrier and MLB will present a streaming batting practice show like nothing fans have ever seen: T-Mobile 5G BP. T-Mobile 5G BatterCams mounted on caps of players and coaches will provide a first-person view of the action on the field in real-time. 360-degree T-Mobile 5G FieldCams will also deliver an immersive view, virtually transporting fans onto the field. The unprecedented event is made possible by T-Mobile’s nationwide 5G network which enables high-definition cameras to transmit wirelessly, allowing for true mobility.

“Connectivity has never been more important – to connect people to family, work, school … and now America’s game,” said Neville Ray, President of Technology at T-Mobile. “5G will change the way we live, work and play. A broadcast like this has never been done before, and it offers a glimpse at how wireless connectivity is set to transform the way we watch and interact with live sporting events and more … and how only T-Mobile is able to unleash the power of 5G with America’s only 5G network offering both coverage AND speed.”

“We are always exploring new ways to increase access to the game and players, bringing them closer to our fans and this year that is more important than ever,” said Noah Garden, MLB Chief Revenue Officer. “Throughout our partnership, T-Mobile has continually brought innovation and creativity to their MLB promotions and this 5G BP streaming show is yet another great example of that. We’re looking forward to giving our fans this new perspective on the Fall Classic thanks to T-Mobile.”

“Through the power of T-Mobile’s 5G service, we are excited to offer fans a bird’s-eye view of what batting practice looks like from the perspective of a Major League baseball player,” said Evan Kaplan, Managing Director of MLB Players, Inc.

This special pre-game livestream will air before Game One of the World Series on the MLB app, <a href="https://www.mlb.com/live-stream-games/subscribe/postseason/2020">MLB.TV</a>, <a href="https://www.mlb.com/">MLB.com</a>, Twitch, <a href="http://www.twitter.com/mlb">@MLB</a> on Twitter, the <a href="http://www.facebook.com/mlb">Official MLB Facebook</a> page and the <a href="https://www.oculus.com/experiences/quest/2873640696088444/?locale=en_US">MLB VR app</a> on Oculus, as well as T-Mobile’s <a href="https://www.t-mobile.com/news/un-carrier/beyond-the-bases">Beyond the Bases</a> page. Fans can check it out on Tuesday, October 20 in the hours before the first pitch. The broadcast will be produced by MLB Network and co-hosted by MLB Network’s Lauren Gardner and analyst Sean Casey.

T-Mobile has the first and largest nationwide 5G network covering 260 million people across more than 7,500 cities and towns, enabling 5G experiences like this in more places than any other provider. And it’s getting bigger and better every day as the Un-carrier continues to deploy mid-band 5G spectrum from Sprint, bringing average download speeds in areas where mid-band is deployed 7.5x greater than LTE today. T-Mobile’s mid-band 5G will be available in thousands of cities and towns by the end of the year.

For more information on T-Mobile’s network, visit <a href="http://www.t-mobile.com/coverage" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">www.t-mobile.com/coverage</a>. And, follow T-Mobile’s Official Twitter Newsroom <a href="https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Ftwitter.com%2FTMobileNews&data=02%7C01%7CGina.Cohen3%40T-Mobile.com%7C99a364c68ae74ac2a38508d7a6aa2b95%7Cbe0f980bdd994b19bd7bbc71a09b026c%7C0%7C0%7C637161122116110118&sdata=EmvFbas31iO9vDTPE5udP5OqKFD%2FYropl5DHQhnsqaE%3D&reserved=0" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@TMobileNews</a> to stay up to date with the latest company news.

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Identity theft protection pro Carrie Kerskie says tools like T-Mobile’s Scam Shield and other precautions can help stop fraudsters in their tracks.

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When it comes to identity theft, fraud and cyber threats, Carrie Kerskie has seen it all — and then some.

“This stuff can be overwhelming to people,” she says. “In the almost 15 years of working with victims, I’ve actually had two victims commit suicide over it. When it comes to frauds and scams, I’ve seen people who’ve see their entire life savings gone overnight. It can be devastating to people.”

Based in Naples, Florida, Kerskie is president of leading identity theft restoration and consulting company the Kerskie Group, as well as author of the book Your Public Identity: Because Nothing is Private Anymore and the self-help guide Protect Your Identity. She is also the host of a new podcast, “<a href="https://carriekerskie.libsyn.com/">The Carrie Kerskie Show</a>,” which is aimed at further informing consumers on how to keep themselves — and their identity — safe from scammers.

“These types of crimes, it’s a ghost,” Kerskie adds. “You never know who did it. You don’t know how they got your information. You don’t know where they are.”

Thankfully, Kerskie is something of a ghostbuster when it comes to stopping these ghouls, and has practical advice on how to keep yourself and loved ones safe from scammers, especially during these challenging times when all of us are more reliant (if not straight-up dependent) on our mobile devices than ever before.

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Can you walk me through what it is you and the Kerskie Group do, and how your background as a private investigator led you to be a top identity theft expert? We are a full-service private investigation agency, and have been in Naples since 2001. We initially did all the traditional stuff, from cheating spouses to insurance fraud to … you name it, we investigated it. Around 2007 we started getting calls from identity theft victims. Back then there weren’t a lot of resources to help them. The FTC (Federal Trade Commission) was just starting to get some information on their website, but it was still a little bit difficult for people to navigate. We offered to help. We said, “We haven’t done this before. We’re not experts at this, but we’re happy to look into it for you.”

Then word of mouth just spread from there. We started getting more and more calls from victims, and then within my industry my peers wanted to learn how we were doing what we were doing. I started creating training programs and reaching out and warning people in my community — and people kept saying, “It’s too much information to remember, put it into a book!” I wasn’t a writer, so I went to the bookstore and I pulled out all the books on identity theft, and I couldn’t even figure out what they were trying to explain to people. I thought, “If I can’t understand this, how is the average person supposed to?” So I wrote Your Public Identity: Because Nothing is Private Anymore, which came out in 2011 and got a great response. Today Kerskie Group focuses exclusively on identity theft restoration and consulting.

Somewhat ironically, identity theft wasn’t anything I chose — it chose me.

How big of a piece of the puzzle are our mobile devices to this whole world of identity theft? Huge. Because what people often forget is that their smartphone is not just a phone — it’s a computer that can make calls. The technology has advanced so much that we can’t keep up with it. Most people don’t understand the flow of information in the digital age, yet we’re embracing this technology, we’re embracing things like apps without understanding the who, what, why, when and how behind them.

A lot of the elderly I work with, and even my own parents and in-laws, are afraid of things as simple as turning their phone on and off, because they think they’re going to break it. Which, of course, they’re not. It’s just a matter of helping people overcome that initial fear, the fear of the unknown. So familiarize yourself and be comfortable with these devices so you can use them properly. Play around with the phone. Turn things on, turn things off. Go into the privacy settings, make adjustments. If you don’t know how to do something, there’s always some YouTube video or tutorial on the internet that can walk you through things. And before you download an app to your phone, look at the terms of service privacy policy!

In your experience, are older adults particularly at risk, and if so, what can be done to protect them? People my age and a little older — I’ll turn 50 next year — we’re what is referred to as the “sandwich generation,” because we’re still raising children but also taking care of aging parents. We’re also still working and in the thick of our careers, so we have to use and embrace mobile technology.

There’s extra responsibility, and, like with anybody, the more responsibilities and tasks you have at hand, you try to get things done faster — so you don’t always stop and think at times, and things get rushed through. That’s one of the big things with scams: people are caught off guard, and often react instantly to things.

I always recommend an open line of communication, whether you’re talking to your aging parent or your child. People make mistakes, and if they fall for a scam it doesn’t mean that they’ve done something wrong. It’s just there was a really good conman on the phone.

Americans have already lost over $80 million to COVID-related scams this year. Losses due to coronavirus scams increased 70% in May and June alone. How have phone scams changed or accelerated in the last few months? Bad guys always use fear and intimidation. Those are the two big factors in their scams. Right now, everyone is on high alert. People are scared about COVID because there is a lot of unknown. We haven’t been dealing with COVID that long, and there’s a lot of confusion out there and people are scared.

We’re seeing so many smishing texts, which are quickly replacing phishing emails. I know for myself, not long ago I would get maybe one every six months. I’m getting two a day now.

Right now with COVID people are holed up in their homes, they may have a compromised immune system and oftentimes, especially with older folks, they’re lonely. They might get a text message, and the person’s like, “Oh, I’m sorry, I must have the wrong number” — and then they start a conversation. That is a new scam, where they just randomly text people, see who they can engage in conversation, hoping they’re going to get a lonely person on the phone. They befriend them and then the next thing you know, they’re asking for their personal information or money.

We’ve worked with people who’ve fallen for these sweetheart scams, and have lost everything. One woman, she took out a second mortgage on her house to send money to this guy, and of course, he was gone and she lost her house.

By the way, customers can <a href="https://www.consumer.ftc.gov/articles/how-recognize-and-report-spam-text-messages">forward a suspicious text message to 7726</a>, and it helps screen out the smishing messages.

T-Mobile recently rolled out its new suite of free, network-level safeguards with <a href="https://www.t-mobile.com/news/un-carrier/scam-shield-protects-customers-from-scams-robocalls">Scam Shield</a>. In your view, how do these sorts of protections help keep people safe? Scam ID and Scam Block are great protections. Most times people have never even heard the term “spoofing.” The way we explain it to them is that I can call you and say that I’m calling from the IRS, and I can make the incoming number mimic the IRS number. It’s going to let you know that that is a spoofed call so you know you don’t need to answer it. That I think is a game-changer.

I also love the T-Mobile PROXY number that allows you to have a second number. I think that is brilliant. I think that is huge. Phone numbers now are becoming equivalent to your social security number, except everywhere you go now, they ask you for it.

By being able to put that second number in there, you’re protecting your core number which you would only give to close family, friends, doctors’ offices — or ascribe to your financial accounts, because the banks use that phone number as an ID verifier. We’ve worked a lot lately with victims who have had their phone numbers ported or who’ve been <a href="https://www.t-mobile.com/news/press/how-to-fight-account-takeover-fraud">SIM-swapped</a>.

As soon as the bad guys get control of your primary number, they could contact one of your credit card issuers. If they call their automated phone service, it will identify your account based on the spoofed number they’re calling from. It will tell you the last three transactions and it will give you additional information on that card. You don’t even have to prove who you are. That’s how much the phone number has become an ID verifier.

I also like the Free Number Change feature. With older women in particular, we find that when a scammer calls, they often try to be polite to them. But the bad guys become extremely aggressive, and they will be extremely vulgar on the phone. They will be extremely threatening to the point to where these women are terrified. They think that person is going to show up at their house and do physical harm to them. So having that ability to change their phone number if they need to because they’re being harassed by these people, that’s another benefit.

What are some other steps all of us can take to be vigilant against phone scammers? There are three easy ways to identify a scam. Every single phone scam we’ve seen has this:

In terms of beating phone scams and scammers and shutting this whole type of criminal enterprise down, where do you think we are and what do you think the future around this looks like, and are we on the right path? I think we’re on the right path. I don’t see this problem going away overnight. Bad guys are always finding new ways to get between you and your information and you and your money.

The more that we can do to give tools to consumers to help them identify the technology that we’re up against, like Scam Shield, I think that is a great step in the right direction.

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When it comes to identity theft, fraud and cyber threats, Carrie Kerskie has seen it all — and then some. She is president of leading identity theft restoration and consulting company the Kerskie Group, and has practical advice on how to keep yourself and loved ones safe from scammers, especially during these challenging COVID-19 times when all of us are more reliant on our mobile devices than ever before.

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Today was a huge day for wireless customers. Every year consumers, including me, watch and wait to see what new technology and wizardry Apple will bring to market with their new devices!  But this year is different. This year is even bigger. This year the iPhone embraces 5G, and consumers who want the country’s best 5G will find that the new iPhones combined with T-Mobile’s 5G network … create the best experience in the market. In many ways, today can be seen as the day when 5G became relevant for consumers, as Apple’s launch makes our lineup of 5G devices nearly complete, which means the 5G Era is HERE!  From today forward, consumers will start caring, a LOT, about 5G - and it matters which network they are using right now, more than ever.  Because only one company is WAY ahead in the 5G race, and it’s T-Mobile.   

Now, you’d expect me to say that. Of course. But let me explain the facts and the reality. Because this isn’t just an excited CEO talking about new phones and the leading 5G network. This is a moment we have been working towards for years … and it is a truly pivotal opportunity to deliver a transformational connected experience to everyone!

After years of planning, investing and building, we launched the country’s first nationwide 5G network in December of last year, and we haven’t slowed down since. Our 5G network is still the largest by far, now covering 260 million people in more than 7,500 cities and towns across 1.3 million square miles.

But it’s not just bigger – it’s better. Built on dedicated – not shared – airwaves.  And thanks to our merger with Sprint, we’re now rolling out the best spectrum for 5G – mid-band 2.5 GHz 5G – across the country. It’s now live in 210 cities and towns across the country, with thousands more coming by the end of the year. And we have millimeter wave spectrum for 5G too. Much was made about millimeter wave in today’s Apple event by Verizon’s CEO. Because millimeter wave – or “Ultra Wideband” as they branded it – is the centerpiece of Verizon’s 5G strategy. They talked it up because, well, it’s all they have. And millimeter wave is great where you can connect to it, but the fact is that fewer than 1% of Americans can even find Verizon Ultra Wideband 5G … because it doesn’t scale. You read that right -only 1% of Americans can reach Verizon’s signal on dedicated 5G spectrum.  The bottom line is this:  they simply bet on the wrong technology.

Mid-band Is the Goldilocks 5G band.  It has massive, transformational capacity.  AND it can reach for miles.  T-Mobile is the ONLY one with big swaths of mid-band dedicated to 5G.  That’s why we’re so far ahead.  As I write this, our mid-band 5G signal reaches 25 million Americans (on top of the 260 million Americans reached by our low-band 5G foundation).  We’ll reach about 100 million people with dedicated 5G mid-band by year-end.  The other guys?  Almost nobody.  Where customers have both our low-band and mid-band 5G, we’re seeing transformational speeds that average 7.5X faster than LTE today. That’s 300 Mbps average, with peaks up to 1 Gbps. And across vast geography, not just certain street corners near a base station, like you-know-who. This “layered” approach of using multiple dedicated bands is just superior, and the other guys know it.

And now they’re scrambling to completely retool their 5G strategy and steal LTE spectrum from their existing customers to offer any coverage at all. And even then the results show that T-Mobile is WAY ahead. Here’s Verizon’s ‘nationwide’ 5G map from their own web site side-by-side with T-Mobile’s.

Which one is 5G Built Right? The answer is easy.  To be clear, this map gives Verizon credit for 5G that utilizes SHARED spectrum with LTE. It isn’t fully dedicated to 5G. The map showing their dedicated millimeter wave would just be a few tiny dots.

That’s because Verizon is totally dependent on a technology called Dynamic Spectrum Sharing, or DSS, to broaden their 5G coverage. That’s what they announced today. It allows both 4G and 5G to share the same spectrum, splitting up the capacity so each technology gets part of it. It’s an important technology … but not to provide your entire nationwide footprint, especially if your network is as congested as Verizon. Let’s be clear, DSS does not create new spectrum. It forces more traffic into the same number of lanes. They’re taking precious capacity from their LTE customers and making things more crowded and congested for everyone.  Good luck. But they have little choice, because again, their spectrum bet was on millimeter wave bands that don’t reach many people.

At T-Mobile, we bet on mid-band 5G through our Sprint merger, which added to a huge blanket of nationwide, dedicated low-band 5G. And of course we have millimeter wave too (more than AT&T), which is properly used as a complement to the other dedicated 5G bands, in very dense areas.  We call this our “layer cake strategy” and if you take a look at the graphic, you’ll see why!

That looks delicious to me! With all 3 major bands dedicated to 5G, we have wide open freeways ready to take on massive amounts of 5G traffic. We have separate dedicated lanes for LTE AND 5G. And we have more low and mid-band spectrum than anyone in wireless, so building a much wider and faster freeway. And where we deploy millimeter wave to the layer cake, it gets even faster.  The Un-carrier is way out in front, and we aren’t looking back.

I want to congratulate Apple on today’s exciting announcements. 5G just got real. At the end of the day, if you want a transformational 5G experience with massive coverage and performance, there’s only one choice … and it’s T-Mobile.

Today was a huge day for wireless customers. Every year consumers, including me, watch and wait to see what new technology and wizardry Apple will bring

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What better way to celebrate all that 5G momentum and dedicated capacity across all three spectrum bands than with cake?

What’s the news: T-Mobile unveils the Supercharged 5G Un-carrier Layer Cake to celebrate the Un-carrier’s revolutionary ‘layer cake’ approach to 5G and all its 5G momentum.

Why it matters: 2020 has been rough, we need a little sweetness in the news cycle … why not bake a cake with Betty Crocker? Exactly. We thought so, too. Plus, it celebrates T-Mobile’s unique ‘layer cake’ approach to 5G, using all three layers of clear 5G spectrum — better, faster and stronger — for the best 5G experience.

Who it’s for: The 5G network is for all, but the T-Mobile x Betty Crocker 5G Layer Cake mix is a limited edition. Select customers will have a chance to snag one for FREE on Twitter and at <a href="http://www.t-mobile5glayercake.com/">T-Mobile5GLayerCake.com</a>! Details below.

BELLEVUE, Wash. — October 12, 2020 — It’s 2020, things are wild. Like, a wireless-company-teaming-up-with-an-iconic-cake-mix-brand-wild. Today, T-Mobile (NASDAQ: TMUS) announced a culinary confection you need to eat to believe: the magenta Supercharged 5G Un-carrier Layer Cake. Since the beginning, T-Mobile has pioneered a distinctive ‘layer cake’ strategy to deliver a transformative, nationwide 5G network for all: dedicated spectrum across all three layers of 5G — low for far and wide coverage indoors and outside, mid for broad coverage and blazing fast speeds and high for super-fast speeds over shorter distances— for the best 5G experience. Now, to celebrate that winning strategy, Betty Crocker and T-Mobile are making a cake. A real Betty Crocker official, delicious Un-carrier layer cake mix.

And though it’s wild, it’s really no surprise, because the Un-carrier is <a href="https://www.t-mobile.com/news/un-carrier-network-list-of-firsts">ripe with 5G firsts</a>: first to launch a <a href="https://www.t-mobile.com/news/press/americas-first-nationwide-5g-network">5G nationwide network</a>, first to launch <a href="https://www.t-mobile.com/news/network/standalone-5g-launch">standalone 5G</a>, first with 5G <a href="https://www.t-mobile.com/news/network/tmobile-5g-in-alaska-through-gci-partnership">coverage in all 50 states</a>, first <a href="https://www.t-mobile.com/news/network/t-mobile-ericsson-lg-mediatek-5g-carrier-aggregation">5G carrier aggregation on a commercial device</a> call … and now, of course, the first wireless company ever to make a cake. And what a tasty looking cake it is:

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“We said it first and we’ll say it again … T-Mobile’s ‘layer cake’ approach to 5G is the ONLY way to #5GForAll. Hell, we’ve even bake a cake with Betty Crocker to celebrate it,” said Neville Ray, President of Technology at T-Mobile. “When it comes to 5G, you’ve got to have layers — low band, mid band and high band make for a tasty cake. Unfortunately for them, AT&T and Verizon’s 5G networks don’t have the right ingredients, like clear 5G spectrum in all three bands.”

Okay, but WHY layer cake?

5G comes in three different spectrum layers — low, mid and high-band 5G — each important for the best 5G experience. The right mix of layers is the secret to T-Mobile’s winning 5G recipe. And only T-Mobile has the dedicated spectrum for it, while AT&T and Verizon bet on the wrong … cake. Let’s break it down:

AT&T and Verizon: 5G Recipes for Failure

T-Mobile is the only wireless company building 5G with clear, dedicated spectrum across low, mid and high bands. And that’s important because 5G devices will use a lot of capacity. Verizon and AT&T’s path to broadening 5G is to steal bandwidth away from other smartphone customers through Dynamic Spectrum Sharing (DSS). The other guys will split their low and mid-band spectrum between 4G and 5G, effectively sharing lanes from their current 4G smartphone highway. Meanwhile, T-Mobile is adding 5G lanes to its network with our dedicated low-band 600 MHz spectrum and mid-band 2.5 GHz from Sprint. While Verizon bet (wrong) on super-fast but super-limited mmWave spectrum for 5G, T-Mobile always believed 5G would live in all spectrum bands with its “layer cake” multi-band strategy.

Satisfy Your Sweet Tooth

Hankering for something sweet? Head to <a href="http://www.T-Mobile5GLayerCake.com">T-Mobile5GLayerCake.com</a> to get one of the limited-edition Betty Crocker T-Mobile official Supercharged 5G Un-carrier Layer Cakes for FREE, while supplies last or follow @NevilleRay and @TMobile on Twitter for more chances to win one!

And while the Supercharged 5G Un-carrier Layer Cake won’t be available in stores … customers can still tap into T-Mobile’s ‘layer cake’ approach on the first and largest nationwide 5G network that’s only getting bigger, better and faster by the day. And, it’s calorie-free.

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Not the Onion: T-Mobile Unveils a Betty Crocker Layer Cake

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No contract, $50 per month high-speed Internet access is rolling out to vast swaths of the country, including rural America, for both T-Mobile and non-T-Mobile customers alike

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What’s the news: T-Mobile is throwing a lifeline to many communities being abandoned by AT&T. It’s expanding its $50 / month, no two-year contract Home Internet service into more than 450 cities and towns that AT&T is deserting. The Un-carrier is also opening the service to non-T-Mobile customers in these new areas.

Why it matters: Many parts of the country have extremely limited, slow Internet options and the pandemic has increased our reliance on Internet connectivity. AT&T dropping DSL service in those communities makes an already difficult situation that much worse.

Who it’s for: 20 million households in thousands of locations that are sick-and-tired of their Internet access provider jerking them around.

BELLEVUE, WA – October 8, 2020 – What AT&T takes away, T-Mobile brings back. Following news that AT&T is discontinuing DSL home broadband in many communities, T-Mobile is massively expanding its Home Internet pilot service to give another option to an additional 20 million households in parts of 450 cities and towns — many in rural America — being abandoned by AT&T in the middle of a pandemic when connectivity has never been more important. With this move, the Un-carrier is also expanding its Home Internet pilot to non-T-Mobile customers in these areas.

T-Mobile has been piloting Home Internet on its LTE network, as the Un-carrier prepares to launch 5G Home Internet across the country. And it’s clear the service is badly needed. 61 percent of rural households have no choice when it comes to high speed home broadband.

“We can’t stand idly by while AT&T leaves potentially millions with fewer home Internet options at a time when our connection to the Internet is so vital — for work, remote school, connection with family and friends. That’s why we’re undertaking this massive expansion,” said Mike Sievert, CEO of T-Mobile. “The Carriers and the Cableopoly have consistently over-promised and under-delivered when it comes to broadband access. Thanks to our merger with Sprint, we can end this and give millions in underserved communities more choices and competition for high-speed home broadband.”

T-Mobile Home Internet is just $50/month with AutoPay and features many of the same benefits that have made T-Mobile the fastest growing wireless provider for the past seven years:

T-Mobile Home Internet originally <a href="https://www.t-mobile.com/news/home-internet-pilot" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">launched</a> last year as an invite-only pilot for select T-Mobile customer households, including many in underserved and rural areas. Customer feedback should leave old-school ISPs quaking in their boots. Examples: customers give T-Mobile Home Internet an average Net Promoter Score (NPS) of 42, compared to -75 (that’s a negative 75!) for their previous provider. 73 percent report saving money with T-Mobile Home Internet, and of those saving money, 78% report saving more than $20/month and more than 50% report saving more than $30 per month or $360 annually.

T-Mobile recently expanded the Home Internet pilot to non-T-Mobile customers in several Western Michigan counties including the Grand Rapids area. The reaction to the rollout paints a message that’s crystal clear: consumers desperately want, or even NEED, better Internet access. It also provides T-Mobile the confidence for today’s significant expansion.

The Home Internet pilot provides home broadband on the Un-carrier’s LTE network. With additional capacity unlocked by the merger with Sprint, T-Mobile is preparing to put its massive network capacity to use, in part by launching 5G Home Internet nationwide, covering more than 50% of U.S. households within six years and providing a desperately needed alternative to incumbent cable and telco ISPs.

T-Mobile Home Internet service is available on a first-come, first-served basis based on equipment inventory and local network capacity, which is expanding all the time. For more information on T-Mobile Home Internet or to check availability for your home in these areas, visit <a href="https://www.t-mobile.com/isp" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.t-mobile.com/isp</a>.

This 4G Home Internet pilot is available in select areas; the new T-Mobile's nationwide 5G Home Internet rollout is still in the works. During congestion, Home Internet customers may notice speeds lower than other customers due to data prioritization. Sales tax & regulatory fees included in monthly service price for qualifying accounts. Qualifying account and credit approval required. For use only with T-Mobile LTE Wi-Fi Gateway for in-home use at location provided at activation. If canceling service, return gateway or pay $207. Video streaming resolution depends on available speeds. Without AutoPay, $5 more. May not be reflected on 1st bill. See<a href="https://www.t-mobile.com/responsibility/consumer-info/policies/internet-service" data-type="URL" data-id="https://www.t-mobile.com/responsibility/consumer-info/policies/internet-service"> T-Mobile.com/OpenInternet</a> for network management details. 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 rel="noreferrer noopener" href="http://www.t-mobile.com/" target="_blank">http://www.t-mobile.com</a>.

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For the fourth year in a row, T-Mobile topped the prestigious J.D. Power U.S. Business Wireless Satisfaction Study for businesses of all sizes — large enterprises, small/medium and very small businesses.

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What’s the news: Working with Ericsson, LG and MediaTek, T-Mobile pulled off the world’s first 5G standalone (SA) data session with New Radio Carrier Aggregation (NR CA) on a commercial smartphone, LG VELVET 5G.

Why it matters: Instead of connecting to one piece of T-Mobile’s 5G network at a time, NR CA combines the power of the Un-carrier’s 2.5 GHz mid-band with its 600 MHz low-band spectrum for improved performance and greater speeds in more places.

Who it’s for: Anyone who wants game-changing 5G performance in more places.

BELLEVUE, Wash. — October 6, 2020 — What could possibly be better than 5G? MORE 5G, that’s what! T-Mobile (NASDAQ: TMUS) announced today the company completed the first-ever 5G standalone (SA) New Radio Carrier Aggregation (NR CA) data call on a commercial device, <a href="https://www.t-mobile.com/cell-phone/lg-velvet-5g">LG VELVET 5G</a>. Yes, it’s a big mouthful, but it’s an even bigger deal. With NR CA, the Un-carrier can combine the power of its different 5G spectrum bands – starting with 2.5 GHz mid-band and 600 MHz low-band – boosting speeds overall AND increasing the footprint of T-Mobile’s unique mid-band 5G. It’s also a key step in expanding T-Mobile’s nationwide standalone architecture (SA) 5G network — which is the first in the world — by increasing SA 5G capacity and speeds.

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“When it comes to our network and what we deliver to customers, we never rest on our laurels,” said Abdul Saad, Chief Technology Officer at T-Mobile. “We have the first and largest nationwide 5G network, covering over 250 million people across 1.3 million square miles, and we’ll never stop working with industry leaders to develop and refine new technologies like this so we can deliver #5GforAll.”

2.5 GHz + 600 MHz = Crazy Fast + Crazy Far

5G speed and performance are directly impacted by wireless spectrum and the amount you’re using at any given time. Today T-Mobile customers can access three different types of 5G spectrum — low, mid and high-band (aka millimeter wave) — but they can only unleash capacity from one of those 5G layers at a time. With NR CA that changes, giving devices the ability to combine the capacity of the different layers. Initially, NR CA combines 2.5 GHz and 600 MHz — unleashing the full capability of the Un-carrier’s sub-6 GHz spectrum simultaneously — which in tests boosted download speeds on 2.5 GHz 5G by 20 percent on average, and it will continue to get better over time.

NR CA also increases T-Mobile’s 2.5 GHz 5G footprint. By combining a mid-band downlink with a low-band uplink, the 2.5 GHz 5G signal will travel as far as the base station allows without being limited by the mid-band uplink. Instead, the uplink will travel back to the tower on low-band 5G, which travels farther. That means customers tapping into NR CA will experience faster 5G downloads over 2.5 GHz (which are 7.5x faster than LTE today on average) in more places!

Several companies from around the world joined the Un-carrier to pull this off. The test was completed on T-Mobile’s exclusive version of LG VELVET 5G, which is powered by a MediaTek Dimensity 1000C 5G chipset. Ericsson provided state of the art 5G radio network hardware and software.

"We are delighted to see the full capabilities of LG VELVET 5G experienced with T-Mobile's 5G standalone New Radio Carrier Aggregation," said Chris Yie, head of LG Mobile, North America. "LG VELVET 5G is the perfect device to demonstrate this momentous milestone in the rollout of 5G in the U.S. It boasts a stylish and sleek design with lightening-fast speeds and robust performance -- all at a reasonable price."

“The deployment of 5G NR CA promises to bring ultra-fast 5G experiences to even more consumers with its improved coverage and capacity,” said Yenchi Lee, Deputy GM of Wireless Communications at MediaTek. “This achievement of testing the first 5G NR CA data call on the LG VELVET, powered by MediaTek’s Dimensity 1000C, represents another key milestone in our vision to make 5G accessible to everyone.”

For more information about T-Mobile’s 5G vision, visit: <a href="http://www.t-mobile.com/5g" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">www.t-mobile.com/5g</a>. To see all the places you’ll get T-Mobile’s current 5G down to a neighborhood level, check out the map here: <a href="http://www.t-mobile.com/coverage/5g-coverage-map" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">www.t-mobile.com/coverage/5g-coverage-map</a>. Follow T-Mobile’s Official Twitter Newsroom <a href="https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Ftwitter.com%2FTMobileNews&data=02%7C01%7CGina.Cohen3%40T-Mobile.com%7C99a364c68ae74ac2a38508d7a6aa2b95%7Cbe0f980bdd994b19bd7bbc71a09b026c%7C0%7C0%7C637161122116110118&sdata=EmvFbas31iO9vDTPE5udP5OqKFD%2FYropl5DHQhnsqaE%3D&reserved=0">@TMobileNews</a> to stay up to date with the latest company news.

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