[Skip to content](https://www.t-mobile.com/news/un-carrier-network-list-of-firsts#maincontent) [Newsroom](https://www.t-mobile.com/news)Toggle secondary navigation - [Network](https://www.t-mobile.com/news/category/network) - [Devices](https://www.t-mobile.com/news/category/devices) - [Un-carrier](https://www.t-mobile.com/news/category/un-carrier) - [Community](https://www.t-mobile.com/news/category/community) - [Offers](https://www.t-mobile.com/news/category/offers) - [Business](https://www.t-mobile.com/news/category/business) English # Un-carrier Network List of Firsts - Facebook IconShare on Facebook - Share on Twitter - LinkedIn IconShare on LinkedIn ## In recent years, every meaningful network innovation has been available first to T-Mobile customers – including nationwide standalone 5G, VoNR, 5G coverage in all 50 states and more. - __May 2025:__ [First wireless provider in the world to hit 550 Mbps uplink speeds in sub-6 GHz spectrum using 5G Advanced R17 features](https://www.t-mobile.com/news/network/t-mobile-sets-new-uplink-speed-record) - __April 2025:__ [T-Mobile launches first nationwide 5G Advanced network](https://www.t-mobile.com/news/network/t-mobile-reaches-5g-advanced-nationwide-milestone-unlocks-the-modern-wireless-network-for-consumers-businesses-and-developers) - __March 2025:__ [T-Mobile shattered downlink speed records reaching 6.3 Gbps using Standalone and Sub-6GHz spectrum on its commercial network](https://www.t-mobile.com/news/network/t-mobile-6cc-speed-record) - __Nov. 2024:__ [T‑Mobile shatters world record for 5G uplink speed with latest 5G capability - new radio dual connectivity](https://www.t-mobile.com/news/network/t-mobile-shatters-for-5g-uplink-speed) - __Oct. 2024:__ [T-Mobile and TCL launch North America's first ever 5G reduced capability device](https://www.t-mobile.com/news/devices/tcl-and-t-mobile-launch-first-5g-redcap-device) - __Sep. 2024:__ [T-Mobile Conducts the First Ever Wireless Emergency Alert Via Satellite](https://www.t-mobile.com/news/network/t-mobile-first-satellite-wea) - __Feb. 2024__: [The first to use uplink transit switching, T-Moblie broke it's own North American uplink speed record](https://www.t-mobile.com/news/network/t-mobile-achieves-record-breaking-uplink-speeds-with-another-5g-first) - __Jan. 2024:__ [T‑Mobile Delivers Another World’s First with 6‑Carrier Aggregation](https://www.t-mobile.com/news/network/t-mobile-delivers-another-worlds-first-with-6-carrier-aggregation) - __Sep. 2023:__ [Expanded the world-first network slicing beta for developers nationwide and to android devices](https://www.t-mobile.com/news/network/t-mobile-expands-worlds-first-network-slicing-beta-nationwide) - __Sep. 2023__: [First in the industry to offer SIM-based SASE solution and network security slice for businesses and government organizations to strengthen their defense against cyberthreats](https://www.t-mobile.com/news/business/t-mobile-unveils-sase-solution) - __Aug. 2023:__ [First in the world to offer a network slicing developer beta for video calling applications, delivering on the promise of 5G SA](https://www.t-mobile.com/news/network/t-mobile-launches-first-ever-5g-network-slicing-beta-for-developers) - __May 2023__: [First-ever in the U.S. to reach uplink speeds topping 200 Mbps in a 5G data call leveraging uplink carrier aggregation](https://www.t-mobile.com/news/network/t-mobile-supercharges-5g-standalone-uplink-speeds-with-carrier-aggregation-first) - __June 2022:__ [World's first to top 3 Gbps with SA 5G on a commercial device](https://www.t-mobile.com/news/network/t-mobile-tops-3-gbps-with-worlds-first-standalone-5g-carrier-aggregation-achievement) - __June 2022:__ [Launched voice over 5G on the nation's only SA network](https://www.t-mobile.com/news/press/t-mobile-advances-standalone-5g-capabilities-with-commercial-launch-of-voice-over-5g) - __March 2022:__ [T-Mobile Magenta Drive for BMW Powers America's First 5G Connected Ca](https://www.t-mobile.com/news/business/t-mobile-magenta-drive-for-bmw-powers-americas-first-5g-connected-car)[r](https://www.t-mobile.com/news/business/t-mobile-magenta-drive-for-bmw-powers-americas-first-5g-connected-car) - __Nov. 2021:__ Completed the [world's first 5G standalone New Radio Dual Connectivity (NR DC) data call on a commercial network, boosting download speeds to as fast as 5 Gbps](https://www.t-mobile.com/news/network/t-mobile-hits-nearly-5-gbps-with-another-5g-first) - __Aug. 2021:__ Launched its first 5G-enabled drone, [one of the first racing drones in the world to have an embedded 5G module](https://www.t-mobile.com/news/network/t-mobile-and-the-drone-racing-league-launch-first-5g-enabled-drone) - __March 2021:__ First to [implement STIR/SHAKEN with all major U.S. network providers](https://www.t-mobile.com/news/network/stir-shaken-all-networks) - __Dec. 2020:__ First U.S. wireless operator to launch [Location-Based Routing and Next Generation 911](https://www.t-mobile.com/news/network/tmobile-next-generation-911-location-based-routing) capabilities - __Oct. 2020:__ Powered [first-ever World Series 5G experiences](https://www.t-mobile.com/news/network/t-mobile-mlb-players-to-transport-fans-onto-the-field-in-first-ever-world-series-5g-experience-t-mobile-5g-bp) - T-Mobile 5G BatterCams and 5G FieldCams - __Oct. 2020:__ [World’s first 5G standalone data session with New Radio Carrier Aggregation](https://www.t-mobile.com/news/network/t-mobile-ericsson-lg-mediatek-5g-carrier-aggregation) on a commercial smartphone - __Aug. 2020:__ Launched [world’s first nationwide standalone architecture (SA) 5G network](https://www.t-mobile.com/news/network/standalone-5g-launch) - __June 2020:__ First to offer [5G coverage in all 50 states](https://www.t-mobile.com/news/network/tmobile-5g-in-alaska-through-gci-partnership) - __May 2020:__ Completed the [first low-band 5G SA data session, first call with EPS fallback and first VoNR and ViNR calls with a commercial smartphone](https://www.t-mobile.com/news/network/tmobile-achieves-significant-5g-firsts) - __May 2020:__ Completed the [first ViNR (video over new radio) call on a production network](https://www.t-mobile.com/news/network/tmobile-achieves-significant-5g-firsts) - __May 2020:__ Completed the [first low-band VoNR (voice over new radio) call on a production network](https://www.t-mobile.com/news/network/tmobile-achieves-significant-5g-firsts) - __May 2020:__ Completed the [first low-band standalone 5G voice call using Evolved Packet System (EPS) fallback to VoLTE](https://www.t-mobile.com/news/network/tmobile-achieves-significant-5g-firsts) - __May 2020:__ Completed the [first standalone 5G data session between commercial modems from two suppliers on a production network](https://www.t-mobile.com/news/network/tmobile-achieves-significant-5g-firsts) - __Dec. 2019:__ Lit up the [first nationwide 5G network](https://www.t-mobile.com/news/press/americas-first-nationwide-5g-network) - __Sept. 2019:__ Made the [world’s first low-band 5G data transmission using a commercial device](https://twitter.com/NevilleRay/status/1170003533254418432) - __July 2019:__  Achieved [world’s first standalone 5G data session on a multi-vendor radio and core network in the lab](https://www.t-mobile.com/news/press/t-mobile-achieves-a-worlds-first-with-standalone-5g-data-session) - __July 2019:__ First major wireless provider to light up [LTE in the Gulf of Mexico](https://www.t-mobile.com/news/press/lte-in-gulf-of-mexico) - __July 2019:__  Completed world’s first low-band data session on a commercial 5G modem in the lab - __July 2019:__  Launched [America’s first narrowband IoT asset tracking solution](https://www.t-mobile.com/news/press/beeaware-narrowband-iot-asset-tracking) - __April 2019:__ T-Mobile and Comcast first to launch [cross-network robocalling protection built on STIR/SHAKEN standards](https://www.t-mobile.com/news/press/inter-carrier-stir-shaken-launch) - __Jan. 2019:__ First in the industry to launch [caller verification](https://www.t-mobile.com/news/press/caller-verified-note9), the FCC-recommended STIR/SHAKEN standards, at the network level to better catch and stop spoofed numbers from reaching customers’ phones - __Jan. 2019:__ Completed the world’s first [5G data call and video call on 600 MHz](https://www.t-mobile.com/news/press/600-mhz-5g-call), both on a live commercial network - __Nov. 2018:__ [Achieved the world’s first 5G data transmission on 600 MHz spectrum](https://www.t-mobile.com/news/press/first-600mhz-5g-test) on T-Mobile’s live commercial network - __Oct. 2018:__ First to successfully use [5G in the field on 28 GHz](https://twitter.com/NevilleRay/status/1047683666581676032) - __Sept. 2018:__ First major wireless provider in the U.S. to deploy [Google Emergency Location Service (ELS)](https://twitter.com/NevilleRay/status/1042421443118563329) in Android - __Sept. 2018:__ First LTE-Advanced [Massive MIMO](https://twitter.com/NevilleRay/status/1039889880254271488) FDD TM9 call on commercial network & equipment - __Sept. 2018:__ First multi-vendor 3GPP based [5G data call](https://twitter.com/NevilleRay/status/1039167124017573888) using commercial radios and Intel’s mmWave RF chip - __Sept. 2018:__ First U.S. mobile-to-mobile [5G New Radio (NR) video call](https://twitter.com/NevilleRay/status/1038479051000709120) - __July 2018:__ America’s first [nationwide NB-IoT](https://www.t-mobile.com/news/press/americas-first-narrowband-iot-network) network live - __June 2018:__ Nation’s first bi-directional over-the-air [5G data session](https://www.t-mobile.com/news/press/nokia-and-t-mobile-achieve-nations-first-3gpp-compliant-bi-directional-5g-new-radio-data-transmission) on a 3GPP-compliant 5G New Radio system - __Feb. 2018:__ Industry first to achieve [download speeds of 1.3 Gbps](https://www.t-mobile.com/news/press/nokia-gigabit-laa) with License Assisted Access (LAA) and five component carrier aggregation on 14 antenna layers - __Feb. 2018:__ First lab and field tests of [NB-IoT in guard bands](https://twitter.com/NevilleRay/status/958878867409678337) - __Aug. 2017:__ First in the world to light up LTE in [600 MHz](https://www.t-mobile.com/news/press/cheyenne-600-mhz) - __Aug. 2017:__ First major wireless provider in the world to place no. 1 in every category of the [OpenSignal State of Mobile Networks report](https://www.t-mobile.com/news/press/opensignal-results) - __July 2017:__ First wireless provider In North America to field test [Narrowband IoT](https://www.t-mobile.com/news/press/t-mobile-first-with-narrowband-iot) on a live commercial network - __June 2017:__ Completed nation’s first live trial of [License Assisted Access (LAA)](https://www.t-mobile.com/news/press/lte-u) showing 741 Mbps download speeds - __June 2017:__ First national wireless provider to make [LTE-U](https://www.t-mobile.com/news/press/lte-u), an LTE-Advanced technology, available to customers - __Oct. 2016:__ First to deploy [AWS-3 (Band 66)](https://www.t-mobile.com/news/press/lg-v20-pre-sale), providing even more spectrum capacity for calls, texts, streams, and file uploads and downloads - __Sep. 2016:__ First with [256 QAM](https://www.t-mobile.com/news/blog/lte-advanced) (Quadrature Amplitude Modulation), an LTE-Advanced technology, which provides a higher resolution data signal for increased speeds - __Sep. 2016:__ First with [4x4 MIMO](https://www.t-mobile.com/news/blog/lte-advanced) (Multi-In Multi-Out), an LTE-Advanced technology, which doubles speeds over 4x2 MIMO, allowing four radios at the cell site to send and receive signals with four antennas on the smartphone - __Apr. 2016:__ First with [Enhanced Voice Services](https://www.t-mobile.com/news/blog/volte-enhanced-voice-services), an LTE-Advanced technology, which improves voice call reliability and fidelity over HD Voice - __Feb. 2016:__ First to trial deployment of [License Assisted Access](https://www.qualcomm.com/news/releases/2016/02/02/worlds-first-lte-licensed-assisted-access-over-air-trial), an LTE-Advanced technology. LAA is an exciting innovation that will increase network efficiency and throughput speeds using unlicensed spectrum - __Nov. 2015:__ First and only to offer free [4G LTE CellSpots](https://www.t-mobile.com/news/press/4g-lte-cellspot), the first-ever 4G LTE mini-tower available from a U.S. wireless provider for full-bar T-Mobile LTE coverage throughout your home, small business or virtually anywhere you need it - __Sep. 2015:__ First with [Video Calling](https://www.t-mobile.com/news/press/video-calling) so you can see and hear family and friends right from your device’s dialer and right out of the box using LTE or Wi-Fi - __July 2015:__ First with [RCS-based Advanced Messaging](https://www.t-mobile.com/news/blog/advanced-messaging-blog) for rich 1 on 1 and group messaging, including near real-time chat right out of the box - __Sep. 2014:__ First with [Wi-Fi Calling worldwide](https://www.t-mobile.com/news/press/t-mobile-launches-un-carrier-7) allowing you to move seamlessly between our LTE network and any available Wi-Fi connection (VoLTE w/ eSRVCC is an LTE-Advanced technology) - __May 2014:__ First to launch [VoLTE](https://www.t-mobile.com/news/blog/t-mobile-brings-voice-over-lte-to-seattle), an LTE-Advanced technology, for faster call connections, fast LTE data speeds while on a call, HD Voice and seamless transitions between 2G/4G and LTE networks - __Jan. 2013:__ First with [HD Voice](https://www.t-mobile.com/news/press/t-mobile-network-advancements-enrich-customer-experience-with-hd), and first to launch it nationwide, for crystal clear call quality - __Sep 2008:__ First to launch an [Android™ powered mobile](https://www.t-mobile.com/news/press/t-mobile-unveils-the-t-mobile-g1-the-first-phone-powered-by) phone – the G1 - __June 2007:__ First to launch Wi-Fi Calling with T-Mobile Hotspot @Home, allowing call handoffs from 2G to Wi-Fi To learn more about T-Mobile’s network, visit [www.t-mobile.com/coverage](https://www.t-mobile.com/coverage/4g-lte-5g-networks)