T-Mobile is a well-known Government cell phone service provider that is planning to start rolling out a fifth-generation network (5G) in the United States in the year 2019. The renowned telecommunication firm was among the top winners in an airwaves auction useful for mobile service.
T-Mobile is the number 3 wireless carrier in the US that has reported targeting nationwide 5G coverage by 2020. The Government assisted Cell Phone Company will use a certain part of the low-band spectrum that it recently bought for $8 billion in the U.S. Federal Communications Commission's auction of broadcaster airwaves.
T-Mobile is the number 3 wireless carrier in the US that has reported targeting nationwide 5G coverage by 2020. The Government assisted Cell Phone Company will use a certain part of the low-band spectrum that it recently bought for $8 billion in the U.S. Federal Communications Commission's auction of broadcaster airwaves.
Features of 5G
It is expected that 5G will offer faster speeds and response times in comparison to today's 4G LTE network. It has the potential to connect at least 100 billion devices. Wireless carriers consider 5G a multi-billion dollar opportunity, however there has yet to be a set standard to define it.
What the rival Government assisted Cell Phone Companies are up to
Two rival telecommunication firms, Verizon Communications Inc and AT&T Inc, have been conducting 5G trials consisting of high-band airwaves known as millimeter wave spectrum to offer an ultra-fast broadband service. This can give tough competition to other cable providers. The millimeter wave technology can offer faster speeds, however, it has a drawback in it’s ability to cover big geographic areas.
The other Government cell phone service provider, Verizon Wireless, is testing similar service with equipment maker Ericsson in 11 markets in the U.S. It is expecting to make a commercial launch as early as 2018. Meanwhile, AT&T has successfully completed tests with Nokia, offering its streaming video service DirecTV Now over a 5G connection with the help of millimeter wave technology.
While the giant Government cell phone service providers, AT&T and Verizon, have shared their views about faster broadband in denser urban areas as the first stage of 5G, T-Mobile is focused on broader coverage that can support connected devices in the upcoming years, said Roger Entner, an analyst at Recon Analytics.
"Everyone is getting into 5G," Entner said. "The angle they're using to get in is slightly different."
There are possibilities of using T-Mobile's 5G for applications, like tracking everything from packages in delivery trucks to children, he said.
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He added, "I'm a little bit skeptical of how quickly this happens."
In an interview, T-Mobile's Chief Technology Officer Neville Ray said the company was rational in its launch objectives. "It's not like we're going to have a 5G network tomorrow," he said. But "we want to start talking about...the applications that 5G can bring."
So, we will have to wait and see how the things will turn out in the future for T-Mobile’s 5G network.
He added, "I'm a little bit skeptical of how quickly this happens."
In an interview, T-Mobile's Chief Technology Officer Neville Ray said the company was rational in its launch objectives. "It's not like we're going to have a 5G network tomorrow," he said. But "we want to start talking about...the applications that 5G can bring."
So, we will have to wait and see how the things will turn out in the future for T-Mobile’s 5G network.
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