Two weeks after T-Mobile last announced a round of mid-band LTE upgrades, another batch has been confirmed. T-Mobile CTO Neville Ray has confirmed that T-Mo has rolled out mid-band LTE capacity upgrades to “hundreds” of cell sites over the past two weeks. These upgrades include both PCS and AWS spectrum. 100s of sites were upgraded with more midband capacity in just … [read full article]
T-Mobile and Sprint are getting ready to take the next step in their effort to merge. The two companies have told the FCC that they plan to formally file an application asking for approval to merge. The application will be filed on Monday, June 18th, and will include a protective order … [read full article]
When T-Mobile and Sprint announced that they’d reached a merger agreement, they also revealed that some executive titles would be shuffled as part of the deal. Today one of those changes has officially been made. T-Mobile said today that it’s appointed Mike Sievert as its president. The change is effective immediately, and Sievert will continue to serve as T-Mobile’s … [read full article]
One week after AT&T announced that it will soon increase the price of its grandfathered unlimited data plan — the third price hike on that plan to date — T-Mobile has revealed a new deal to tempt those with AT&T’s grandfathered plan to jump ship. T-Mobile’s WTH … [read full article]
The gifts for next week’s T-Mobile Tuesday have been revealed, and they include another T-Mo-branded accessory. On June 19th, T-Mobile customers can score a free pair of T-Mo sunglasses, just in time for summer. The image shared by T-Mobile shows both black and magenta-colored pairs with “T-Mobile” printed on the side. Also coming next week is a $2 promo card for ice cream from [read full article]
T-Mobile has a new budget-friendly device to offer to its customers. Starting June 15th, the LG Aristo 2 Plus will be available from the wireless carrier. As its name suggests, the Aristo 2 Plus is a successor to the LG Aristo 2 that was launched in the U.S. in January. Shortly after, the Aristo 2 Plus was unveiled as an upcoming budget-friendly device. As for the specs included in this smartphone, T-Mobile enlists the Aristo 2 Plus … [read full article]
Earlier today, PC Magazine unveiled the results of its Fastest Mobile Networks survey with Verizon landing on the top spot as the 4G leader once again. But if there’s something worth noting about the results of this survey is that T-Mobile earned the spot of being the top provider in 12 major cities and 3 rural areas. PC Magazine’s survey examined the speed performance of … [read full article]
T-Mobile is continuing its effort to roll out a 5G network by reaching a new milestone in partnership with Nokia. T-Mobile says that it’s completed the nation’s first bi-directional over the air 5G data dession on a 3GPP-compliant 5G New Radio (NR) system. The test was conducted in T-Mobile’s lab in … [read full article]
The U.S. Department of Justice is speaking to smaller wireless operators in the U.S. about the merger of T-Mobile and Sprint. According to a report from Reuters, the Justice Department is talking with multiple MVNOs that buy access to major carriers’ networks and asking them their opinions on the T-Mobile-Sprint merger. … [read full article]
A little more than a year after the launch of the BlackBerry KEYone, a new keyboard-clad BlackBerry phone has arrived. The BlackBerry KEY2 is now official. It’s got some notable upgrades over the KEYone, but the form factor is the same. There’s a 4.5-inch 1620×1080 display with a 3:2 aspect ratio up top, and below that is … [read full article]
