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T-Mobile Finally Sets a Date for 2G GSM Network Shutdown

Would you believe that it’s been three decades since 2G rolled out in the US? Ever since that time, lots of things have changed. And as wireless carriers in the country have started to move on to 5G, it’s only natural to say goodbye to this old wireless connectivity standard.  Both AT&T and Verizon have long phased out their 2G networks. T-Mobile is finally following this move as it switches off 2G in the US.  [read full article]

T-Mobile Unveils Offers for Google Pixel 8, Pixel 8 Pro, Pixel Watch 2

The newest iteration of Google Pixel devices have landed on T-Mobile. The Google Pixel 8, Pixel 8 Pro, and Pixel Watch 2 are now available for pre-order at the Un-carrier.  Along with the availability of these devices, T-Mobile has unveiled its promotion for new and existing customers.  Get a free Pixel 8 (or $800 off Pixel 8 Pro) when adding a line or trading in an eligible device on Go5G Plus, Go5G Next, Go5G Business Plus, Go5G … [read full article]

T-Mobile Tuesdays: Giving Away Up to $25,000 Delta Air Lines Gift Card

T-Mobile has unveiled a new T-Mobile Tuesdays promotion that will give customers a chance to win a gift card of up to $25,000 for Delta Air Lines. With the holidays coming up, this is a great way you can save on your trip home.  As announced by T-Mobile, the new promotion will be available starting next Tuesday, October 10th. There will be more than 500 T-Mobile customers who will receive the gift card in various denominations: $500, … [read full article]

T-Mobile Names Winners of Its Second Unconventional Awards

At the Mobile World Congress held in Las Vegas, NV, T-Mobile announced the winners of its second annual Unconventional Awards. Through this award, T-Mobile recognizes the businesses that are transforming their industries with their unconventional ideas.  There are four categories under T-Mo’s Unconventional Awards. The categories and their winners include the following: Customer Experience:  Infosys (Richardson, TX) Delta Easterseals Southern California Employee Enablement:  The Walt Disney Studios (Burbank, CA) Southland Holdings Black & Veatch Industry:  Boston Children’s … [read full article]

T-Mobile Unveils New Batch of Hometown Grant Winners

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T-Mobile continues its commitment to small towns in the country with the unveiling of the newest batch of 25 Hometown Grant winners. This five-year commitment started in April 2021 and has since helped a total of 225 small towns.  Through T-Mobile’s Hometown Grant, the Un-carrier is able to support rural communities throughout the country. With this, they are able to bridge the digital divide, expand connectivity, deliver essential wireless services, and many more. Ever since the program … [read full article]

T-Mobile’s ANS Network: To Support Boston Children’s Hospital

Earlier this week, T-Mobile was up on stage at the Mobile World Congress in Las Vegas.  One of the things that the Un-carrier unveiled is that they will be working with Boston Children’s Hospital together with Pixel Health and Ingram Micro.  The partnership provides Boston Children’s Hospital with the first ever hybrid 5G network that uses T-Mobile’s Advanced Network Solutions (ANS).  With this innovation in place, the hospital gets the highest form of security for patient data … [read full article]

T-Mobile Rolls Out SASE Solution to Businesses

Earlier today, T-Mobile unveiled a new network management and ZITNA (Zero Trust Network Access) platform called T-Mobile SASE. Through this new platform, customers can securely connect employees, systems, and endpoints to remote networks, resources and corporate applications.  This is the first SIM-based SASE solution and the first to offer a secure network slice dedicated to its traffic.  With T-Mobile SASE, users have access to T-SIMsecure, the first SIM-based SASE solution that T-Mobile created with Versa Networks. This … [read full article]

T-Mobile’s Network Slicing Beta Now Available to All Developers in the US

Earlier at the Mobile World Congress in Las Vegas, T-Mobile Chief Technology Officer John Saw revealed that their network slicing beta is now available to developers throughout the country.  This announcement makes the program available to Android developers who want to use T-Mobile’s 5G SA for optimizing video calling applications commercially using the Samsung Galaxy S23.  The executive said: “We didn’t just build the largest, fastest and most advanced 5G network so our customers can immediately benefit … [read full article]

T-Mobile Ventures Announces Launch of Second Corporate Venture Capital Fund

Earlier today, T-Mobile unveiled that it has launched its second corporate venture capital fund. This investment will be used for innovating new products and services that customers and businesses can build deeper connections with. One such example is by bringing AI to mobile.  With this new fund, companies will be able to explore the areas that T-Mobile is improving with its 5G network. In its announcement, T-Mobile says that the possibilities for these “technologies and experiences are … [read full article]

Mike Sievert Looks Back at First Ever iPhone Offered by T-Mobile

Time surely flies. Would you believe it’s already a decade since T-Mobile started offering iPhone devices to its customers? This is something that T-Mobile CEO Mike Sievert is commemorating in his latest blog post.  In the post, Sievert looks back to 2012 and shares how T-Mobile used to be a “distant fourth in wireless with limited financial resources to improve its network.” At that time, … [read full article]

T-Mobile Encountered Temporary Glitch that Exposed Accounts of Less than 100 Customers

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Recently, there were reports that T-Mobile’s customers were the subject of a new cyberattack or breach. But as confirmed by T-Mobile, an attack did not happen. Instead, it was a temporary system glitch that happened.  As reported by The Mobile Report, the Un-carrier had a planned overnight technology update. Unfortunately, this affected a limited number of customers. Initially, the report thought that a breach … [read full article]