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T-Mobile and KKR to broaden US fibre network with Metronet acquisition

Muhammad Zulhusni — Thu, 25 Jul 2024 12:31:33 +0000

T-Mobile has entered into a joint venture (JV) with KKR to acquire Metronet in a move that will significantly expand T-Mobile’s fibre footprint. Metronet, it’s worth noting, is currently the fastest-growing pure-play fibre company in the US. “This is a unique opportunity and a smart, capital-efficient deal that enables T-Mobile to profitably build on our... Read more »

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Mint Mobile now includes free Canada roaming

Ryan Daws — Fri, 12 Jul 2024 12:13:42 +0000

Mint Mobile has announced the inclusion of free roaming services for all its customers visiting the Great White North. This new feature – which includes unlimited talk, text, and 3GB of high-speed data per month – is now available on all Mint Mobile plans. The announcement comes as part of Mint Mobile’s ongoing efforts to... Read more »

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US 5G performance surges as carriers deploy mid-band spectrum

Ryan Daws — Mon, 24 Jun 2024 12:53:59 +0000

The US is experiencing a significant boost in 5G performance as major carriers deploy newly acquired mid-band spectrum. Recent data from Ookla’s Speedtest Intelligence reveals substantial improvements in download speeds and network quality across the country. T-Mobile has maintained its leadership position, leveraging additional 2.5 GHz spectrum acquired in Auction 108. The carrier’s median 5G... Read more »

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T-Mobile closes acquisition of Mint owner

Ryan Daws — Thu, 02 May 2024 12:31:43 +0000

T-Mobile has completed its acquisition of Ka’ena Corporation, the parent company of the direct-to-consumer prepaid wireless brands Mint Mobile and Ultra Mobile, as well as the wholesale wireless provider Plum. The Un-carrier announced the completion of the transaction on Thursday, stating that the combination creates a “win-win” situation by pairing the complementary brands with T-Mobile’s... Read more »

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FCC fines major telcos for selling users’ location data

Ryan Daws — Tue, 30 Apr 2024 12:43:43 +0000

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has fined major US telcos for illegally selling their subscribers’ location data to third-party data brokers. According to an FCC statement, AT&T, Verizon, Sprint, and T-Mobile US – the latter two having merged in 2020 – were ordered to pay $57 million, $47 million, $12 million, and $80 million, respectively,... Read more »

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T-Mobile staff receiving cash offers to help with SIM swap attacks

Ryan Daws — Tue, 16 Apr 2024 14:39:08 +0000

T-Mobile employees are being propositioned via text messages to partake in illegal SIM swapping activities, with a financial incentive of $300 per swap. SIM swap attacks take advantage of consumers using SMS as their two-factor authentication (2FA) method. By transferring a number via a SIM swap, an attacker can gain unauthorised access to victims’ accounts.... Read more »

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Widespread cellular outage hits the US

Ryan Daws — Thu, 22 Feb 2024 12:14:49 +0000

A cellular outage has swept across large portions of the US, causing disruptions in services provided by major telecom companies including AT&T, Verizon, and T-Mobile. Data collected from outage tracking website Downdetector revealed that more than 32,000 incidents were reported with AT&T’s service around 4:30am Eastern Time. The outage affected cities including San Francisco, Houston,... Read more »

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T-Mobile sets 5G uplink speed record in the US

Ryan Daws — Fri, 16 Feb 2024 11:46:53 +0000

T-Mobile has achieved a new 5G milestone, recording the fastest ever uplink speed on a 5G standalone network in North America. In a recent test, T-Mobile hit a blazing fast upload speed of 345 Mbps using sub-6 GHz spectrum. This shatters the company’s previous record of 275 Mbps. The breakneck speed was made possible thanks... Read more »

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T-Mobile achieves first six-carrier 5G aggregation

Ryan Daws — Fri, 05 Jan 2024 11:42:50 +0000

T-Mobile has completed the world’s first six-carrier aggregation call using sub-6 GHz spectrum on its live 5G production network. Working alongside Ericsson and Qualcomm, T-Mobile combined six 5G component carriers to reach speeds above 3.6 Gbps—enough to download a two-hour high-definition film in under seven seconds. “We are thrilled to have achieved this milestone, which... Read more »

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T-Mobile strikes $3.3B deal with Comcast to expand spectrum holdings

Ryan Daws — Wed, 13 Sep 2023 15:55:42 +0000

T-Mobile is bolstering its spectrum portfolio by acquiring airwaves from Comcast in a transaction valued at up to $3.3 billion. The agreement was unveiled in a blog post on Comcast’s website, where the company cited a reduced need for the 600MHz spectrum as the primary motivation behind this strategic move. Comcast had initially announced its... Read more »

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