Tag: 600 Mhz

February 5, 2021

T-Mobile US this week touted 2020 as it’s “best year ever” as CEO Mike Sievert put it, and laid out an ambitious plan to extend its mid-band 5G coverage to 200 million people by year-end, up from approximately 106 million […]

May 20, 2020

A year ago at Connect(X), T-Mobile US executives were celebrating the fact that the Federal Communications Commission was on a path to approve the carrier’s merger with Sprint. CTO Neville Ray gave a keynote address at the event in Orlando, […]

May 7, 2020

T-Mobile US added more than 450,000 branded postpaid subscribers during the first quarter, reported record-low churn and progress toward network integration and 5G deployment, and believes it is well-positioned to scoop up customers who may turn away from AT&T and […]

March 16, 2020

The Federal Communications Commission has temporarily granted T-Mobile US special access to more of the 600 MHz band, to help meet increased demand for mobile broadband by consumers and first responders during the ongoing outbreak of the novel coronavirus. T-Mobile […]

January 10, 2020

T-Mobile US has been granted permission to test 5G New Radio across a broader swath of 600 MHz spectrum than it has licenses for, in areas of Los Angeles, California; Dallas, Texas; Seattle, Washington; and Las Vegas, Nevada. The carrier […]

November 8, 2019

Following the news that the Federal Communications Commission has officially laid out the conditions that the New T-Mobile US must meet as part of its approval of the merger of Sprint and T-Mobile US, T-Mobile US CEO John Legere announced […]

February 13, 2019

The clearing and repacking of 600 MHz spectrum in the wake of the incentive auction is ahead of schedule, according to the Federal Communications Commission. The commission made another $68.1 million available to support broadcasters’ transition costs, as they either […]

June 6, 2018

In March last year, T-Mobile US spent around $8 billion in the 600 MHz incentive auction, winning 1,525 10 megahertz licenses covering 414 of the 428 partial economic areas covered in the auction. The carrier said it won 45% of […]

December 9, 2016

Having recently passed its “first component” milestone, the Federal Communications Commission’s 600 MHz incentive auction continues to rake in the dough, with bids set to see a significant minimum bump beginning next week. Through 18 rounds of the forward auction […]

November 7, 2016

As the Federal Communications Commission’s 600 MHz auction gets underway, I thought it would be a good time to review some of the basic laws of physics and how this spectrum can be used. For those of you who have […]

November 4, 2016

The Federal Communications Commission’s 600 MHz incentive auction proceedings came to an unexpected halt this week as forward-bidding activity dropped below the level needed to continue the proceedings. The auction did manage to hit more than $23 billion in total […]