3G Network
The company launched its 3G network in April 2008 over the B2 (1900 MHz) and B4 (1700 MHz) bands. The network has since been shut down.
3G Frequency Bands
Network Frequency Band | Status |
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Shut Down
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|
Shut Down
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3G Network Events
Date | Event | Subtype |
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Launch of 3G Network
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Launch
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4G Network
The launch of the 4G LTE
network took place in March 2013, utilising the B4 (1700 MHz) band. Following this, VoLTE was activated in May 2014. The final quarter of 2014 saw the introduction of 700 MHz A block spectrum (band 13), acquired from Verizon Wireless and others (Actel and I-700 A Block LLC). In 2015, the commercial use of band 12 spectrum began, using carrier aggregation with band 4. By mid-2015, most of the 1900 MHz PCS spectrum from the EDGE network was repurposed for LTE. By September 2016, the widespread deployment of 3C CA, 4x4 MIMO , 256QAM (downlink) and 64QAM (uplink) LTE-Advanced technologies had been achieved, offering theoretical peak downlink speeds of up to 400 Mbps. The 3C CA solution merges spectrum in bands B2, B4 and B12.NB-IoT
was launched in July 2018 available on B2, B4, and B12 carriers.4G Frequency Bands
Network Frequency Band | Max. Channel Bandwidth | Status | Known EARFCNs |
---|---|---|---|
20
|
Active
|
875,
1125
|
|
20
|
Active
|
2250
|
|
5
|
Active
|
8763
|
|
5
|
Active
|
5035
|
|
20
|
Active
|
66736
|
|
10
|
Active
|
68811
|
4G Network Events
Date | Event | Subtype |
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|
Launch of 4G Network
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Launch
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5G Network
T-Mobile US launched commercial 5G service in parts of six cities on June 28 2019. Initial 5G deployments have used its 28 GHz and 39 GHz mmWave spectrum, offering very limited outdoor coverage in portions of New York, Los Angeles, Las Vegas, Dallas, Cleveland, and Atlanta.
T-Mobile's 5G service uses EN-DC, establishing a high speed 4G connection and adding a 5G layer in dual-connectivity mode - aggregating the multiple bands to provide a high speed and adaptive mobile broadband service.
In July 2019 T-Mobile announced the successful testing of n71 (600 MHz) in partnership with Qualcomm and Ericsson . The network was later upgraded with additional carriers n25 and n41 following refarming of those bands from LTE.
5G Frequency Bands
Network Frequency Band | Max. Channel Bandwidth | Status | Known EARFCNs |
---|---|---|---|
25
|
Active
|
397230
|
|
100
|
Active
|
524190
|
|
20
|
Active
|
125570
|
|
100
|
Active
|
||
400
|
Active
|
||
800
|
Active
|
5G Network Events
Date | Event | Subtype |
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|
Launch of 5G Network
|
Launch
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