“Last month, T-Mobile announced that it was getting free access to extra 600MHz spectrum from companies like Dish, Bluewater, and Comcast to help bolster its network during the coronavirus pandemic.”
FCC will require phone carriers to authenticate calls by June 2021
“The FCC announced today all carriers and phone companies must adopt the STIR/SHAKEN protocol by June 30th, 2021. The regulatory requirement is designed to combat robocalls, specifically those that try to hide their phone numbers by allowing carriers to authenticate caller IDs.”
T-Mobile and Sprint may be cleared to merge, but users are left with unclear signals
“Recapping the week’s biggest tech stories. It’s only fitting that T-Mobile and Sprint would get final judge’s approval for their massive merger during the week of Valentine’s Day.”
T-Mobile Shares Tons of Details on Its Home Internet Service, Including Free Router
“T-Mobile is still trying to convince the US government that it should be allowed to merge with Sprint, leaving our country with three major wireless carriers.”
T-Mobile launches mobile banking solution T-Mobile Money, available now on Android and iOS
“T-Mobile, the self-titled “Un-Carrier,” is further separating itself from the competition by getting into the booming world of mobile banking with “T-Mobile Money.” The new service also comes with extra benefits for T-Mobile’s wireless customers.”
T-Mobile VoLTE reaches ‘nationwide’ status and 700MHz LTE is go! : TmoNewsTmoNews
“T-Mobile CEO, John Legere, took to a blog post this morning to let us know a few key exciting tidbits of information. First off: VoLTE is now officially nationwide. Secondly: 700MHz is go! T-Mobile’s upgrades and expansions on the network side have been hugely impressive over the past 6 months.”
T-Mobile handset unlocking app on its way?
“Just before the Uncarrier 5.0 event last month, we received information from a T-Mobile test engineer telling us that the test version of the upcoming Galaxy Avant came equipped with a device unlocking app. The source told us that the app worked very simply.”
Here’s more evidence that T-Mobile’s crazy strategy might just be working
“John Legere’s wild, unconventional tactics at T-Mobile seem to be paying off. Consumers now think the fourth biggest carrier in the US is just as good value as the biggest. T-Mobile has closed the gap with Verizon Wireless in “value perception”, according to YouGov’s BrandIndex.”
Magenta has fastest U.S. LTE network according to OpenSignal report
“According to the most recent report published by OpenSignal, T-Mobile has the fastest LTE speeds on average in the States. Its average download speeds are 11.5Mbps, making it faster than AT&T’s 9.12Mbps, Verizon’s 7.82Mbps and Sprint’s mediocre 4.32Mbps.”
T-Mobile announces $2.37 billion purchase of Verizon’s A-block spectrum : TmoNewsTmoNews
“We’ve been reading reports for a while that T-Mobile could be weighing up a move for Verizon’s unused lower-frequency airwaves. Initially, VZW had officially stated that it was willing to sell, but only for the right price (thought to be between $2B-$3B).”
