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What does this 3G shutdown mean in terms of overall network improvements/changes?

About that Spectrum Auction: https://www.fcc.gov/auction/108

Here it is: https://www.t-mobile.com/our-story/network-and-innovation Interesting development.

Possibly? "innovating beyond your phone....." I honestly have no idea.

Curious what this is about....

Some good info here about this: https://www.rcrwireless.com/20220310/carriers/t-mobile-us-says-almost-50-percent-of-traffic-is-carried-on-its-5g-network More context and info here too: https://www.fiercewireless.com/wireless/t-mobile-stokes-mid-band-5g-coverage-rivalry

Interestingly, the letters from T-Mobile’s law firm also said that access to T-Mobile’s 2.5 GHz leases are only known by fewer than .1% of T-Mobile employees. “Employees with access are educated as to the confidential and proprietary nature of the payment and pricing data in the Lease Agreement. Employees also undertake annual trainings on how to protect confidential and proprietary information. The Lease Agreement and its pricing terms are only accessible via a segregated T-Mobile data base." Auction 108 should be very interesting....

Substantial progress.

I've seen pretty great speeds and lots of 5G UC all around DC, Bethesda and Fairfax. No complaints at all.

That's a good point. Synergy is going to drive this. T-Mobile has talked about how much money it's saving from synergies on its earnings calls, and the billing system is a big one. When they're able to finally deprecate Sprint's system, hopefully they can put those funds towards network expansion and densification.... or that 2.5 GHz auction that's coming up. Q4 2021 Earnings Release PDF: https://s24.q4cdn.com/400059132/files/doc_financials/2021/q4/TMUS-12_31_2021-EX-99.1-vFinal.pdf Q4 2021 Investor Factbook PDF: https://s24.q4cdn.com/400059132/files/doc_financials/2021/q4/TMUS-12_31_2021-EX-99.2-vFinal.pdf Synergy is mentioned a lot....

Sounds like a change for the better. Probably a long time coming.

Should be interesting. Predictions?

Guess they worked this out: https://www.fiercewireless.com/5g/dish-and-t-mobile-resolve-their-cdma-shut-dispute https://www.fiercewireless.com/5g/dish-marks-5g-progress-plans-launch-5g-25-major-markets-june

Yikes.

Great point. First I've heard about it as well. The Big Game is a great platform for putting the latest tech out there to a worldwide audience.

Some additional background on SoFi's Network Infrastructure and DAS: https://stadiumtechreport.com/editorial/cellular-carriers-bring-5g-blitz-to-sofi-stadium-for-super-bowl-lvi Perhaps that explains Verizon's high usage numbers? There are also some great insights on how usage is modeled/anticipated in this article. Definitely worth a read.

Some great stats from this article: https://stadiumtechreport.com/news/verizon-att-hit-new-highs-for-big-game-cellular-data-use-at-super-bowl-liv Wish we could see those usage stats for T-Mobile. Sprint used to report its usage stats. Oh well. That usage for Verizon is crazy high... More than double AT&T's... and that's with Verizon's autoconnect agreement for WiFi at the Stadium. What explains this? The article mentions that in addition to its cellular numbers Verizon customers likely contributed to the usage of the Wi-Fi network at SoFi, since Verizon has an autoconnect agreement which can quickly switch customers to the Wi-Fi network. I'd be curious to see those numbers, which will be reported by Extreme Networks: https://www.extremenetworks.com/nfl/ Perhaps this is a first? Wi-Fi Coaches?: I think it's a great idea.

Great game! 1.4 Gbps. To a mobile device. At the Big Game. It’s pretty incredible.

Nothing in this thread (running for seven years now!) has anything to do with the cost of tickets or "elites". It's purely focused on the network/upgrades that each carrier deploys in the Host City for the Game. Each carrier is deploying the best network that it can for a high profile/huge capacity event, and it's neat to see their talking points about what makes their network the best vs. the others. The really cool thing is that many of these upgrades are permanent. So as time has gone on with the Game being hosted in different cities, these Host City networks have substantially improved as technology advances.

Some pretty solid upgrades here! Summarized: $100+ million investment in 5G infrastructure across the city. More than 95% of people in Greater Los Angeles are now covered with T-Mobile’s super-fast Ultra Capacity 5G network. At SoFi Stadium, T-Mobile deployed a brand new state-of-the-art 5G system with upgraded 100 Gigabit backhaul and the deployment of Ultra Capacity 5G service using mid-band and millimeter wave spectrum. Gives SoFi the capability equal to nearly 100 traditional macro cell sites. T-Mobile customers could experience peak download speeds of 1.5 Gbps. Across the city, indoor systems have been upgraded at more than a dozen venues, including Los Angeles Convention Center, Crypto.com Arena and LA’s most popular and largest hotels. At LAX, T-Mobile now provides 5G service at Tom Bradley International Terminal and Mid-Field Satellite Concourse. Hundreds of macro sites have been upgraded and nearly 200 small cells across the city have been installed or upgraded with Ultra Capacity 5G increasing the density and capacity of the network and providing peak speeds up to 1 Gbps. Here's what AT&T is doing: And Verizon: More info: https://www.verizon.com/about/news/speed-january-31-2022 Nice overall analysis here: https://www.lightreading.com/5g/verizon-atandt-and-t-mobile-again-rally-around-5g-for-super-bowl/d/d-id/775159

Hopefully T-Mobile is able to deal with this well in the coming years. Sounds like a real potential mess.

Interesting write-up.

Industry-Leading and Record-High Postpaid Account and Postpaid Customer Net Additions in 2021(1) Postpaid net account additions of 315 thousand in Q4 2021 — 1.2 million in full-year 2021, more than doubled year-over-year Postpaid net customer additions of 1.8 million in Q4 2021 — 5.5 million in full-year 2021, exceeded guidance Postpaid phone net customer additions of 844 thousand in Q4 2021 — 2.9 million in full-year 2021, increased 32% year-over-year High Speed Internet net customer additions of 224 thousand in Q4 2021, highest in industry— 546 thousand in full-year 2021 Award-Winning 5G Network Pulls Further Ahead of Competition as Merger Synergies Ramp Ultra Capacity 5G covered 210 million people and Extended Range 5G covered 94% of people at year-end Merger synergies of $3.8 billion in full-year 2021 increased nearly 3x year-over-year, exceeded guidance Incredible... and merger synergies are expected to increase to between $5.0B and $5.3B in 2022. Some serious economies of scale here. Great reading: https://investor.t-mobile.com/financial-performance/quarterly-results/default.aspx

Very cool!