About that spectrum: T-Mobile has 160 MHz on average in the 2.5 GHz layer. It picked up 40 MHz in the C-band auction, but that’s in the second tranche, which won’t be available until 2023 . … Leading up to the availability of that C-band spectrum, T-Mobile can convert more of that Sprint PCS spectrum to 5G.
Read moreWhat band is T-Mobile 5G ultra capacity?
Ultra Capacity (UC) 5G Band n41 (2.5 GHz)
Read moreIs C-band mid-band?
The terms C-band and “Mid-band” are often used interchangeably . It is more accurate to describe the C-band frequency range as a component of the larger 3.3 – 4.2 GHz mid-band spectrum. Mid-band resides within frequency range 1 (FR1), located squarely between low-band FR1 and the “millimeter wave” (FR2) RF spectrum.
Read moreWhat is C-band used for?
The C band is used for many satellite communications transmissions, some Wi-Fi devices, some cordless telephones as well as some surveillance and weather radar systems .
Read moreIs T-Mobile 5G sub6 or mmWave?
For example, T-Mobile owns the licenses to most of band 71 (600 MHz). This low-band sub-6 , which refers to frequencies below 6 GHz, performs well over long distances and in rural areas. Higher frequencies, including 5G mmWave band, are designed for densely populated urban areas.
Read moreIs T-Mobile 5G C-band?
T-Mobile, for example, uses 600 MHz, 2.5 GHz and 39 GHz for 5G , and when the second tranche of C-band becomes available in 2023, it will have an average 40 MHz of C-band at its disposal. And it just picked up 3.45 GHz spectrum in the FCC’s most recent auction for 5G services, where it spent nearly $3 billion.
Read moreIs T-Mobile 5G band high?
Last year, T-Mobile launched high-band in Atlanta, Cleveland, Dallas, Las Vegas, Los Angeles and New York, and it plans to add other cities to this list. Today, download speeds for carriers’ high-band 5G can sometimes clock in around 450 Mbps , with peak speeds of nearly 1 Gbps, and upload speeds near 50 Mbps.
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