Does T-Mobile use C-band?

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.

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Is 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.

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Will I eventually need a 5G phone?

There’s a lot of hype about 5G, which could help transform many industries. Wireless carriers are rolling it out in the U.S. now, but that doesn’t mean you need to buy a 5G phone this year. In fact, you may not even need one in 2020 . Verizon’s CEO said his network will only cover half of the U.S. by 2020.1 Ağu 2019

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