T-Mobile said its 5G network would bring broadband to half of the country – BGR

The regulatory debate over the T-Mobile-Sprint merger is proceeding at the usual speed of government bureaucracy, but new details of T-Mobile's post-merger plans are disappearing. In a document tabled this week, T-Mobile CEO Mike Sievert said the company will use its 5G network to offer broadband at home, at an alternative speed to cable or fiber optic.

In particular, Sievert said that "the combined company will be able to offer [home broadband] to more than 52 percent of zip codes across the county. New T-Mobile will cover 64% of the territory of Charter and 68% of the territory of Comcast with
its home broadband services by 2024. "If true, this would represent a dramatic shift in the domestic Internet market in the United States and offer a real alternative to the cable monopolies to which most Americans subscribe.

Unfortunately, T-Mobile has already shown that it is ready to say almost anything to bring this merger to a successful conclusion, and this could be another case where leaders say what the FCC wants to hear.

In the past, T-Mobile has largely deplored the fixed wireless broadband services that other vendors have touted. While AT & T and Verizon were both interested in using 5G to offer broadband home from the start, T-Mobile has repeatedly stated that this technology would not work for a large deployment. ladder. In January of this year, that's what Neville Ray, CTO of T-Mobile, said about the fixed 5G:

Reality check: mmW for fixed wireless is facing problems of penetration into the building and the imminent need for home antennas and truck rolls. There is still a lot to understand before it becomes a feasible business model. #SorryNotSorry, Verizon.

But when filing with the FCC, T-Mobile says it will be able to offer broadband broadband to rural areas, all using home-installed equipment. That's the exact opposite of what T-Mobile has been saying about the 5G fixed so far, so unless T-Mobile has secretly developed technologies that other operators – which have actually experienced at the top

Here's something that makes more sense: T-Mobile knows that competition from broadband and broadband in rural areas is currently the focus of the FCC. She therefore positions fusion as a magic solution to these problems with statements that he made less than a year ago. It's the same thing the company did with the 5G, and with the prepaid wireless during this merger process – saying what the FCC wants to hear, with the reality far behind.

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