T-Mobile & Sprint Merger Makes Sense For The United States
After almost two years, the T-Mobile & Sprint merger has finally passed. The merger was formally approved on April 1, 2020. With the closed merger, long-time Magenta loving CEO John Legere stepped down from his position to hand over the reigns to former T-Mobile COO Mike Sievert. Legere leaves behind his legacy of changing the wireless industry for good. Those unlimited plans, free streaming services, and free weekly goodies you get every week from whatever wireless provider you have, were all because of John Legere. He led the way to make all wireless providers more customer focused. Now, with the leadership under newly appointed CEO Mike Sievert, the new T-Mobile has just begun. The combined company will set the standard for America’s wireless future.
Let’s cut to the chase. Why does this merger make sense for our country?
To put things short, the combined company would allow both T-Mobile and Sprint customers to access the company’s combined network known as the new T-Mobile. Have you always wondered why your Sprint coverage wasn’t the greatest? This is because Sprint has had trouble over the years investing in their nationwide spectrum. Sprint has always had the capability and spectrum to compete head to head with Verizon and AT&T. The new T-Mobile would take the unused Sprint spectrum and apply their own “Uncarrier” strategy to create the largest nationwide 5G network. You may be telling yourself, Geez, I don’t even get 4G LTE signal at my house. 5G does not matter.
5G Does Matter. Period.
T-Mobile has promised that 5G will cover 99% of Americans within 6 years. This is a pretty bold statement. T-Mobile already has the largest nationwide 5G network at the time of writing. You may have heard in the news that T-Mobile’s 5G is barely faster than 4G LTE. This is because T-Mobile has already activated their low-band nationwide 5G network. Low-band 5G penetrates walls and covers more square miles. It enables a more reliable and stable connection compared to 4G LTE. This allows T-Mobile to cover a large portion of the country with 5G in such a short amount of time. Moreover, T-Mobile also has implemented high-band 5G in dense and urban cities around the country. High-band 5G sites, otherwise known as millimeter wave 5G, feature ultra fast speeds of over 1 gigabit. They are perfect for densely populated cities all around the country, Now, you now may be asking, where does Sprint come into play? Sprint is the icing on the cake.
5G Full Layer Cake — The Perfect Network
Sprint’s unused spectrum includes their mid-band 2.5 GHz spectrum. It is the perfect compromise between widespread coverage and speed. Towers reach large areas with reliable 5G speeds that are much faster than 4G LTE. By building out Sprint’s spectrum in metropolitan areas, this is the perfect formula for the new T-Mobile. Known as the “5G cake,” T-Mobile will invest heavily in the coming years into Sprint’s mid-band spectrum to complete their 5G portfolio. By the time everything is all said and done, T-Mobile’s low-band, mid-band, and high-band 5G network will cover 99% of the US population.
New York City — The First City With The Complete 5G Full Layer Cake
At the time of writing, just last week, New York City was the first city to receive the full layer 5G cake. NYC is covered by the various bands of 5G enabling a reliable T-Mobile 5G network. T-Mobile has already proven to the country that they can change the wireless industry for good. With the great leadership and valuable spectrum in their hands, there is no doubt that the new T-Mobile will lead the US in the race to 5G. Hold on tight, the best in the new T-Mobile network has yet to come.
