\tT-Mobile US CTO Neville Ray (pictured) launched a scathing attack on 5G claims by rivals AT&T and Verizon, while warning mmWave-based networks would never reach rural America.<\/p>\n
In a blog on the company\u2019s website, Ray said 5G was at the \u201cheight of the hype curve\u201d with a lot of misinformation being spread.<\/p>\n
He pointed specifically to Verizon\u2019s 5G launch [1] earlier this month, which Ray believes contradicts claims of a first made by the operator in 2018, and AT&T\u2019s announcement of network availability without supplying devices so people can use it.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey\u2019re both obsessed with claiming first[s], but at the end of the day, it\u2019s meaningless for consumers. In both cases, claiming first was more important to them than providing a good experience,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Despite T-Mobile talking-up its own 5G prospects [2] a number of times over the last year, Ray said its goal was not \u201cheadlines or buzz or bragging rights\u201d, adding \u201cT-Mobile is going to continue to be the adult in the room on 5G.\u201d<\/p>\n
The operator plans to deploy 5G across several spectrum bands, which it believes will offer wider coverage than focusing on mmWave [3]. Ray added mmWave had great potential for speed and capacity, but major limitations over long distances and lack of penetration through a variety of materials.<\/p>\n
He added 5G using mmWave would not scale beyond small urban hotspots and never reach rural America at all, noting Verizon\u2019s \u201cmmWave-only plan is only for the few.\u201d<\/p>\n[1] https:\/\/www.mobileworldlive.com\/featured-content\/home-banner\/verizon-stakes-5g-claim-with-mobile-launch\/
\n[2] https:\/\/www.mobileworldlive.com\/featured-content\/home-banner\/verizon-stakes-5g-claim-with-mobile-launch\/
\n[3] https:\/\/www.mobileworldlive.com\/featured-content\/top-three\/us-operators-go-large-on-mmwave-auction\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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