\tLIVE FROM MWC19 LOS ANGELES: T-Mobile US announced a smartphone capable of supporting an upcoming 5G network launch in the 600MHz band, with the US operator set to exclusively offer OnePlus\u2019 7T Pro 5G McLaren device.<\/p>\n
T-Mobile plans to provide 600MHz network coverage to 200 million people by the year-end and had been waiting on compatible devices in the spectrum band. Another 600MHz device will be announced before network launch.<\/p>\n
Earlier this year the operator switched on limited 5G service in the 28GHz and 39GHz bands [1] (also known as mmWave).<\/p>\n
Speaking in a CTO session, T-Mobile EVP and CTO Neville Ray reiterated the operator\u2019s plan to offer low-, mid- and high-band 5G services if its merger with Sprint [2] is approved.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe spectrum combination of T-Mobile and Sprint is what\u2019s super exciting. We\u2019ve launched mmWave services, we will launch nationwide 600MHz 5G by the end of year, but what glues that together is mid-band 5G and that comes from Sprint\u2019s 2.5GHz. It\u2019s the way for the US market to catapult itself into a broad and deep 5G experience. A country as large as the US needs assets coast to coast, in rural America and in high density areas.\u201d<\/p>\n
If the Sprint deal is approved, Ray expects the US to be the first and only country for the next few years to support all three levels of 5G spectrum bands.<\/p>\n[1] https:\/\/www.mobileworldlive.com\/featured-content\/top-three\/t-mobile-sets-date-for-limited-5g-deployment\/
\n[2] https:\/\/www.mobileworldlive.com\/featured-content\/top-three\/sprint-pushes-t-mobile-deal-as-lawsuit-looms\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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