He explained that “New T-Mobile will also enable consumers to use their mobile services as a substitute for in-home broadband.” My guess is that T-Mobile could have an option within their wireless plans that opens up data caps for higher usage. 5G hotspot as an in-home optionĪs a possibly-more-interesting idea, Sievert also talked about allowing customers to simply use their mobile 5G plan as their only home internet solution. Their goal is to allow customers the option to “self-provision the necessary in-home equipment.” That’s the opposite of how Verizon’s new 5G home service works.Īnd finally for T-Mobile 5G home internet, they’ll introduce it without contracts or strict monthly data caps, according to Sievert. T-Mobile also wants to make 5G home internet available without the need for installation of devices by a professional, which would mean eliminating expensive setup costs. T-Mobile could have 1.9 million 5G home internet customers by 2021 and 9.5 million by 2024.
Worried if T-Mobile and Sprint’s combined network can actually support both mobile 5G and home internet? T-Mobile says that it will only be available in areas where network “capacity exceeds mobile requirements and is sufficient to support the in-home services.” That should mean coverage in at least 52% of US zip codes.
T-Mobile’s in-home 5G plans include 100Mbps download speeds out of the gate, but would increase those speeds to between 300Mbps and 500Mbps for 200+ million people by 2024. With T-Mobile’s 5G, they expect that they’ll be able to cover millions of US households, offer internet as fast as wired solutions, and create a competitive environment that lowers prices.
He explained that most people in the US have few options when it comes to in-home internet and that their choices often include high prices and slow internet speeds. Sievert was sharing some of T-Mobile’s plans should they be allowed to merge with Sprint and create New T-Mobile. In a prepared statement to the FCC, T-Mobile COO Mike Sievert laid out the general goals for T-Mobile with 5G as a home broadband option that can compete with Comcast and Charter. Verizon is days way from firing up its 5G Home internet service and now T-Mobile has quietly announced its own plans for a similar service.
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