T-Mobile Launches 5G Standalone 

Together with Ericsson, Nokia, Qualcomm Technologies, Inc., and Samsung, T-Mobile has combined four channels of mid-band spectrum on its 5G standalone (5G SA) network with the Samsung Galaxy S23. The Un-carrier also increased VoNR to four other cities: Seattle, WA; New Orleans, LA; Cincinnati, OH; and New York, NY.

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The future of wireless is 5G SA, which offers a completely new level of performance with quicker speeds and lower latency (improved response times). T-ability Mobile's to accelerate 5G SA speeds thanks to 5G carrier aggregation gives its customers a performance boost that changes the game, while VoNR ensures a stable 5G SA connection.

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At best, The Un-carrier doesn't stop. Today at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, President of Technology Neville Ray gave a keynote speech outlining how T-Mobile + Free Alerts is advancing the only nationwide 5G SA network in the country. With its 5G SA network and using a commercial device, T-Mobile made history by making the first four-carrier aggregation data call in the world at speeds greater than 3.3 Gbps, according to Ray. The Un-carrier has launched VoNR service in four additional cities, and Ray also said that it intends to reach 100 million people with VoNR in the upcoming months.

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Neville Ray, T-VP Mobile's of Technology, stated: "We are collaborating with professionals in the industry from around the world to advance the 5G ecosystem for the advantage of wireless customers everywhere. "T-Mobile is at the forefront of wireless advancement, spearheading new capabilities so we can continue to raise the efficiency bar and enable future transformative applications that require a seamless and robust 5G connection," says the company. "With the most sophisticated 5G network in the world, T-Mobile is at the forefront of wireless innovation."

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Aggregation of four carriers

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T-Mobile may combine various 5G channels (or carriers) to offer faster speeds and performance thanks to 5G carrier aggregation. In this demonstration, the Un-carrier combined four mid-band 5G channels—two 2.5 GHz Ultra Capacity 5G channels and two 1900 MHz channels—to create an actual 225 MHz 5G channel. That would be the equivalent of joining four distinct motorways together to create a huge freeway where traffic could move even more quickly than before. Later this year, customers who have the Samsung Galaxy S23 will be among the first to benefit from four-carrier aggregation, and further devices will follow.

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VoNR

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VoNR allows T-Mobile to move voice traffic to 5G, ensuring that users are always connected to the network. Customers using VoNR in the near future might see slightly quicker call setup times, or a shorter delay between when they dial a number and when the phone starts ringing. VoNR, however, aims to provide more than just a superior calling experience. More significantly, VoNR enables advanced capabilities like network slicing that depend on a constant connection to a 5G core, which moves T-Mobile one step closer to really unleashing its 5G SA network. VoNR is currently operational in six cities: Cincinnati, OH; New Orleans, LA; New York, NY; Portland, OR; Salt Lake City, UT; and Seattle, WA. The Un-carrier plans to roll out this technology to more cities in the next months, reaching more than 100 million people.

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T-Mobile is the industry pioneer in 5G, offering the biggest, fastest, and most dependable 5G network in the nation. More than AT&T and Verizon put together, the Un-5G carrier's network serves 325 million people over an area of 1.9 million square miles. T-lightning-fast Mobile's Ultra Capacity 5G currently covers 265 million people nationwide, and the Un-carrier intends to reach 300 million people with Ultra Capacity this year, or almost everyone in the nation.