T-Mobile aims to lower broadband prices with its 5G service
A recent FCC filing gives us some idea of the company's plans
More and more companies are turning to at-home 5G service to fill in the
gaps in availability of broadband internet. Now, T-Mobile has revealed
details about its plans for at-home 5G service to the FCC, as was first
spotted by Fierce Wireless.
The company's president and COO Mike Sievert submitted a filing to the
FCC in which he addresses the "New T-Mobile," as the company will
apparently be known if its bid to merge with Sprint is successful. The
company will be able to offer in-home 5G service to 52 percent of US zip
codes by the year 2024, making it a real competitor for both Charter
and Comcast. "New T-Mobile's entry into the in-home broadband
marketplace will cause incumbent providers to lower their prices and
invest in their networks—benefitting all in-home broadband customers,"
Sievert says in the filing.
The strategy here is to identify areas where the existing infrastructure
can support at-home broadband services. "The wireless in-home broadband
service will be deployed in areas where the available capacity exceeds
mobile requirements and is sufficient to support the in-home services,"
the release continues. This will help keep costs down, and therefore
allow competitive pricing for services.
It's unclear whether New T-Mobile can live up to the promise of offering
similar speeds to cable internet via at-home 5G. If it's possible, then
that could dramatically change the ISP landscape. The biggest potential
for the service is in rural areas, which are underserved by traditional
broadband internet and would likely not require too much additional
infrastructure for 5G home internet. There are a lot of uncertain
variables here, including whether the T-Mobile/Sprint merger will even
be approved, but this is certainly something we'll be keeping an eye on.
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