T-Mobile boasts Puerto Rico network recovery, 'furious' nationwide 600 MHz expansion

After making its largest ever network investment back in April 2017, T-Mo began “furiously” deploying 600 MHz LTE technology nationwide, reaching a whopping 1,254 cities and towns in 36 states in total.
This low-band spectrum is not only good for LTE coverage in rural areas and buildings, the latter of which can get four times better signal than before, also “laying the foundations” for the upcoming 5G revolution.
T-Mobile is just about ready to light up (theoretical) 5G towers in no less than 30 cities, but you’ll obviously have to wait a couple more years to take advantage of the improved speeds and all other technological breakthroughs nationwide.
Perhaps the greatest thing the country’s third-largest wireless service provider has managed to do lately is rebuilding Puerto Rico’s network “better than new” following all the devastation caused by Hurricane Maria.
Believe it or not, T-Mobile sees Puerto Rico as a “future tech leader”, with 600 MHz Extended Range LTE already deployed even in the areas hit hardest by the hurricane, like Humacao, Utuado, Barranquitas, and Naranjito.
In case you’re wondering, the official list of 600 MHz-compatible phones also continues to grow, with an advertised total of 14 devices being already capable of accessing this Extended Range LTE spectrum. Curiously enough, we’ve only managed to count 13 on T-Mobile’s official website, although we’re guessing Samsung’s Galaxy Note 9 is omitted by mistake.
source: T-Mobile
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