T-Mobile CEO is still blathering about 5G in 2020

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T-Mobile CEO John Legere has never been known to remain quiet. As New Year’s Eve approaches, it’s been no different.

In an annual memo posted to the T-Mobile blog, Mr. Legere offers up his raw opinions on the passing year and includes several predictions about the future. 

The biggest takeaway: Legere is excited about T-Mobile’s 5G internet development. “One of the most under-reported stories for 2017 is the 600 MHz auction,” he says in the post, referring to the FCC’s spectrum auction in April.

“While [Verizon and AT&T] focus on 5G hotspots that won’t work when you leave your home, we will be the only ones on the fast-track toward a real, mobile nationwide 5G network in 2020 – and have already started deploying 5G ready equipment,” he says. Read more…

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T-Mobile is launching a TV service because there’s just not enough options just yet

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If you’re a cord cutter and you really, somehow don’t think there’s enough options for streaming TV over the internet, we have some good news. 

T-Mobile is launching a television service and acquiring Layer3 TV to do so. 

Details are scarce right now, but the move highlights how every single service provider is moving to also be the company that you go to for your TV content. 

T-Mobile did not announce a price or details about what the service would entail, but it did note in a press release that: “With Layer3 TV’s leading technology and talented team, T-Mobile plans to launch its own disruptive new TV service next year, tapping into the amazing content available from creators today to disrupt legacy cable and satellite TV’s distribution model.” Read more…

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T-Mobile plans pay TV service in 2018 fueled by Layer3 acquisition

 T-Mobile is getting into the paid TV business, with the acquisition of Layer3 TV, a TV tech company, and plans announced to launch its own offering sometime next year. T-Mobile’s John Legere revealed the pay TV ambitions for the so-called “Un-carrier” on its YouTube channel today. The plan involves building a service that avoids long-term contracts, as well as complex bundles… Read More

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T-Mobile is knocking $50 off the Apple Watch Series 3

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T-Mobile is offering $50 off the Apple Watch Series 3 starting Dec. 8 and running for an unspecified amount of time. (We inquired with Alan Danzis, VP of media relations, about that end date but all he said was that it would be for a “limited time.”)

If you’re in need of a last minute stocking stuffer, Secret Santa gift, or have been on the fence about snagging the new Apple Watch for yourself, here’s your answer — T-Mobile’s Fifty Dolla’ Holla’(day) is definitely a holiday we can get behind. Read more…

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Sprint shares fall 9% on reports of failed T-Mobile merger

 Sprint-owner SoftBank Group may be getting cold feet when it comes to the proposed T-Mobile U.S. merger. Sprint shares fell 9 percent following a report from the Nikkei that Softbank might be backing off from a potential agreement; T-Mobile shares fell 5 percent. According to the report, SoftBank is expected to approach Deutsche Telekom, the owner of T-Mobile as soon as Tuesday… Read More

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