T-Mobile’s Network Still Lags Rivals’ Despite Lead in 5G Service
- No. 2 carrier places third in certain measures of performance
- Big three U.S. players have made 5G race a top priority
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T-Mobile US Inc. is lagging behind Verizon Communications Inc. and AT&T Inc. in the reliability, availability and speed of its wireless network, despite the company’s lead in new 5G services, a report concluded.
While showing solid improvement over 2020 results, T-Mobile still placed third among the largest U.S. wireless carriers, according to RootMetrics, which ran nearly 3 million tests in 3,000 U.S. locations in the first half of 2021.