T-Mobile announced that it has reached an agreement to acquire a low-band spectrum from Leap Licenseco, an AT&T subsidiary to deliver T-Mobile Extended Range LTE coverage to 10.9 million people throughout the Chicago metro area.
Upon closing of the spectrum deal, T-Mobile will have 700MHz A-block spectrum that covers all of the top 10 US markets and is capable of covering 269 million Americans – or 83% of the US population – with Extended Range LTE.
Launched in December 2014, T-Mobile’s Extended Range LTE – which carries cellular signals 2x further from the tower and works 4x better in buildings than before – has already been deployed to 195 million Americans. With Extended Range LTE, Chicago-area customers will be able to upload and download faster and Snapchat, Skype and stream music and movies in more places than ever before—throughout the Greater Chicago area, said T-Mobile.
Two years ago, T-Mobile made its first acquisition of 700 MHz A-Block spectrum from Verizon.
John Legere, president and CEO of T-Mobile
We already cover 309 million people with our blazing-fast LTE network, and now, T-Mobile Extended Range LTE will be in the 10 biggest markets in the country. It’s another win for T-Mobile customers, and we won’t stop there.
