- In a typically outspoken set of predictions for 2018, T-Mobile (TMUS +0.5%) CEO John Legere says his company will "leapfrog" the industry's top two carriers, Verizon (VZ +0.8%) and AT&T (T -0.6%), to be first to a "real, mobile, nationwide 5G" network in 2020.
- He credits the company's actions in the 600 MHz spectrum auction, "one of the most under-reported stories" of the past year: "Our epic low-band spectrum haul blankets the country from coast to coast and ensures we can do two VERY big things: First, though our coverage ALREADY goes toe-to-toe with Verizon and has all the carriers scared to death -- we'll continue to grow and strengthen our LTE coverage today, and second, we announced we'd use part of that spectrum to build nationwide 5G."
- Meanwhile, he's criticizing the emphasis on millimeter wave usage at the top two vs. T-Mobile's low-band approach, saying "Dumb and Dumber" are focusing on "5G hotspots that won't work when you leave your home."
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