In September, T-Mobile announced the rollout of its 2.5GHz mid-band 5G coverage to 81 new cities and town across the U.S. Starting today, the carrier is expanding its mid-band coverage to over 200 more cities and towns, bringing T-Mobile one step closer toward its goal of reaching 100 million people with mid-band 5G by the end of 2020.
The timing of T-Mobile’s expansion comes after Apple’s recent release of its 5G-equipped iPhone 12 series. While 5G was a thing long before the arrival of Apple’s new devices, the iPhone 12 series is expected to take the technology mainstream. T-Mobile acquired a bunch of mid-band 5G spectrum following its merger with Sprint last year, so it’s well-equipped for a large-scale rollout now that the iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 Pro are available.
“T-Mobile has more mid-band spectrum than anyone else,” said Neville Ray, President of Technology at T-Mobile. “We’re the only ones building a transformational 5G network built on dedicated — not shared — airwaves. And that means only T-Mobile is capable of making the world’s best 5G network a reality.”
The carrier’s wider rollout of its mid-band 5G network combines with its widely available 600Mhz low-band network and its limited, yet ultra-fast mmWave network. T-Mobile considers its 2.5GHz network to be the “goldilocks” of its 5G spectrum because it brings faster speeds compared to LTE and low-band 5G while also offering superior coverage to mmWave, which can be limited by obstacles such as buildings. This “layer cake” approach allows T-Mobile to offer a comprehensive network that consumers won’t find anywhere else.
T-Mobile says that, in places where its mid-band 5G is already deployed, average download speeds are around 300 Mbps, while peak download speeds reach up to 1 Gbps. After today, nearly 410 cities and towns in the U.S. will have access to this coverage.
Here’s the full list of new cities and town getting access to T-Mobile’s mid-band 5G:
Mid-band 5G cities and towns. Tap/click to expand list.
Arizona
- Eloy
Arkansas
- North Little Rock
California
- Azusa
- Baldwin Park
- Florence-Graham
- Garden Grove
- Monrovia
- Norwalk
- Ontario
- Temple City
- Walnut Park
- West Carson
Connecticut
- New Haven
Florida
- East Lake-Orient Park
- Elfers
- Inwood
- Longwood
- Minneola
- New Port Richey
- Nokomis
- Oak Ridge
- Port Richey
- Sky Lake
- Venice
- Zephyrhills
Georgia
- Dallas
- Grayson
- Johns Creek
- Newnan
- Riverdale
- Smyrna
Illinois
- Arlington Heights
- Aurora
- Batavia
- Bloomington
- Bridgeview
- Champaign
- Channahon
- Cicero
- Dolton
- Elgin
- Elk Grove Village
- Granite City
- Lansing
- Lemont
- Maywood
- Mount Prospect
- Naperville
- Niles
- Norridge
- Oak Lawn
- Pekin
- Richton Park
- Schaumburg
- South Chicago Heights
- Urbana
- Waukegan
Indiana
- Evansville
- Greenwood
- Hammond
- Indianapolis city (balance)
- Lawrence
Kansas
- Overland Park
- Pittsburg
- Wichita
Maryland
- Crofton
- Largo
- Maryland City
- Middle River
- Severn
- Urbana
Michigan
- Center Line
- Clinton
- Eastpointe
- Inkster
- Warren
Minnesota
- Columbia Heights
- Elk River
- Hilltop
Missouri
- Carthage
- Charlack
- Clayton
- Columbia
- Foristell
- Kirkwood
- Lake Mykee Town
- New Bloomfield
- Raytown
- St. Louis
- University City
Nevada
- Enterprise
New Jersey
- Brooklawn
- Dover
- East Newark
- East Orange
- Elizabeth
- Fair Lawn
- Glen Rock
- Guttenberg
- Hoboken
- Interlaken
- Kearny
- Linden
- Morristown
- Newark
- Pine Hill
- Pine Valley
- Rutherford
- Secaucus
- Somerville
- Union City
- Wanamassa
- West New York
- Wharton
New York
- Babylon
- Central Islip
- Green Island
- Troy
- West Babylon
North Carolina
- Apex
- Asheville
- Charlotte
- Concord
- Hendersonville
- Valley Hill
- Vanceboro
- Youngsville
Ohio
- Avalon
- Brooklyn
- Cincinnati
- Columbus
- Hamilton
- Hanover
- Lancaster
- London
- McKees Rocks
- Monroe
- Rossmoyne
Oklahoma
- Choctaw
- Del City
- Smith Village
Pennsylvania
- Aldan
- Aliquippa
- Allentown
- Arnold
- Beaver
- Bellmawr
- Bethlehem
- Blawnox
- Brackenridge
- Bridgewater
- Bryn Mawr
- Chester
- Folsom
- Munhall
- New Kensington
- Ridley Park
- Rutledge
- Tarentum
- Upland
- Verona
- Whitaker
- Youngstown
Rhode Island
- Woonsocket
South Carolina
- Goose Creek
- Sangaree
Tennessee
- Berry Hill
- Franklin
- Hendersonville
- Knoxville
- Maryville
Texas
- Bacliff
- Cloverleaf
- Fifth Street
- Jacinto City
- La Porte
- Shenandoah
- South Houston
- Stafford
Virginia
- Brambleton
- Broadlands
- Falls Church
- Hampton
- Herndon
- Loudoun Valley Estates
- Manassas
- Manassas Park
- Merrifield
- Richmond
- Springfield
- Yorkshire
Washington
- Burien
- Monroe
Wisconsin
- Beloit
- Milwaukee
- Neenah
- South Milwaukee
- West Allis
To learn more about 5G, check out our explainer article.
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