T-Mobile is launching what it is calling a “standalone” 5G network across the U.S. on Tuesday just in time for the “iPhone 12” launch this fall.
Previously, T-Mobile had been leveraging existing LTE architecture to access the 5G spectrum, but with “standalone” architecture, users will now have access to the 600MHz 5G band without the need of LTE networks. The newly-built standalone architecture expands T-Mobile’s 5G network by 30%, according to T-Mobile.
However, the network expansion doesn’t mean that the fastest portions of the network will be universally available.
