T-Mobile's low band spectrum that Dish couldn't afford is still in play

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T-Mobile's low band spectrum that Dish couldn't afford is still in play
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Reserve your Z Fold 6 or Z Flip 6 now and get $50 of instant Samsung credit and a chance to win $5,000!from an FCC auction. The 600MHz low-band airwaves are the anchor for the carrier's extended range nationwide 5G service. Becauseto buy the 800MHz airwaves, the company decided to pass on the spectrum due to its rapidly deteriorating financial position. This leftis still seeking $3.59 billion for the 13.5MHz of 800MHz spectrum that it gave Dish three years to purchase.

Low-band spectrum is typically used by carriers for their nationwide 5G networks because of the airwaves' ability to travel long distances. However, low-band is only slightly faster than 4G LTE. Mid-band spectrum is considered the most desirable for 5G; while it can't travel as far as low-band, it can still outdistance high-band mmWave signals. While mid-band might not be as fast as mmWave, it is much faster than low-band.

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