T-Mobile pledged nearly $803M in bids at the FCC 5G spectrum auctions, placing it just behind AT&T:
) spectrum auctions — and T-Mobile emerged as a big spender. The company pledged nearly $803 million in bids for 1,346 mmWave licenses, placing it just behind AT&T, which agreed to pay over $982 million for 831 licenses.T-Mobile also pledged $39 billion in bids for 865 mmWave licenses.
T-Mobile was previously lagging behind Verizon and AT&T in licensed mmWave spectrum — which influenced its 5G strategy. Verizon had 16 times more spectrum in the mmWave frequency band than T-Mobile, largely as a result of its acquisition of Straight Path in 2017 and XO in 2016. Meanwhile, AT&T had 4.6 times more spectrum in the mmWave frequency band, in part due to its purchase of FiberTower in 2017.
Verizon's and AT&T's massive high-frequency spectrum holdings have played a major role in their early 5G strategies: 5G networks from Verizon and AT&T are initially using mmWave, which is largely driving their city-by-city rollouts. Meanwhile, T-Mobile was relying exclusively on a strategy of using low-frequency holdings for 5G — which is likely behind its move to wait for a nationwide large-scale 5G launch — but now it can establish itself with mmWave towers.
T-Mobile's strategy of using a combination of spectrum bands — especially with Sprint's holdings — will give the merged company an advantage since each band provides a unique contribution to the overall 5G experience. Specifically, the ability for the combined company — called New T-Mobile — to use Sprint's 2.5GHz spectrum in addition to T-Mobile's lower-frequency and new high-frequency holdings will give it an edge over competitors AT&T and Verizon in providing a smoother user experience and wider reach and penetration. And given the FCC has yet to schedule mid-band spectrum auctions, New T-Mobile will be on track to maintain this advantage if the merger goes through.
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