"We built up an amazing 5G asset portfolio through a merger with Sprint and T-Mobile," said, alluding to the 2.5GHz midband frequencies that came over in that deal. Ulf Ewaldsson, the new chief network officer at T-Mobile, said it wasn't just 5G but the right set of frequencies that turned things around. Panel moderator Paul Lee, global head of TMT research at Deloitte, opened the discussion by noting that the two US carriers' breakout success only came after years of its opposite: "We've been trying to do FWA for literally a decade." MWC23 – The fixed wireless home services of T-Mobile and Verizon have broken open local broadband monopolies and become a standout success for 5G in the US, but a multinational panel here offered reasons for operators to bet on FWA (fixed wireless access) in other consumer contexts – as well as expressing concerns about its long-term scalability.
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