CEO Mike Sievert chooses worst possible time to brag about T-Mobile’s 5G supremacy

Unsurprisingly, Magenta’s skipper did also find a little time to throw a jab or two in the direction of its arch-rivals, pointing out that their spectrum expenses and network expansions of the last year or so haven’t done much to change the industry status quo in terms of either speeds or coverage.

Many good points, but is this really the best time to make them?

T-Mobile’s 5G speed advantage over Verizon and AT&T is pretty massive and very well-documented.

Jumping from “dead last in the 4G LTE era to first and best in the 5G era” is described as a “wild run” by the man who took over from John Legere in 2020, which feels like a fair and accurate assessment of T-Mobile‘s huge progress over these past four years. But you once again have to wonder if perhaps Magenta’s CEO has more important (and current) topics to address before customers start to flock to slower but also cheaper industry rivals.

More 5G network improvements on the horizon

Consequently, Sievert is confident that T-Mobile will not only continue to offer the best 5G network by far in the US, but also expand its lead over Verizon and AT&T even further in the next year… and beyond. That’s not necessarily good news for cost-conscious users who fear all these expansions and progresses will come with more price hikes as competition may continue to weaken, but that’s just how things are sometimes in the wireless industry.