T-Mobile brings faster 5G speeds to over 200 cities with expanded mid-band coverage

In September, T-Mobile announced the rollout of its 2.5GHz mid-band 5G coverage to 81 new cities and town across the U.S. Starting today, the carrier is expanding its mid-band coverage to over 200 more cities and towns, bringing T-Mobile one step closer toward its goal of reaching 100 million people with mid-band 5G by the end of 2020.

The timing of T-Mobile’s expansion comes after Apple’s recent release of its 5G-equipped iPhone 12 series. While 5G was a thing long before the arrival of Apple’s new devices, the iPhone 12 series is expected to take the technology mainstream. T-Mobile acquired a bunch of mid-band 5G spectrum following its merger with Sprint last year, so it’s well-equipped for a large-scale rollout now that the iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 Pro are available.

“T-Mobile has more mid-band spectrum than anyone else,” said Neville Ray, President of Technology at T-Mobile. “We’re the only ones building a transformational 5G network built on dedicated — not shared — airwaves. And that means only T-Mobile is capable of making the world’s best 5G network a reality.”

The carrier’s wider rollout of its mid-band 5G network combines with its widely available 600Mhz low-band network and its limited, yet ultra-fast mmWave network. T-Mobile considers its 2.5GHz network to be the “goldilocks” of its 5G spectrum because it brings faster speeds compared to LTE and low-band 5G while also offering superior coverage to mmWave, which can be limited by obstacles such as buildings. This “layer cake” approach allows T-Mobile to offer a comprehensive network that consumers won’t find anywhere else.

T-Mobile says that, in places where its mid-band 5G is already deployed, average download speeds are around 300 Mbps, while peak download speeds reach up to 1 Gbps. After today, nearly 410 cities and towns in the U.S. will have access to this coverage.

Here’s the full list of new cities and town getting access to T-Mobile’s mid-band 5G:

Mid-band 5G cities and towns. Tap/click to expand list.

Arizona

• Eloy

Arkansas 

• North Little Rock

California 

• Azusa
• Baldwin Park
• Florence-Graham
• Garden Grove
• Monrovia
• Norwalk
• Ontario
• Temple City
• Walnut Park
• West Carson

Connecticut  

• New Haven

Florida

• East Lake-Orient Park
• Elfers
• Inwood
• Longwood
• Minneola
• New Port Richey
• Nokomis
• Oak Ridge
• Port Richey
• Sky Lake
• Venice
• Zephyrhills

Georgia  

• Dallas
• Grayson
• Johns Creek
• Newnan
• Riverdale
• Smyrna

Illinois  

• Arlington Heights
• Aurora
• Batavia
• Bloomington
• Bridgeview
• Champaign
• Channahon
• Cicero
• Dolton
• Elgin
• Elk Grove Village
• Granite City
• Lansing
• Lemont
• Maywood
• Mount Prospect
• Naperville
• Niles
• Norridge
• Oak Lawn
• Pekin
• Richton Park
• Schaumburg
• South Chicago Heights
• Urbana
• Waukegan

Indiana

• Evansville
• Greenwood
• Hammond
• Indianapolis city (balance)
• Lawrence

Kansas 

• Overland Park
• Pittsburg
• Wichita

Maryland

• Crofton
• Largo
• Maryland City
• Middle River
• Severn
• Urbana

Michigan

• Center Line
• Clinton
• Eastpointe
• Inkster
• Warren

Minnesota 

• Columbia Heights
• Elk River
• Hilltop

Missouri 

• Carthage
• Charlack
• Clayton
• Columbia
• Foristell
• Kirkwood
• Lake Mykee Town
• New Bloomfield
• Raytown
• St. Louis
• University City

Nevada

• Enterprise

New Jersey 

• Brooklawn
• Dover
• East Newark
• East Orange
• Elizabeth
• Fair Lawn
• Glen Rock
• Guttenberg
• Hoboken
• Interlaken
• Kearny
• Linden
• Morristown
• Newark
• Pine Hill
• Pine Valley
• Rutherford
• Secaucus
• Somerville
• Union City
• Wanamassa
• West New York
• Wharton

New York

• Babylon
• Central Islip
• Green Island
• Troy
• West Babylon

North Carolina 

• Apex
• Asheville
• Charlotte
• Concord
• Hendersonville
• Valley Hill
• Vanceboro
• Youngsville

Ohio

• Avalon
• Brooklyn
• Cincinnati
• Columbus
• Hamilton
• Hanover
• Lancaster
• London
• McKees Rocks
• Monroe
• Rossmoyne

Oklahoma 

• Choctaw
• Del City
• Smith Village

Pennsylvania  

• Aldan
• Aliquippa
• Allentown
• Arnold
• Beaver
• Bellmawr
• Bethlehem
• Blawnox
• Brackenridge
• Bridgewater
• Bryn Mawr
• Chester
• Folsom
• Munhall
• New Kensington
• Ridley Park
• Rutledge
• Tarentum
• Upland
• Verona
• Whitaker
• Youngstown

Rhode Island

• Woonsocket

South Carolina  

• Goose Creek
• Sangaree

Tennessee  

• Berry Hill
• Franklin
• Hendersonville
• Knoxville
• Maryville

Texas  

• Bacliff
• Cloverleaf
• Fifth Street
• Jacinto City
• La Porte
• Shenandoah
• South Houston
• Stafford

Virginia

• Brambleton
• Broadlands
• Falls Church
• Hampton
• Herndon
• Loudoun Valley Estates
• Manassas
• Manassas Park
• Merrifield
• Richmond
• Springfield
• Yorkshire

Washington

• Burien
• Monroe

Wisconsin  

• Beloit
• Milwaukee
• Neenah
• South Milwaukee
• West Allis

To learn more about 5G, check out our explainer article.

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