T-Mobile adds business
slicing as latest 5G SA flex
T-Mobile is flexing its na onwide standalone 5G (5G SA) muscles
again, launching the first enterprise-only plan that combines
a na onwide 5G slice for business, satellite coverage and
enhanced security.
The move comes as 5G SA terriers AT&T and Verizon nip at
T-Mobile's heels with quiet rollouts of their own pure 5G
networks. T-Mobile appears to be taking preemp ve steps to
keep itself at the head of the pack.
T-Mobile said in a release that customers like Delta Air Lines and
Axis Energy Services "are already exploring new ways to get more"
from the plan. There's no word on any other customers yet.
AvidThink principal Roy Chua – on the ground at the T-Mobile
Innova on Day in Sea le – said that the business plan uses 5G
SA and 5G-Advanced features on the T-Mobile network.
"T-Mobile SuperMobile packages together a set of previously
announced capabili es from the T-Mobile network that includes
their Satellite D2D offering made possible by their partnership
with Starlink, their T-SASE slice for security and con nues to
leverage their na onwide 5G SA (with specific 5G-Advanced
Release 17, Release 18 capabili es) network which currently leads
the other U.S. operators," he told Fierce.
"It's a smart bundling move to address business needs in terms
of providing priori zed network access for common business use
cases (video conferences), increased peace of mind with be er
security and coverage via their T-Satellite offering," Chua noted.
The business focus of this new move makes sense for T-Mobile,
since it is currently a smaller enterprise player than either AT&T
and Verizon.
"T-Mobile is clearly trying to leverage its 5G network lead over
AT&T and Verizon to strengthen its posi on in the business
services space," noted Recon Analy cs Analyst Daryl Schoolar.
"While T-Mobile has done well with consumers, it s ll lags its
two larger rivals when it comes to selling mobile services to
business user."
AT&T and Verizon are sure to follow-up with standalone business
plans of their own – when they can.
Ar cle Credit: h ps://www.fierce-network.com/broadband/t-
mobile-adds-business-slicing-latest-5g-sa-flex
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