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T-Mobile US

US mobile operator, the Deutsche Telekom group’s American business; launched the T-Satellite direct-to-device service with Starlink in July 2025.

Headquarters
Parent
45.62%
Revenue
USD 88.309bnFY2025source ↗
Employees
70,2082025-12-31source ↗
Customers
ConsumerEnterprise
Domains
MobileSatelliteFixed & fibre
Markets
T-MobileT-MobileT-Mobile

MVNOs on this network7

  • — Mint runs on T-Mobile, so yeah, coverage is kinda our thing.
  • — T-Mobile service under the brand "Light Speed" (previously "GSM 5G" and "GSM LTE")
  • — Phones Designed for Fi support our network of networks including T-Mobile. Other phones Compatible with Google Fi support only our T-Mobile…
  • — Through the MNSA and the NSA, we depend on T-Mobile and AT&T to provide network services to our Wireless subscribers.
  • — Ultra Mobile gives customers more ways to stay connected at home and abroad — backed by T‑Mobile’s industry-leading network.
  • — GSMT - offers fantastic speeds and works with T-Mobile-compatible, GSM unlocked phones.
  • — provided by DX's third-party licensors, including but not limited to AT&T, Verizon, Sprint, T-Mobile, Rogers Wireless, and Telus

Brands it runs itself1

  • Metro by T-Mobile — own-network brand, not an MVNO; T-Mobile’s prepaid brand (ex-MetroPCS)

Technology6

BSS

Cloud & infrastructure

Relationships23

Owned by

Owns

  • 31 Dec 2024

Hosted MVNOs

Suppliers

  • 23 Jul 2025
  • 24 Apr 2025
  • 12 May 2026
  • 14 Jan 2026
  • 3 Feb 2026
  • announced

Partners

  • 24 Jul 2025
  • Mar 2025

Initiatives1

  • Active

Signals16

  • 21 Oct 2026
  • 9 Oct 2026
  • 6 Oct 2026
  • 2 Oct 2026
  • 25 Sept 2026
  • 24 Sept 2026
  • 22 Sept 2026
  • 22 Sept 2026
  • 2 Sept 2026
  • 12 May 2026
  • 11 Feb 2026
  • 14 Jan 2026

Ecosystem

  • owns

    • Subsidiary per exhibit 21.1; percentage not statedactive · 31 Dec 2024 · Documented
    • 52.8% (Feb 2026); no sale planned in 2026; full combination reported under reviewactive · Documented · 52.8%
    • parent companyactive · Reported
    • 100% (Ka'ena became a wholly owned subsidiary)active · Documented · 100%
  • hosts

    • Mobile · Mint runs on T-Mobile, so yeah, coverage is kinda our thing.active · Company statement
    • Mobile · T-Mobile service under the brand "Light Speed" (previously "GSM 5G" and "GSM LTE")active · Reported
    • Mobile · Phones Designed for Fi support our network of networks including T-Mobile. Other phones Compatible with Google Fi support only our T-Mobile…active · Reported
    • Mobile · Through the MNSA and the NSA, we depend on T-Mobile and AT&T to provide network services to our Wireless subscribers.active · Documented
    • Mobile · Ultra Mobile gives customers more ways to stay connected at home and abroad — backed by T‑Mobile’s industry-leading network.active · Reported
    • Mobile · GSMT - offers fantastic speeds and works with T-Mobile-compatible, GSM unlocked phones.active · Company statement
    • Mobile · provided by DX's third-party licensors, including but not limited to AT&T, Verizon, Sprint, T-Mobile, Rogers Wireless, and Telusactive · Company statement
  • partners with

    • Fixed & fibre · 50/50 Metronet fibre joint venture; completed 24 Jul 2025active · 24 Jul 2025 · Documented
    • Mobile · Seamless OS offered to MVNOs on the T-Mobile network (March 2025)active · Mar 2025 · Company statement
    • Mobile · long-term T-Mobile wholesale partner (Plintron USA)active · Company statement
    • Named 'our carrier partner T-Mobile' in Fi's broadband disclosureactive · Reported
    • Master Network Services Agreement (MNSA), secondary network accessactive · Documented
  • supplied by

    • Satellite · direct-to-device capacity for T-Satelliteactive · 23 Jul 2025 · Reported
      • Active
    • RAN · multi-year RAN extension: Habrok Massive MIMO, Levante basebandactive · 24 Apr 2025 · Documented
    • RAN · AI-native scheduler in commercial trials on 5G Advancedactive · 12 May 2026 · Documented
    • BSS · wholesale digital BSS/OSS, moved to a cloud-native platformactive · 14 Jan 2026 · Company statement
    • BSS · multi-year managed services, software development and AI across consumer and business domains; UScellular integrationactive · 3 Feb 2026 · Documented
    • Charging & billing · Ericsson Charging Evolved for the Next-Gen charging programme, plus Telco DataOps Platformannounced · 7 Oct 2025 · Documented
    • CRM & CPQ · T-Mobile @Work — Sales Cloud and Service Cloudactive · Documented

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