T-Mobile Leaning on Fixed Wireless for Broadband Ambitions

Dec. 9, 2025 – T-Mobile’s fixed broadband ambitions are relying largely on its fixed wireless offering, CEO Srini Gopalan said Tuesday.

The carriers and cable companies see convergence, offering fixed and mobile broadband to the same customer, as a way of keeping subscribers around longer and reducing churn. AT&T and Verizon are aiming to quickly expand their fiber footprints to accommodate that, viewing fiber as the superior fixed broadband technology because of its faster speeds.

“I’m not sure why fiber homes passed scale is relevant,” Gopalan said. “What matters is broadband scale, because you want to be able to market to a large number of customers. And that we have with FWA plus fiber.”

He spoke at the UBS Global Media and Communications Conference. 

Gopalan said that in his experience not every customer is eager to pay for the fastest connection possible, and many will opt for a cheaper plan that meets their needs.