Fiber

T-Mobile Leaning on Fixed Wireless for Broadband Ambitions

AT&T CEO John Stankey said the company was still all-in on fiber.

Jake Neenan

Dec 9, 2025 — 4 min read

Photo of T-Mobile CEO Srini Gopalan from the company

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.

Post tagged in

Fiber Srini Gopalan John Stankey AT&T Verizon T-Mobile Wireless

Member discussion

Supreme Court Strikes Down Trump’s Sweeping Tariffs, Upending Central Plank of Economic Agenda

Administration officials have said they expect to keep the tariff framework in place under other authorities.

New Mexico Sends $10M Broadband Assistance Bill to Governor

The measure would establish a low-income subsidy program, with up to $45 million authorized in future years.

YouTube's 'Antenna Man' Says Roku TV Burying Free TV Stations Deep Inside the Channel Guide

‘The FCC should require TV manufacturers to include a ‘local TV’ button on the remote to provide users easy access to local channels from an antenna,' Tyler Kleinle said.