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

Jake Neenan

— 4 min read
T-Mobile Leaning on Fixed Wireless for Broadband Ambitions
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

Read more

Popular Tags

Consumers’ Research Still Says Portions of Universal Service Fund Unconstitutional FCC Senate Commerce Committee United in Support of Limiting Kids’ Screen Time Broadband's Impact Colorado, Wyoming Clear NIST Approval on BEAD Plans BEAD Louisiana’s GUMBO Program Delivers Fiber to Rural Allen Parish NTIA Lawmakers Warn Digital Trade Rules Will Shape U.S. AI Leadership Infrastructure Gigabit Competition Could Save Californians $1B Per Year, Says CPUC AT&T