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T-Mobile (TMUS) Boosts Healthcare Network With Hybrid 5G

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T-Mobile US, Inc. (TMUS - Free Report) announced that it has collaborated with Pixel Health to deploy a 5G hybrid network at Boston Children’s Hospital. This is the first instance when a 5G hybrid network is implemented in the healthcare sector.

Leveraging T-Mobile's Advanced Network Solutions, this comprehensive technology is designed to establish a robust and seamless connection across the hospital campus and ensure effective collaboration among healthcare professionals. The advanced features offer enhanced scalability that not only matches the connectivity requirements with precision but also lays the foundation for future innovations.

The healthcare system generates a vast amount of critical information, such as patient records, medical images, treatment histories and more. A reliable digital infrastructure plays a vital role in enabling the smooth exchange of information among patients and medical professionals while also expediting administrative processes. Despite the WIFI system being the most widely used technology for local wireless connectivity, it supports devices within a limited coverage area and offers relatively low bandwidth. Moreover, an unforeseen situation like the pandemic has underscored the importance of remote consultations, and collaboration among healthcare institutions, researchers and patients.

T-Mobile’s 5G hybrid network empowers Boston Children’s Hospital to harness the full potential of advanced 5G connectivity. This optimizes the management of electronic medical records and efficiently connects thousands of devices. It offers low latency and greater bandwidth connectivity necessary to effectively utilize the substantial surge in data within the healthcare systems.

This ensures that patient data can be easily accessed and analyzed from any device and location, leading to more informed decision-making, streamlined workflows and increased efficiency. The elimination of the communication and connectivity constraints will also pave the way for the development of new use cases such as in-home patient care and 5G remote monitoring, likely generating incremental revenues for the company.

TMUS’ business plan is built on covering 90% of rural America with average 5G speeds of 50 Mbps, up to two times faster than broadband. It plans to continue lighting up this 5G spectrum at an aggressive pace. In many places, mid-band 5G average download speeds are around 300 Mbps, with peak speeds approaching 1 Gbps. T-Mobile’s 2.5 GHz 5G delivers superfast speeds and extensive coverage with signals that go through walls and trees, unlike 5G networks that are controlled by the mmWave spectrum. T-Mobile competes for consumers at all price points. Customers, including prepaid and Lifeline, have access to the same 5G network and services.

Shares of the company have gained 3.6% in the past year against the industry’s decline of 7.2%.

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T-Mobile currently carries a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold).

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