T-Mobile Jazzes Up Network Ahead of the Big Game

January 30, 2025 at 09:16 AM EST

With permanent network upgrades made across New Orleans bolstering coverage and capacity across the city, the Un-carrier's network is more than ready for the Big Game

Un-carrier customers in the Big Easy can rest easy knowing T-Mobile (NASDAQ: TMUS) has them covered ahead of the Big Game on Feb. 9. Today, Louisiana and New Orleans’ fastest wireless provider announced it made even more 5G upgrades to the Superdome and citywide, amping peak download speeds inside the stadium up to 1.2 Gbps. The Un-carrier now covers 99% of New Orleans with Ultra Capacity 5G (5G UC).

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T-Mobile, Louisiana and New Orleans’ fastest wireless provider, has made even more 5G upgrades to the Superdome and citywide, amping peak download speeds inside the stadium up to 1.2 Gbps. The Un-carrier now covers 99% of New Orleans with Ultra Capacity 5G. (Photo: Business Wire)

“T-Mobile has been hard at work creating the best possible network experiences in the places our customer live, work and play, not only in New Orleans but across the entire state of Louisiana,” said Ulf Ewaldsson, President of Technology, T-Mobile. “The permanent upgrades we made to the city — on top of everything else we’ve done since launching 5G — are more than ready to support businesses and customers during the game and far beyond.”

Here's how T-Mobile is supporting the Big Game in early February with permanent upgrades and temporary capacity enhancements inside and around the Superdome:

Upgraded indoor distributed antenna systems (iDAS) bringing blazing-fast Ultra Capacity 5G to every corner of the stadium (if domes had corners), ensuring fans can share every touchdown and all the half-time show shenanigans in near real-time.
Upgrades across all macro cell sites in areas surrounding the event, bringing more incredible speeds (download speeds up to 920 Mbps!) in areas just outside the stadium — like Champions Square — so T-Mobile customers won’t miss a moment heading from tailgates to the main event.

Since sharing details on the Un-carrier’s $290 million dollar investment in network upgrades across the state, T-Mobile has more than prepped the Big Easy for the influx of visitors with permanent 5G upgrades at iconic sights citywide and everywhere in between:

5G upgrades across the French Quarter, with peak download speeds of 975 Mbps and peak upload speeds of 68 Mbps. That’s fast enough to send near real-time beignet bragging rights to all your favorite group chats and social channels. Phone eats first!
Permanent upgrades to various hotels in the area including the Hyatt Regency, the JW Marriott and the Roosevelt.
5G network upgrades in Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport ensuring travelers on T-Mobile’s network have access to the Un-carrier’s fastest speeds while making their way through the airport.
5G upgrades at New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center and Smoothie King Arena.

T-Mobile is the leader in 5G, delivering America’s largest, fastest an d most awarded 5G network. The Un-carrier’s 5G network covers more than 330 million people across 2 million square miles. More than 300 million people nationwide are covered by T-Mobile’s super-fast Ultra Capacity 5G with over 2x more square miles of coverage than similar mid-band 5G offerings from the Un-carrier’s closest competitors.

For more information on T-Mobile’s network, visit T-Mobile.com/coverage.

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See 5G device, coverage, & access details at T-Mobile.com. Speeds differ by location; typical on-device download speeds on T-Mobile's nationwide 5G network are 89–418 Mbps with peaks over 1Gbps; typical upload speeds are 6–31 Mbps.

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