Prior to the announcement of the merger with T-Mobile, the departing Sprint CEO Marcelo Claure once told users that 5G prices are expected to increase, and T-Mobile is also working to weaken the market for 5G technology. Initial speed expectations.
Combes made this point at this week's JPMorgan Chase Global Technology, Media and Communications Conference. He told analysts that the merger is to encourage competition without compromising competition. He explained that the merger The company 'has the ability to invest in 5G technology on a large scale, thereby lowering data costs and thus lowering prices.' The combined company can save costs by consolidating networks and eliminating duplicate base stations, and can also benefit from economies of scale.
Combes is also very confident in speed. He said that the current average speed of 4G users is 30Mbps, and the company is expected to achieve a speed of 450Mbps in four or five years, reaching the current 15 times. He expects to reach 2022 or 2023, Half of users will migrate to 5G network.