Editing T-Mobile (brand)

{{Short description|Brand of telecommunications service by Deutsche Telekom}}
{{about|the brand of telecommunications service by [[Deutsche Telekom]]|the American wireless network operator commonly known as "T-Mobile"|T-Mobile US|other uses|T-Mobile}}
{{Infobox brand
| name = T-Mobile 
| logo = Deutsche Telekom 2022.svg
| logo_size = 150px
| producttype    = Telecommunications
| currentowner   = [[Deutsche Telekom]]
| introduced   = {{Start date and age|1996}}/{{Start date and age|1989}}
| discontinued   = {{Plain list|
* [[Austria]]
* [[Croatia]]
* [[Germany]]
* [[Hungary]]
* [[Montenegro]]
* [[North Macedonia]]
* [[Netherlands]]
* [[Slovakia]]
* [[United Kingdom]]
}}
| markets = {{Plain list|
* [[Czech Republic]]
* [[Poland]]
* [[United States]]
}}
}}

'''T-Mobile''' is the brand name used by some of the mobile communications subsidiaries of the German telecommunications company [[Deutsche Telekom|Deutsche Telekom AG]] in the [[Czech Republic]] ([[T-Mobile Czech Republic]]), Poland ([[T-Mobile Polska]]) and the United States ([[T-Mobile US]]).

The T-Mobile brand was introduced in 1996 and the name was previously used by subsidiaries in other countries, including Austria (now [[Magenta Telekom|Magenta]]), [[Croatia]] (now [[Hrvatski Telekom]]), Germany (now [[Deutsche Telekom]]), Hungary (now [[Magyar Telekom]]), [[Montenegro]] (now [[Crnogorski Telekom]]), the Netherlands (now [[Odido]]), [[North Macedonia]] (now [[Makedonski Telekom]]), [[Slovakia]] (now [[Slovak Telekom]]), and the United Kingdom (now [[EE (telecommunications)|EE]]).

In 1999, Deutsche Telekom formed the [[holding company]] '''T-Mobile International AG''' for its mobile communications subsidiaries.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.telekom.com/resource/blob/329244/3dcd686f0540271bb7078397378f4c72/dl-2006-fy-pdf-download-data.pdf|title=Annual Report 2006 PDF|page=76|publisher=Deutsche Telekom AG|language=EN|access-date=2017-01-24|archive-date=2017-02-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202025528/https://www.telekom.com/resource/blob/329244/3dcd686f0540271bb7078397378f4c72/dl-2006-fy-pdf-download-data.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref> From 2003 to 2007, T-Mobile International was one of Deutsche Telekom's services, in addition to "Broadband/Fixnet", "Business Customers" and "Group HQ and Shared Services". In 2009, Deutsche Telekom transformed its structure to adopt a regional setup (Germany, Europe, US). By combining its previously separated fixed and mobile subsidiaries to form integrated local businesses, T-Mobile International itself was merged into Deutsche Telekom AG.<ref name=ar09>{{cite web|url=http://www.annualreport-archive.telekom.com/site0409/en/konzernlagebericht/konzernstruktur/index.php?tcfs=1p8gl82p93o739juh1a5ikinj4%3Fpage%3D56|title=Deutsche Telekom – The 2009 financial year. Toward the new Deutsche Telekom. – Group organization.|website=www.annualreport-archive.telekom.com|access-date=2017-01-24|archive-date=2017-02-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202022653/http://www.annualreport-archive.telekom.com/site0409/en/konzernlagebericht/konzernstruktur/index.php?tcfs=1p8gl82p93o739juh1a5ikinj4%3Fpage%3D56|url-status=live}}</ref>

When T-Mobile International AG existed, the holding company was based in [[Bonn]], Germany, and its [[subsidiary|subsidiaries]] operated [[GSM]]-, [[UMTS]]- and [[LTE (telecommunication)|LTE]]-based [[cellular network]]s in Europe, the United States, [[Puerto Rico]] and the [[United States Virgin Islands|U.S. Virgin Islands]]. The company had financial stakes in mobile operators in both [[Central Europe|Central]] and [[Eastern Europe]]. Globally, T-Mobile International's subsidiaries had a combined total of approximately 230 million subscribers. It was the world's [[list of mobile network operators|thirteenth-largest mobile-phone service provider]] by subscribers, and the fourth-largest multinational after the UK's [[Vodafone]], India's [[Bharti Airtel|Airtel]], and Spain's [[Telefónica]].<ref>[http://www.telekom.com/dtag/cms/content/dt/en/731338 "Deutsche Telekom: Deutsche Telekom Stabilizes Business in the Second Quarter and Confirms Forecast for Full Year 2009"]. Deutsche Telekom. {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111006122622/http://www.telekom.com/dtag/cms/content/dt/en/731338 |date=October 6, 2011 }}</ref>

==History==

[[File:Telekom Logo 2013.svg|thumb|Previous logo]]
[[File:Deutsche Bundespost Telekom logo.svg|thumb|Logo of Deutsche Bundespost Telekom with posthorn before privatization]]

Germany's first mobile-communications services were [[radiotelephone]] systems that were owned and operated by the state postal monopoly, ''[[Deutsche Bundespost]]''. It launched the [[analog signal|analog]] [[1G|first-generation]] [[C-Netz]] ("C Network", marketed as ''C-Tel''), Germany's first true mobile phone network in 1985.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=797lqT4MxusC&q=germany%27s+first+mobile+phone+network+c-netz+1985&pg=PA38|title=Secure Roaming in 802.11 Networks|last1=Goransson|first1=Paul|last2=Greenlaw|first2=Raymond|date=2011-04-01|publisher=Newnes|isbn=9780080548944|access-date=2020-11-03|archive-date=2021-11-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211105112856/https://books.google.com/books?id=797lqT4MxusC&q=germany%27s+first+mobile+phone+network+c-netz+1985&pg=PA38|url-status=live}}</ref>

On 1 July 1989, West Germany reorganized Deutsche Bundespost<ref>{{cite web|title=PostUmwG – nichtamtliches Inhaltsverzeichnis|url=http://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/postumwg/index.html|website=www.gesetze-im-internet.de|access-date=2016-05-25|archive-date=2022-04-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220408063333/https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/postumwg/index.html|url-status=live}}</ref> and consolidated telecommunications into a new unit, ''Deutsche Bundespost Telekom''.<ref name="dthistory">{{cite web|title=Deutsche Telekom: Telecommunication milestones|url=https://www.telekom.com/company/milestones/153782|website=www.telekom.com|date=27 July 2023|access-date=25 May 2016|archive-date=7 October 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161007171709/http://www.telekom.com/company/milestones/153782|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=GG – Einzelnorm|url=http://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/gg/art_143b.html|website=www.gesetze-im-internet.de|access-date=2016-05-25|archive-date=2022-03-31|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220331181154/https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/gg/art_143b.html|url-status=live}}</ref> On 1 July 1992, it began to operate Germany's first [[GSM]] network, along with the C-Netz, as its ''DeTeMobil'' subsidiary. The GSM 900 [[hertz|MHz]] frequency band was referred to as the "D-Netz", and Telekom named its service ''D1''; the private consortium awarded the second license (now [[Vodafone Germany]]) chose the name ''D2''.<ref name="americanedu">{{cite web|title=Privatization and Deregulation|url=http://www1.american.edu/initeb/es0939a/Privatization.htm|website=www1.american.edu|access-date=2016-05-25|archive-date=2015-05-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150502115607/http://www1.american.edu/initeb/es0939a/Privatization.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> Deutsche Bundespost Telekom was renamed '''[[Deutsche Telekom|Deutsche Telekom AG]]''' on 1 January 1995 as part of phase two of the German communications reform.<ref name="dthistory" /> This process of deregulation continued in November 1996, when DT was [[privatization|privatized]] and had the largest European IPO at the time, with the stock abbreviation 'DT 1'.<ref name="dthistory" /><ref name="americanedu" /><ref name="dtag-interneten">{{cite book | title= Internet Entrepreneurship in Europe: Venture Failure and the Timing of Telecommunications Reform | first= Niko Marcel | last= Waesche | pages= [https://archive.org/details/internetentrepre0000waes/page/162 162]–164 | year= 2003 | publisher= Edward Elgar Publishing | isbn= 978-1-84376-135-8 |url=https://archive.org/details/internetentrepre0000waes| url-access= registration }}</ref>

In December 1999, '''T-Mobile International AG & Co. KG''' holding company was founded (later renamed T-Mobile International AG). In 2002, as DT consolidated its international operations, it [[English language|anglicized]] the T-Mobil name to ''T-Mobile''.{{cn|date=October 2024}}

On 5 July 2005 Deutsche Telekom transformed its structure and adopted a regional setup (Germany, Europe, US). Where available, the local mobile businesses were combined with the respective local wireline businesses to follow the integrated business approach. In 2009 T-Mobile International AG was merged into Deutsche Telekom AG.{{cn|date=October 2024}}

== Deutsche Telekom Mobile Operations ==

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|- style="background:#ccc; text-align:center;"
!Country
!Operator
!Number of customers<br /><small>(in millions)</small><ref>{{cite web|url=https://report.telekom.com/interim-report-q2-2021/_assets/downloads/entire-dtag-ir221.pdf|title=Q2 Results|publisher=[[Deutsche Telekom]]|date=12 August 2021|access-date=16 September 2021|archive-date=16 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210916200925/https://report.telekom.com/interim-report-q2-2021/_assets/downloads/entire-dtag-ir221.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| Austria || [[Magenta Telekom]] || 5.066
|-
| Flag|Bosnia and Herzegovina || [[HT Eronet|HT Eronet (JP Hrvatske telekomunikacije d.d. Mostar)]] (39.10% shares held by Hrvatski Telekom) || 0.834
|-
| Croatia || [[Hrvatski Telekom]] (51.71%) || 2.273
|-
| Czech Republic || [[T-Mobile Czech Republic]] || 6.206
|-
| Germany || [[Deutsche Telekom|Telekom Deutschland GmbH]] || 50.272
|-
| Greece || [[Cosmote|Cosmote (Cosmote Mobile Telecommunications S.A.)]] 100.00% (shares held by [[OTE]]) || 6.935
|-
| Hungary || [[Magyar Telekom|Magyar Telekom Nyrt.]] (60.49%) || 5.504
|-
| Montenegro || [[Crnogorski Telekom|Crnogorski Telekom A.D.]] (76.53% shares held by Hrvatski Telekom) || 0.3
|-
| North Macedonia || [[Makedonski Telekom|Makedonski Telekom AD]] (59.21% shares held by Magyar Telekom) || 1.2
|-
| Poland || [[T-Mobile Polska]]|| 11.290 
|-
| Romania || [[Telekom Romania Mobile]] (99.99% shares held by OTE)|| 3.539
|-
| Slovakia || [[Slovak Telekom]] || 2.478
|-
| United States || [[T-Mobile US]] || 104.790/104.791
|}

===Austria===
{{Main|Magenta Telekom}}
Until 2000, Magenta Telekom (known then as T-Mobile(austria)) was a shareholder of the former max.mobil. network. In April 2001, it acquired one hundred percent and subsequently introduced the T-Mobile brand in Austria by rebranding max.mobil. in April 2002 as T-Mobile Austria. It later rebranded again to Magenta Telekom on 6 May 2019, after acquiring the Austrian operations of [[UPC Broadband|UPC]] from [[Liberty Global]] in December 2017.

In 2005, it acquired former competitor tele.ring from ''Western Wireless International''. It is now used as a discount brand. tele.ring is an Austrian mobile network operator. Since it was bought by Magenta Telekom (then T-Mobile) in 2006, it is no longer a legally independent company. Tele.ring is administratively independent and now acts primarily as a discount-offer, similar to Yesss and [[BoB (Austrian telecommunications company)|BoB]] of [[mobilkom austria|A1]]. In the past, tele.ring was known for their aggressive price-politics.

===Croatia===
{{Main|Hrvatski Telekom}}
T-Mobile entered the Croatian market in October 1999 when DT initially acquired a thirty-five percent interest in [[Hrvatski telekom]], including its cell phone service provider ''Cronet''. Two years later, DT signed an agreement with the Croatian government to acquire the additional 16 percent needed for a majority holding. In January 2003, Hrvatski Telekom assembled all of its mobile activities under a single brand ''HTmobile''. Finally, in October 2004, ''HTmobile'' became ''T-Mobile Hrvatska'', or ''T-Mobile Croatia'', thus joining the global T-Mobile family also by name. {{Citation needed|date=August 2008}} Since January 1, 2010, Hrvatski Telekom and T-Mobile Croatia merged into one company on the Croatian market under the name Hrvatski Telekom (in English: Croatian Telecom); the T-Mobile brand remained active in the mobile-business area and T-Com in the fixed-business area until 2013 when they were replaced by unified brand "Hrvatski Telekom".

===Czech Republic===
{{Main|T-Mobile Czech Republic}}
T-Mobile was previously known as ''Paegas'' in the Czech Republic. T-Mobile Czech Republic a.s. has been operating in the Czech market since 1996.<ref>{{Cite web |title=T-Mobile Czech Republic a.s.: Presentation and financial results for 2004 according to IFRS. |url=https://www.t-mobile.cz/dcpublic/IFSR_2004_EN.pdf |website=t-mobile.cz |page=4 |language=en}}</ref>
As of 31 December 2014, 6 million customers were using T-Mobile services.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.telekom.com/company/worldwide/60742|title=Deutsche Telekom in the Czech Republic|date=15 May 2023|access-date=12 January 2016|archive-date=6 January 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160106045500/http://www.telekom.com/company/worldwide/60742|url-status=live}}</ref>

T-Mobile Czech Republic a.s. operates a public mobile communications network on the [[GSM]] standard in the 900 and 1800&nbsp;MHz bands and is also authorized to operate a [[Universal Mobile Telecommunications System|UMTS]] network. On 19 October 2005, T-Mobile was the first operator in the Czech Republic to launch this third-generation technology under the name ''Internet 4G''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://en.t-press.cz/tiskove_zpravy/2005/533/ |title=INTERNET 4G – THE FIRST CZECH UMTS |publisher=T-Mobile Czech Republic a.s. |access-date=2013-11-30 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203011639/http://en.t-press.cz/tiskove_zpravy/2005/533/ |archive-date=2013-12-03 }}</ref>

===Germany===
[[File:Westfalenpark-100821-17796-Telekom-Tower.jpg|thumb|200px|Telekom Tower Dortmund in [[Dortmund]], Germany]]
Germany's initial mobile communications services were [[radiotelephone]] systems that were owned and operated by the state postal monopoly, ''[[Deutsche Bundespost]]''. These early mobile communications networks were referred to as the "A" and "B" networks.

Deutsche Bundespost Telekom built Germany's first cellular mobile network, an [[analog signal|analog]], [[1G|first-generation]] system referred to as the "C" network or [[C-Netz]]. The network became operational in 1985 and services were marketed under the C-Tel brand. Following [[German reunification]] in 1990, the "C" network was extended to the former [[East Germany]].

On 1 July 1992, Deutsche Bundespost Telekom's ''DeTeMobil'' subsidiary began operating Germany's first [[GSM]] 900&nbsp;[[hertz|MHz]] frequency cellular network, which the organization referred to as ''D-Netz''. Digital GSM services were marketed under the "D1" brand and DeTeMobil continued to sell analog cellular services concurrently under the existing C-Tel brand. In 1994, DeTeMobil introduced [[short message service]] (SMS) services.

In 1996, DT began to brand its subsidiaries with the ''T-'' prefix, renaming the DeTeMobil subsidiary '''T-Mobil''' and [[rebranding]] the GSM cellular network ''T-D1''. C-Netz was renamed to T-C-Tel. The T-C-Tel / C-Netz services were fully discontinued in 2000.

D1 introduced [[prepaid mobile phone|prepaid]] service called ''Xtra'' in 1997.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.telekom.de/start?wt_mc=alias_301_www.t-mobile.de|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081216124433/http://www.t-mobile.de/unternehmen/mobilfunkgeschichte/1%2C5113%2C7185-_%2C00.html|url-status=dead|title=Telekom &#124; Mobilfunk, Festnetz & Internet, TV Angebote|archive-date=December 16, 2008|website=www.telekom.de}}</ref>

Despite the numerous changes in subsidiary names and brands, Germans sometimes continue to use the ''T-D1'' name within Germany and refer to T-Mobile as D1.
On 1 April 2010, after the T-Home and T-Mobile German operations merged to form '''Telekom Deutschland GmbH''', a wholly owned DT subsidiary; the T-Mobile brand was discontinued in Germany and replaced with the '''Telekom''' brand.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.t-mobile.de/t-mobile-ist-jetzt-telekom/0,21284,24545-_,00.html |title=T-Mobile ist jetzt Telekom |language=de |publisher=Telekom Deutschland GmbH |date=2010-04-01 |access-date=2012-06-30 |archive-date=2012-06-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120616181624/http://www.t-mobile.de/t-mobile-ist-jetzt-telekom/0,21284,24545-_,00.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

===Hungary===
{{Main|Magyar Telekom}}
On 1 May 2004, the same day as Hungary joined the [[European Union]], the former company, named ''Westel'' (which was owned entirely by the former Matáv) changed its name, and the entire marketing. Westel was the most popular cellphone network in Hungary at the time. The company was called ''T-Mobile Hungary'', but after some financial decisions, as with the other ''T-'' companies, it formed to ''Magyar Telekom Nyrt. Mobil Szolgáltatások Üzletág'' (Hungarian Telekom, Mobile Services Business Unit), and its branding started to use ''Telekom'' instead of ''T-Mobile''. T-Mobile also provides high-speed services, like [[Enhanced Data Rates for GSM Evolution|EDGE]], [[3G]], and [[HSDPA]] in Hungary's major cities.

===North Macedonia===
{{Main|Makedonski Telekom}}
In Republic of North Macedonia, T-Mobile was previously known as ''Mobimak''. The company has been operating in the Macedonian market since 1996. On 7 September 2006, Mobimak accepted the international T-Mobile branding. By June 2007, T-Mobile reached one million subscribers, out of which 85 percent were active and using their services. T-Mobile MK covers 98 percent of the population. It has a GSM 900 licence, offers GPRS, MMS and mobile internet services using T-Mobile HotSpots and has implemented the EDGE fast mobile internet specification. T-Mobile Macedonia applied for a UMTS licence on 1 August 2007. From 1 July T-Mobile ceased to exist as a legal entity and was replaced by the Telekom brand. The carrier name is now ''Telekom MK''.
The codes are 070/071/072.

===Montenegro===

{{Main|Crnogorski Telekom}}

The T-Mobile brand entered the Montenegrin market in 2006 through the acquisition of MoNet GSM mobile provider. T-Mobile Montenegro (''T-Mobile Crna Gora'') is fully owned by [[T-Crnogorski Telekom]], which is itself owned by [[Magyar Telekom]], a DT subsidiary. Although the acquisition by Magyar Telekom was done in 2005, it was not until 26 September 2006, that the MoNet GSM operator was re-branded as T-Mobile Montenegro.

MoNet GSM launched on July 1, 2000, as part of [[Telecom Montenegro]]. It became an independent incorporated limited-liability company a month later, on 1 August 2000. The company currently holds around 34 percent of the Montenegrin market and uses [[GSM frequency ranges|GSM 900]], GPRS, and [[Enhanced Data Rates for GSM Evolution|EDGE]] technologies. Since 21 June 2007, [[3G]]/[[Universal Mobile Telecommunications System|UMTS]] services have been available in larger cities as well as on the coast.

===Netherlands===

{{Main|Odido}}

Deutsche Telekom entered the Dutch market by the acquisition of [[Ben NL|Ben]] on 20 September 2002. In 2007, T-Mobile Netherlands, a wholly owned subsidiary of T-Mobile International, acquired [[Orange S.A.|Orange Netherlands]] from [[Orange S.A.|France Télécom]] for EUR 1.33 billion. This makes it the third largest mobile telephone operator in the country behind [[KPN]] and [[Vodafone]].

As part of an acquisition of [[Tele2 Netherlands]] by T-Mobile Netherlands, which was announced on December 15, 2017, the previous owner [[Tele2 AB]] became a 25% shareholder in T-Mobile Netherlands. The company is now called Odido.<ref name="NL-75">{{cite web|title=T-Mobile Nederland en Tele2 bundelen de krachten om te zorgen voor meer concurrentie op de Nederlandse telecommunicatiemarkt|url=https://newsroom.t-mobile.nl/vandaa/|access-date=6 June 2020|archive-date=5 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200605222644/https://newsroom.t-mobile.nl/vandaa/|url-status=dead|publisher=T-Mobile|language=nl}}</ref><ref name="NL-Tele2">{{cite web |last1=Libbenga |first1=Jan |title=Tele2 Nederland overgenomen door T-Mobile |url=https://www.emerce.nl/nieuws/tele2-nederland-overgenomen-door-tmobile |website=EMERCE |access-date=5 June 2020 |archive-date=5 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200605222609/https://www.emerce.nl/nieuws/tele2-nederland-overgenomen-door-tmobile |url-status=live }}</ref>

===Poland===
{{Main|T-Mobile Polska}}
T-Mobile Polska serves over thirteen million customers,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.t-mobile.pl/en/home/company/ptc |title=About T-Mobile in Poland |publisher=t-mobile.pl |access-date=2012-03-24 |archive-date=2013-01-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130124155557/http://www.t-mobile.pl/en/home/company/ptc |url-status=dead }}</ref> and owns licenses for 900, 1800MHz bands which are used for GSM, 800, 900, 1800, 2100 2600MHz for LTE and 2100 (DSS), 3500MHz for 5G NR NSA.<ref>{{cite web |title= Ranges of frequencies allocated for mobile network operators |url= http://www.uke.gov.pl/files/?id_plik=15291 |publisher= uke.gov.pl |access-date= 2015-03-15 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20150321041248/http://uke.gov.pl/files/?id_plik=15291 |archive-date= 2015-03-21 |url-status= dead }}</ref> Formerly ''Era'', rebranding took place<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rp.pl/artykul/595092.html |title=Era zmieni markę i kolor, zaoferuje telewizję |language=pl |first1=Urszula |last1=Zielińska |first2=Łukasz |last2=Dec |date=2011-01-17 |publisher=Presspublica |access-date=2012-03-24 |archive-date=2012-10-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121004034122/http://www.rp.pl/artykul/595092.html |url-status=live }}</ref> on 5 June 2011. T-Mobile Poland with [[Orange Polska]] have consolidated their infrastructure.

===Romania===
{{Main|Telekom Romania Mobile}}

'''Telekom Romania Mobile Communications S.A.''' is a mobile network company in [[Romania]], wholly owned by [[OTE]], which in turn is controlled by [[Deutsche Telekom]], operating under Telekom brand. Telekom Romania Mobile had 3.5 million subscribers with 15% market share as of July 2021.

===Slovakia===
{{Main|Slovak Telekom}}
The T-Mobile brand entered the [[Slovakia|Slovak]] market in May 2005, after rebranding the EuroTel network from Eurotel Bratislava to ''[[T-Mobile Slovensko]]'' nowadays ''[[Slovak Telekom|Telekom]]''. The company Eurotel Bratislava was partially owned by Slovak Telekom, an incumbent fixed-line operator, which later acquired a one hundred percent stake in Eurotel Bratislava. T-Mobile International and DT never owned T-Mobile Slovensko directly; DT is partially owner of Slovak Telekom and thus T-Mobile International has procurement managing function within T-Mobile Slovensko. On 1 July 2010, Slovak Telekom and T-Mobile Slovensko merged into one company on the Slovak market under the name ''[[Slovak Telekom|Telekom]]''; T-Mobile brand no more remains active in the mobile-business area, as well as the T-Com in the fixed-business area.

The Telekom network provides services on three networks GSM (900/1800&nbsp;MHz), UMTS (2100&nbsp;MHz), Flash OFDM (450&nbsp;MHz). Mobile data services are provided on 4G, 3G, GSM network with EDGE extension and on UMTS with DC-HSPA+ 42&nbsp;Mbit/s<ref>"[http://mobilmania.azet.sk/bleskovky/t-mobile-zrychli-hspa-na-42-mbits-v-piatich-mestach/sc-4-a-1126565/default.aspx T-Mobile launches new DC-HSPA+ network in 5 cities] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120510175613/http://mobilmania.azet.sk/bleskovky/t-mobile-zrychli-hspa-na-42-mbits-v-piatich-mestach/sc-4-a-1126565/default.aspx |date=2012-05-10 }}" (in Slovak) – 2011-10-13</ref> and HSUPA 5,8&nbsp;Mbit/s. Flash OFDM is one of two commercially successfully launched solely data networks in the world. It supports upload speed up to 5.8&nbsp;Mbit/s.

===United Kingdom===
{{Main|T-Mobile UK}}
[[File:Hatfield T-Mobile.jpg|thumb|right|T-Mobile at Hatfield Business Park]]
[[File:Orange and T.Mobile shops in Leeds.JPG|thumb|right|T-Mobile and [[Orange (UK)|Orange]] shops in [[Leeds]]]]
''T-Mobile UK'' started life as ''Mercury One2One'', the world's first GSM 1800 mobile network.<ref>{{cite web|author=Powered by DMflex WebGen --- www.dmflex.com |url=http://www.gsmworld.com/about-us/history.htm |title=History ~ GSM World |publisher=Gsmworld.com |date=2011-09-21 |access-date=2012-03-24 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110519093843/http://gsmworld.com/about-us/history.htm |archive-date=2011-05-19 }}</ref> It was originally operated by the now-defunct [[Mercury Communications]].<ref>[https://archive.today/20120709020051/http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m3457/is_n36_v11/ai_14396845 "Mercury One-2-One Challenges the U.K. Cellular Competition"]. ''Mobile Phone News'' (via FindArticles). 13 September 1993.</ref> Later known simply as ''one2one'', it was purchased by DT in 1999<ref>{{cite news | url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/413371.stm | work=BBC News | title=One 2 One Sale Agreed | date=1999-08-06 | access-date=2010-03-27 | archive-date=2024-01-11 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240111041421/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/413371.stm | url-status=live }}</ref> and rebranded as T-Mobile in 2002.<ref>[http://www.brandrepublic.com/news/14439/one-2-one-rebrand-tmobile/ "One 2 One To Rebrand as T-Mobile"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090831133133/http://www.brandrepublic.com/news/14439/one-2-one-rebrand-tmobile/ |date=2009-08-31 }}. brandrepublic.com.</ref>

T-Mobile offered both [[prepaid mobile phone|pay-as-you-go]] and pay-monthly contract phones. T-Mobile launched their 3G [[Universal Mobile Telecommunications System|UMTS]] services in the Autumn of 2003. T-Mobile UK's network was also used as the backbone network behind the [[Virgin Mobile]] virtual network.

In late 2007, it was confirmed that the [[merger]] of the high-speed [[3G]] and [[HSDPA]] networks operated by T-Mobile UK and [[Hutchison 3G|3 (UK)]] was to take place starting January 2008. This left T-Mobile and 3 with the largest HSDPA mobile phone network in the country.{{citation needed|date=September 2015}} In 2009, [[Orange S.A.|France Télécom]]'s Orange and DT, T-Mobile's parent, announced they were in advanced talks to merge their UK operations to create the UK's largest mobile operator.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.chooseisp.co.uk/broadband-guide/articles/tmobile-orange-merger-how-will-it-affect-you.html|title=The T-Mobile, Orange Merger: How will it Affect you? &#124; CHOOSE BROADBAND|date=July 22, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110722195449/http://www.chooseisp.co.uk/broadband-guide/articles/tmobile-orange-merger-how-will-it-affect-you.html |archive-date=2011-07-22 }}</ref> In March 2010, the European Commission approved this merger on the condition that the combined company sell 25% of the spectrum it owns on the 1800&nbsp;MHz radio band and amend a network sharing agreement with smaller rival [[Hutchison 3G|3]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8243226.stm|title=Orange and T-Mobile Cleared for Mobile Merger by EU|date=March 1, 2010|publisher=BBC News|access-date=March 1, 2010|archive-date=November 9, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201109040105/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/8243226.stm|url-status=live}}</ref> The merger was completed the following month, the new company's name later being announced as [[EE (telecommunications)|EE]]. Orange and T-Mobile continued as separate brands in the market until 2015,<ref>{{cite press release|title=Deutsche Telekom and France Telecom Announce Completion of UK Merger|date=2010-04-01|publisher=Newsroom.orange.co.uk|url=http://newsroom.orange.co.uk/2010/04/01/deutsche-telekom-and-france-telecom-announce-completion-of-uk-merger/|access-date=2012-03-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120404081614/http://newsroom.orange.co.uk/2010/04/01/deutsche-telekom-and-france-telecom-announce-completion-of-uk-merger/|archive-date=2012-04-04|url-status=dead}}</ref> both run by the new parent company.<ref>{{cite press release|title=Orange and T-Mobile Unveil Joint Venture Name, Team, Vision and Plans|date=2011-05-10|publisher=Newsroom.orange.co.uk|url=http://newsroom.orange.co.uk/2010/05/11/orange-and-t-mobile-unveil-joint-venture-name-team-vision-and-plans/|access-date=2012-03-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120318113336/http://newsroom.orange.co.uk/2010/05/11/orange-and-t-mobile-unveil-joint-venture-name-team-vision-and-plans/|archive-date=2012-03-18|url-status=dead}}</ref>

T-Mobile UK and Orange UK announced on 15 February 2015 the sale of [[EE (telecommunications)|EE]] to [[BT Group]] for £12.5B and to take shares of 12% within the BT Group as part of the deal.

===United States===

[[File:Tmobilestore.jpg|thumb|right|A T-Mobile store in [[San Jose, California]]]]

{{Main|T-Mobile US}}

T-Mobile US provides wireless voice, messaging, and data services in the United States mainland including [[Alaska]], [[Hawaii]], [[Puerto Rico]] and the [[United States Virgin Islands|U.S. Virgin Islands]] under the '''T-Mobile''' and '''[[Metro by T-Mobile]]''' brands. The company operates the second largest wireless network in the U.S.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.eweek.com/networking/t-mobile-rises-to-3rd-place-beats-sprint-in-carrier-ranking.html|title=T-Mobile Rises to 3rd Place, Beats Sprint in Carrier Ranking|work=eweek.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tmonews.com/2015/05/sprint-announces-q1-2015-earnings-its-still-ahead-of-t-mobile-but-only-just/ |title=Sprint announces Q1 2015 earnings – It's still ahead of T-Mobile, but only just |publisher=TmoNews |date=May 5, 2015 |access-date=May 5, 2015 |archive-date=May 6, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150506202654/http://www.tmonews.com/2015/05/sprint-announces-q1-2015-earnings-its-still-ahead-of-t-mobile-but-only-just/ |url-status=live }}</ref> market with over 95 million customers<ref>{{cite web|title=T-Mobile Delivers Unparalleled Financial Results – Tops Revenue and Adjusted EBITDA Estimates|url=http://investor.t-mobile.com/file/Index?KeyFile=34010432|access-date=2016-05-09|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180925071627/http://investor.t-mobile.com/file/Index?KeyFile=34010432|archive-date=2018-09-25|url-status=dead}}</ref> and annual revenues of $32 billion.<ref name="investor.t-mobile.com">{{cite web |url=http://investor.t-mobile.com/Cache/27799478.pdf?IID=4091145&FID=27799478&O=3&OSID=9 |title=Archived copy |website=investor.t-mobile.com |access-date=15 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150219163704/http://investor.t-mobile.com/Cache/27799478.pdf?IID=4091145&FID=27799478&O=3&OSID=9 |archive-date=19 February 2015 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Its nationwide network reaches 98 percent of Americans,<ref name="98-percent">{{cite web|title=4G LTE Network w/ Fast Data <nowiki>|</nowiki> Test Drive Our 4G LTE Network <nowiki>|</nowiki> T-Mobile|url=http://explore.t-mobile.com/4g-lte-network?icid=WMD_TM_NTWRKEXTND_XVPJQOOWNEB2994|publisher=T-Mobile|access-date=22 October 2015|archive-date=24 May 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160524221324/https://explore.t-mobile.com/4g-lte-network?icid=WMD_TM_NTWRKEXTND_XVPJQOOWNEB2994|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.t-mobile.com/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150511104659/http://prepaid-phones.t-mobile.com/prepaid-additional-services|url-status=dead|title=T-Mobile® Official Site: Get Even More Without Paying More &#124; T-Mobile & Sprint Merged to Give You More|archive-date=May 11, 2015|website=www.t-mobile.com}}</ref> through its EDGE 2G/HSPA 3G/HSPA+ 4G/4G LTE networks, as well as through roaming agreements ''(see section: [[T-Mobile US#Radio frequency spectrum chart|Radio frequency spectrum chart]])''. {{As of|2018
}}, [[J. D. Power and Associates]], a global marketing-information-services firm, ranked the company highest among major wireless carriers for retail-store satisfaction four years consecutively and highest for wireless customer care two years consecutively.<ref name=":0">{{cite web|title=J.D. Power Awards T-Mobile For Best Customer Service|work=DSL Reports |url=http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/JD-Power-Awards-TMobile-For-Best-Customer-Service-112564|access-date=19 May 2013|archive-date=21 September 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130921061049/http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/JD-Power-Awards-TMobile-For-Best-Customer-Service-112564|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{cite web|title=T-Mobile USA receives J.D. Power award|url=http://www.wirelessindustrynews.org/news-feb-2011/2376-020511-win-news.html|publisher=Wireless Industry News|access-date=19 May 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130818035030/http://www.wirelessindustrynews.org/news-feb-2011/2376-020511-win-news.html|archive-date=2013-08-18|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=T-Mobile Ranks Highest in J.D. Power Customer Care Survey|url=http://www.brighthand.com/default.asp?newsID=16841&news=Wireless+Carrier+Customer+Support+J.D.+Power+T-Mobile+ATT+Verizon+Sprint|publisher=BrightHand.com|access-date=19 May 2013|archive-date=21 September 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130921061241/http://www.brighthand.com/default.asp?newsID=16841&news=Wireless+Carrier+Customer+Support+J.D.+Power+T-Mobile+ATT+Verizon+Sprint|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=T-Mobile wins J.D. Power award for customer satisfaction, again|date=12 August 2010|url=http://www.phonedog.com/2010/08/12/t-mobile-wins-j-d-power-award-for-customer-satisfaction-again/|publisher=PhoneDog|access-date=19 May 2013|archive-date=21 September 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130921061042/http://www.phonedog.com/2010/08/12/t-mobile-wins-j-d-power-award-for-customer-satisfaction-again/|url-status=live}}</ref>

The company owns licences to operate a 1900&nbsp;MHz [[GSM]] [[Personal Communications Service|PCS]] digital [[cellular network]] and [[Advanced Wireless Services|AWS]] UMTS digital cellular networks using 600&nbsp;MHz, 700&nbsp;MHz, 850&nbsp;MHz, 1700&nbsp;MHz and 2100&nbsp;MHz covering areas of the continental U.S., Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.<ref name="freqs">{{cite web|title=T-Mobile network bands & technologies|url=https://support.t-mobile.com/docs/DOC-4988#frequencies|publisher=T-Mobile|access-date=4 Oct 2018|archive-date=5 October 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181005031222/https://support.t-mobile.com/docs/DOC-4988#frequencies|url-status=live}}</ref> It provides coverage in areas where it does not own [[radio frequency]] spectrum licenses via roaming agreements with other operators of compatible networks. In addition to its cellular mobile network, T-Mobile US operates a nationwide [[Wi-Fi]] Internet-access network under the T-Mobile HotSpots brand. The T-Mobile HotSpot service offers access to a nationwide network of approximately 8,350 access points, installed in venues such as [[Starbucks]] coffeehouses, [[FedEx Office]] Office and Print Centers, [[Hyatt]] hotels and resorts, [[Red Roof Inns]], [[Sofitel]] hotels, [[Novotel]] hotels, the airline clubs of [[American Airlines]], [[Delta Air Lines]], [[United Airlines]] and [[US Airways]], and airports.<ref>[https://selfcare.hotspot.t-mobile.com/locations/viewLocationMap.do "T-Mobile HotSpot Location"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130312063201/https://selfcare.hotspot.t-mobile.com/locations/viewLocationMap.do |date=2013-03-12 }}. t-mobile.com.</ref>

T-Mobile US, Inc. traces its roots to the 1994 establishment of [[VoiceStream|VoiceStream Wireless PCS]] as a subsidiary of [[Western Wireless Corporation]]. Spun off from parent Western Wireless on 3 May 1999, VoiceStream Wireless Corporation was purchased by Deutsche Telekom on 31 May 2001, for $35 billion and renamed T-Mobile USA, Inc. in July 2002.<ref name=vsw-tmo>{{cite news|url=http://www.seattlepi.com/default/article/VoiceStream-will-now-be-called-T-Mobile-1091686.php |title=VoiceStream Will Now Be Called T-Mobile |date=2002-07-18 |newspaper=Seattle Post-Intelligencer |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121017202954/http://www.seattlepi.com/default/article/VoiceStream-will-now-be-called-T-Mobile-1091686.php |archive-date=2012-10-17 |access-date=2011-04-27 |quote=T-Mobile, formerly VoiceStream, made its debut yesterday with television, radio and newspaper advertisements in California and Nevada. Over the next few months, the VoiceStream brand will be completely phased out in other cities in favor of T-Mobile. |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=wsj_att_purchase>{{cite web|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052748704433904576212810008230654 |title=AT&T To Buy Rival in $39 Billion Deal |first1=Shayndi |last1=Race |first2=Anupreeta |last2=Das |date=2011-03-21 |work=The Wall Street Journal |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110509023744/http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704433904576212810008230654.html |archive-date=2011-05-09 |access-date=2011-04-28 |quote=AT&T Inc. said it was buying T-Mobile USA from Deutsche Telekom AG for $39 billion in cash and stock, a move that would create the nation's largest wireless carrier... |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=vs_spinoff>{{cite news|url=https://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/19990504/2958742/profit-taking-pulls-dow-under-11000 |title=Profit-Taking Pulls Dow Under 11,000 |last=Heberlein |first=Greg |date=1999-05-04 |newspaper=The Seattle Times |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111107063634/http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=19990504&slug=2958742 |archive-date=2011-11-07 |access-date=2011-04-28 |quote=The Western Wireless-VoiceStream Cellular split, effective yesterday... |url-status=live }}</ref> This legacy is reflected in some mismatch between US and German T-Mobile service, notably the frequency mismatch making phones inoperative in the other country, and picture messaging issues (non-delivery of pictures in text messages) between those networks.{{citation needed|date=January 2021}}

After a failed attempt by [[AT&T]] in 2011 to purchase the company in a $39 billion stock and cash offer (which was withdrawn after being faced with significant regulatory and legal hurdles, along with heavy resistance from the U.S. government and the Sprint Corporation),<ref>{{cite web |last=Lee |first=Timothy B. |url=https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2011/12/att-admits-defeat-on-t-mobile-takeover-will-pay-4-billion-breakup-fee/ |title=AT&T admits defeat on T-Mobile takeover, will pay $4 billion breakup fee |website=Ars Technica |date=2011-12-19 |access-date=2013-07-09 |archive-date=2020-10-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201008213842/https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2011/12/att-admits-defeat-on-t-mobile-takeover-will-pay-4-billion-breakup-fee/ |url-status=live }}</ref> T-Mobile USA announced its intent to merge with [[MetroPCS|MetroPCS Communications, Inc.]], the sixth largest carrier in the U.S., to improve its competitiveness with other national carriers; the deal was approved by the Department of Justice and [[Federal Communications Commission]] in March 2013.<ref>{{cite news|title=T-Mobile USA, MetroPCS to combine|url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/breaking/chi-metropcs-board-oks-merger-with-tmobile-usa-20121003,0,1683996.story|newspaper=Chicago Tribune|access-date=3 October 2012|archive-date=8 October 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121008122222/http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/breaking/chi-metropcs-board-oks-merger-with-tmobile-usa-20121003,0,1683996.story|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Lloyd">{{cite web|last=Lloyd|first=Craig|title=T-Mobile, MetroPCS merger gets approval from Department of Justice|date=6 March 2013|url=http://www.slashgear.com/t-mobile-metropcs-merger-gets-approval-from-department-of-justice-06272828/|publisher=Slashgear|access-date=13 March 2013|archive-date=11 March 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130311125654/http://www.slashgear.com/t-mobile-metropcs-merger-gets-approval-from-department-of-justice-06272828/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Volpe">{{cite web|last=Volpe|first=Joseph|title=FCC approves T-Mobile – MetroPCS deal, deems the merger will 'serve the public interest'|date=12 March 2013 |url=https://www.engadget.com/2013/03/12/fcc-approves-t-mobile-metropcs-merger/|publisher=Engadget|access-date=13 March 2013|archive-date=15 March 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130315062525/http://www.engadget.com/2013/03/12/fcc-approves-t-mobile-metropcs-merger/|url-status=live}}</ref> The merger agreement gave [[Deutsche Telekom]] the option to sell its 72% stake in the merged company, valued at around $14.2 billion, to a third-party before the end of the 18-month [[lock-up period]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Rahn|first=Cornelius|title=Deutsche Telekom Can Sell T-Mobile Before Share Lock-Up Ends|newspaper=Bloomberg.com|date=16 May 2013|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-05-16/deutsche-telekom-can-sell-t-mobile-us-before-lock-up-period-ends.html|publisher=Bloomberg|access-date=19 May 2013|archive-date=5 December 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141205013908/http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-05-16/deutsche-telekom-can-sell-t-mobile-us-before-lock-up-period-ends.html|url-status=live}}</ref> On 1 May 2013, the combined company, now known as T-Mobile US, began trading on the [[New York Stock Exchange]] as a public company.<ref>{{cite news |last=Rodriguez |first=Salvador |url=http://www.latimes.com/business/technology/la-fi-tn-tmobile-metropcs-acquisition-complete-20130501,0,5210257.story |title=Combined T-Mobile-MetroPCS debuts on N.Y. Stock Exchange as 'TMUS' |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |date=2013-05-01 |access-date=2013-07-09 |archive-date=2013-06-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130617090742/http://www.latimes.com/business/technology/la-fi-tn-tmobile-metropcs-acquisition-complete-20130501,0,5210257.story |url-status=live }}</ref>

==== Merger with Sprint ====
{{Main|Merger of Sprint Corporation and T-Mobile USA}}

On 29 April 2018, T-Mobile and [[Sprint Corporation|Sprint]] announced a $26 billion merger deal, with the resulting company to operate under the name T-Mobile.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/business-43943848|title=T-Mobile to buy Sprint in $26bn merger|date=2018-04-29|publisher=BBC News|access-date=2018-04-30|archive-date=2018-04-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180429181652/http://www.bbc.com/news/business-43943848|url-status=live}}</ref> Federal Communications Commission Chairman [[Ajit Pai]] announced that he would back the merger. On 11 February 2020, the deal was approved by a federal judge.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/fcc-chairman-recommends-approval-of-t-mobile-sprint-merger-11558357756|title=T-Mobile, Sprint Get Merger Backing From FCC Chairman|last1=Kendall|first1=Brent|date=2019-05-21|work=Wall Street Journal|access-date=2019-05-21|last2=FitzGerald|first2=Drew|issn=0099-9660|archive-date=2019-05-20|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190520234509/https://www.wsj.com/articles/fcc-chairman-recommends-approval-of-t-mobile-sprint-merger-11558357756|url-status=live}}</ref> The merger was completed on 1 April 2020 with Deutsche Telekom holding owning 43% of the company, [[SoftBank]] at 24% and the remaining 33% to the public shareholders.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tmonews.com/2020/02/t-mobile-sprint-updated-merger-agreement/|title=T-Mobile, Sprint confirm updated merger agreement|access-date=2020-02-21|archive-date=2020-02-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200221075540/https://www.tmonews.com/2020/02/t-mobile-sprint-updated-merger-agreement/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=":10">{{cite web|url=https://www.t-mobile.com/news/t-mobile-sprint-business-combination-agreement|title=T-Mobile and Sprint Announce Amendment to Business Combination Agreement|website=www.t-mobile.com|access-date=2020-02-21|date=February 20, 2020|archive-date=2020-02-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200221035657/https://www.t-mobile.com/news/t-mobile-sprint-business-combination-agreement|url-status=live}}</ref>

As part of the merger, T-Mobile US acquired [[Assurance Wireless]], the service subsidized by the federal [[Lifeline program|Lifeline Assistance program]], a government benefit program supported by the federal [[Universal Service Fund]].

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==Marketing==
[[File:TMOBI.jpg|thumb|T-Mobile corporate headquarters, [[Bonn]]]]

The company prominently uses the color [[magenta]] in its marketing and is known to pursue legal action against other companies who attempt to use similar shades for their advertising.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Rafieyan |first=Darius |date=November 25, 2019 |title=T-Mobile Has A Trademark On Magenta, Demands An Insurance Company Stop Using It |work=NPR |url=https://www.npr.org/2019/11/25/782723429/t-mobiles-parent-tells-small-firm-to-keep-its-hands-off-magenta |access-date=December 2, 2023 |archive-date=December 2, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231202195934/https://www.npr.org/2019/11/25/782723429/t-mobiles-parent-tells-small-firm-to-keep-its-hands-off-magenta |url-status=live }}</ref>

The five-note T-Mobile audio logo was composed by Lance Massey<ref>Maxim Magazine, 100th issue, April 2006, p160</ref> in 1999, and was originally part of the song ("Hello Hola" by Clan Chi) used to promote DT's [[Tour de France]] bicycle team.

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===Sponsorships===
T-Mobile, specifically the [[T-Mobile US]] subsidiary in the United States, holds the naming rights to [[T-Mobile Arena]] on the [[Las Vegas Strip]] near [[Las Vegas]], to [[T-Mobile Center]] in Kansas City and to [[T-Mobile Park]] in Seattle.<ref name="b931">{{cite web |last=Cotterill |first=TJ |date=19 December 2018 |title=No more Safeco Field. Mariners agree to rename ballpark after T-Mobile |url=https://www.thenewstribune.com/sports/mlb/seattle-mariners/article223311265.html |access-date= |website=[[Tacoma News Tribune]]}}</ref>

[[Deutsche Telekom]], has served as the [[kit (football)|kit]] sponsor for [[Bundesliga|German Bundesliga]] club [[Bayern Munich]] since 2002. T-Mobile was also the official sponsor of English [[Football League Championship]] side [[West Bromwich Albion F.C.|West Bromwich Albion]] from 2004 to 2008 and previously sponsored [[Rotherham United F.C.|Rotherham United]] from 2002 to 2003 as well as [[Scottish Premier League]] clubs [[Rangers F.C.|Rangers]] and [[Celtic F.C.|Celtic]].

T-Mobile co-sponsored [[Everton F.C.|Everton]] with the One2One brand and they also sponsored the 2002 [[FA Youth Cup]] Final. T-Mobile was also a kit sponsor for English club [[Birmingham City F.C.|Birmingham City]]. The phone company is also involved in sponsoring leagues such as the [[Austrian Football Bundesliga]], which is named the '''T-Mobile Bundesliga'''. It was also the official global mobile phone carrier for the [[2006 FIFA World Cup]] football tournament in Germany and sponsored its own cycling team, the T-Mobile Team (later [[Team HTC-High Road]]).

T-Mobile also has banner ads at some matches of Mexico's top association football league, [[Liga MX]], despite not having a presence in that country.<ref>http://www.poderpda.com/component/option,com_fireboard/Itemid,75/id,14739/catid,5/func,fb_pdf {{dead link|date=March 2012}}</ref>

Since 2016, the wireless company has sponsored the Major League Baseball [[Home Run Derby (Major League Baseball)|Home Run Derby]].<ref>Alex Wagner, TmoNews. "[http://www.tmonews.com/2016/07/t-mobile-sponsoring-2016-home-run-derby-offering-vr-experience-celebrate/ T-Mobile sponsoring 2016 Home Run Derby, offering VR experience and more to celebrate] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170823022936/http://www.tmonews.com/2016/07/t-mobile-sponsoring-2016-home-run-derby-offering-vr-experience-celebrate/ |date=2017-08-23 }}." July 7, 2016. Retrieved August 22, 2017.</ref>

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* [[Microsoft data loss 2009|2009 Sidekick data loss]]

* [[Electronic Beats]]
* [[Open Handset Alliance]]
* [[T-Mobile Ekstraklasa]]
* [[Team HTC–Columbia|T-Mobile Team]]
* [[T-Online]]

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