T-Mobile's 5G build-out is reportedly slowing down thanks to delay in merger approval

It appears that T-Mobile has put its 5G build-out on hold while it awaits the final disposition about its $26.2 billion merger with Sprint. A report from Light Reading (via TmoNews) cites research from Wells Fargo stating that the nation's third-largest wireless provider has slowed down the deployment of cell sites. While the carrier has not admitted to slowing down the build-out of its 5G network, the research report from the bank claims that based on chatter from tower companies, macro cell sites are being affected by the slow down but not small cell sites. The former sends out high power ...