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BELLEVUE, Wash. — T-Mobile announced in a media release Suffolk is one of many Virginia cities benefitting from recent upgrades to the company’s 5G network.

“T-Mobile is taking connectivity to the next level for hundreds of thousands of Virginians,” the release said. “Today, the company announced that over the last two years, it has made significant investments in 5G wireless service in Virginia, enhancing coverage across nearly 32,000 square miles to now cover nearly 97% of the state’s population.”

According to the release, the company has added over 900 new towers and upgraded over 1,500 existing towers across the state to expand its 5G coverage footprint, increase capacity to keep pace with suburban and rural growth and strengthen performance in its wireless networks since 2021. T-Mobile also plans for continued installations and upgrades to existing towers by the end of 2023 to boost capacity and data speeds further.

“We’re proud of how fast the T-Mobile 5G network has grown throughout the state of Virginia,” said Luis Reyes, T-Mobile’s Vice President of Network, Northeast Region. “The hard work of our engineers, along with the tremendous collaboration with state and local entities, has helped to bring faster speeds, more reliable services and to help give Virginians an amazing wireless experience almost anywhere our customers are located.”

Some of the cities and counties that have benefitted from expanded coverage and additional capacity include:

• Fairfax
• Fauquier
• Prince William
• Frederick
• Loudoun
• City of Chesapeake
• Arlington
• Montgomery
• Chesterfield
• Norfolk
• Henrico
• Newport News
• Hanover
• Bedford
• Albemarle
• Hampton
• Virginia Beach
• Stafford
• Augusta
• Spotsylvania
• Chesapeake
• Roanoke
• York
• City of Virginia Beach
• Pittsylvania
• Isle of Wight
• Richmond City
• Henry
• Goochland
• Prince George
• Louisa
• Suffolk
• Rockingham
• Lynchburg

In addition to network enhancements, T-Mobile also opened additional retail stores in Virginia between 2022 and 2023, especially in smaller communities and rural towns across the state. The company now has approximately 80 retail locations in Virginia, with more slated to open in 2023 and 2024.