T-Mobile says T-Satellite traffic is under 1% of network use

T-Mobile President and CEO Srini Gopalan said on Monday that traffic on T-Satellite accounts for less than 1% of T-Mobile’s overall network usage.

TL;DR

• T-Mobile said T-Satellite traffic is less than 1% of total network usage.
• CEO Srini Gopalan disclosed the figure at an investor conference on Monday.
• The comment adds a specific usage datapoint for T-Mobile’s satellite-to-phone service.

T-Mobile President and CEO Srini Gopalan said at an investor conference on Monday that T-Satellite traffic remains a small share of the operator’s total network load. He said the service accounts for less than 1% of overall network usage.

The disclosure provides a concrete measure of how much traffic T-Mobile’s satellite service is carrying relative to its terrestrial mobile network. The figure came from Gopalan’s remarks during the investor event referenced by Fierce Network.

T-Mobile did not, in the information provided here, disclose the absolute volume of T-Satellite traffic, the number of users generating that traffic, or a breakdown by service type. The reported figure only states that T-Satellite traffic is below 1% of total network usage.

Related questions

• What share of T-Mobile’s total network usage does T-Satellite represent?
• Who disclosed T-Satellite’s traffic share at the investor conference?
• What usage details did T-Mobile not provide alongside the under-1% figure?