Mr Ulf Ewaldsson moves to T-mobile from Ericsson is over crossing the hype of 5G itself.

Industry is presenting the move of Mr Ulf Ewaldsson as T-moble got ultimate of 5G. Almost all the popular analyst and industry news posters are filled with this, seems to be an ultimate transition from one node to other in the whole 5G ecosystem.

In his new position, Ewaldsson will report to T-Mobile US Chief Technology Officer Neville Ray.

In an emphatic statement, Ray said Ewaldsson will be central to T-Mo's 5G deployment plans. "Bringing him on board is a total win for T-Mobile and we couldn't wait to share it! He is going to be the perfect addition to our consumer-fir Un-carrier team to drive our 5G evolution strategy!"

As it relates to 5G, T-Mobile has differentiated itself by promising a nationwide network in the 2020 timeframe as opposed to more limited geographic reach. A big part of T-Mobile's plan for wide-area coverage hinges on its 600 MHz spectrum portfolio. 

To be noted that T-mobile along with ericsson and intel has drwan its 5G plan and tested 5G on low band spectrum. Its relying on existing infrastructure, including ones from it merger partner Sprint, for 5G.