Once I first began writing for PhoneArena again in 2009, T-Cell was the nation’s fourth-largest wi-fi service after Verizon, AT&T, and Dash. Fifteen years later, T-Cell has develop into the nation’s fastest-growing and most modern of the three main wi-fi U.S. corporations. And now, it’s second in buyer accounts after Verizon. What modified? T-Cell employed a brand new CEO named John Legere in September 2012 and he was a breath of recent air.
Legere was not your typical government. He wore his hair rock star lengthy and eschewed costly fits and ties for
T-Cell t-shirts, and jackets, and he most well-liked carrying sneakers. He additionally was professional client and he gave the impression to be a smartphone fan in contrast to lots of the CEOs within the trade. In June 2019, he was named the highest CEO within the U.S. wi-fi trade by Glassdoor for the fifth consecutive 12 months. He additionally completed a powerful fourth amongst U.S. CEOs in all industries.
Whereas Legere had been identified to insiders within the wi-fi enterprise earlier than becoming a member of T-Cell, his first large second with the corporate he named the Un-carrier got here in January 2013 on the Client Electronics Present in Las Vegas. Working T-Cell for lower than 4 months on the time, Legere was on stage discussing how T-Cell‘s service in New York Metropolis was higher than the service that Verizon and AT&T had been delivering within the Massive Apple.
No government within the trade got here out so strongly towards his opponents than Legere. In spite of everything, the chief was identified to name AT&T and Verizon “Dumb and Dumber.” On the time of his CES look in 2013, his remark about AT&T’s community was thought of to be surprising. However from this second on, the media wouldn’t ignore John Legere or T-Cell.
