For the past year, T-Mobile USA has been softening its stance on dropping its mobile-only status and investing heavily in fiber connectivity. Since gaining a 5G spectrum windfall, when it acquired Sprint in 2020, TMO has talked extensively about its strategy to support fixed broadband, and converged fixed/mobile services, through 5G alone, and it has deployed fixed wireless access (FWA) across a substantial part of its suburban footprint, targeting 7-8 million customers by 2025. That target looks achievable, but it is only around 6% of the number of US households, and gaining significant fixed-line or converged market share may force TMO to invest in a fiber acquisition or partnership rather than stick to its wireless-only approach. Rumors are swirling that…