The pink T-Mobile 5G ice-cream truck parked beside the beach.

T-Mobile: What if 5G Were Ice Cream (Mobile Pop-Up)

A pink ice cream cone held beside the illustrated T-Mobile 5G truck.
Beach visitors gathering around the magenta T-Mobile ice cream truck.
Colorful ice cream cone illustrations on the T-Mobile 5G serving counter.
The T-Mobile ice cream truck beside the beach with sold-out signs.
A queue of beach visitors beside the T-Mobile ice cream truck.
Guests enjoying ice cream beside the magenta T-Mobile truck.
Guests posing with ice cream in front of the T-Mobile 5G truck.

To celebrate the launch of T-Mobile’s nationwide 5G network, POPUP Agency brought the campaign to life with a custom-branded ice cream truck experience at Chicago’s North Avenue Beach.

Inspired by T-Mobile’s playful comparison of network coverage, guests were served scoops that visually represented each carrier’s reach—four scoops of “Berry Fast 5G” for T-Mobile, two scoops for AT&T’s “Basic Blue,” and one scoop of “Last-Place Licorice” for Verizon.

By transforming network performance into a fun, tangible experience, the activation turned a complex technology story into an engaging brand moment that delighted consumers, sparked conversation, and generated organic social sharing.

Chicago, IL