Deutsche Telekom’s network upgrades in Germany have brought up 145 fresh sites and updates to 417 locations during October. The operator stated that it delivers benefits beyond just wireless connectivity.
The bulk of work last month focused on the North Rhine-Westphalia, Bavaria, and Lower Saxony regions. The operator explained that its 5G network is approaching the reach of its 4G infrastructure, with 99 per cent of German households covered by the next-generation technology compared with 100 per cent coverage for LTE.
DT noted that the expansion and upgrade project is of particular benefit to customers on a hybrid tariff combining fixed and mobile access. The setup switches to mobile infrastructure when it offers faster data rates than DT’s fixed network, delivering 500Mb/s download and 50Mb/s up without requiring fibre access.
The operator ultimately plans for all mobile sites to employ low-band frequencies to deliver a broad range of coverage. Mid-band will be deployed in 90% of sites to ensure adequate data rates and low latency. It explained 85% of its mobile sites are also being connected to a fiber backbone, delivering data rates of 10Gb/s.
Croatia’s fixed broadband market in 2025 was marked by intense competition among operators, visible technological progress, and a gradual shift toward very high-capacity networks, primarily FTTH infrastructure. This is clearly confirmed by the “Barometer of Fixed Internet Connections in Croatia,” published by nPerf in January 2026, covering measurement results from 1 January to 31 December 2025.
Eutelsat ordered another set of OneWeb low Earth orbit (LEO) satellites from Airbus Defence and Space.
In a collaboration for the Madrid Council, Orange and Ericsson are equipping the city’s public and emergency services with advanced connectivity.
