DT Upgraded 5G Coverage and Capacity in Germany

Deutsche Telekom added 81 mobile sites and upgraded capacity at 548 existing locations in Germany. The work included 14 new sites in the southwestern state of Baden-Württemberg, 13 in North Rhine-Westphalia, and 12 in Bavaria.

DT stated that its domestic 5G network now reaches around 99% of households nationwide, while 4G household coverage is almost 100%. The operator also moved to improve 5G performance by ending dynamic spectrum sharing with LTE in the 2.1 GHz band. Telekom Deutschland CTO Alexander Jenbar said that 5G has become the standard for their customers and the change would boost capacity and stability.

The network expansion is also set to benefit customers of its MagentaZuhause Hybrid services, which combine mobile and fixed network capacity. DT stated that the service can now deliver download data rates of up to 500 Mb/s and upload rates of 50 Mb/s without fibre access. DT highlighted the upgrades would deliver higher data rates and more capacity, particularly in areas where fixed broadband speeds remain limited.

The boost forms part of a wider ultra-capacity network plan, which aims to deliver download capacity of 1Gb/s per cell to 90% of mobile sites. DT also plans to expand fiber links to 85% of sites, and use low-band and mid-band spectrum to improve latency, coverage, capacity and network responsiveness.