In 2023, Germany’s largest operators will have to expand their 5G networks and some operators already offer coverage to more than 90% of the country’s population.
German telecoms operator Deutsche Telekom said its 5G network lately covers 96% of Germany’s population. Deutsche Telekom’s 5G network has 80,000 5G antennas, adding more than 10,000 antennas transmitting in the 3. 6 GHz band in more than 800 cities and municipalities across the country.
The operator’s 5G technology is currently offering download speeds of up to 1 Gbps and that the telco expects to reach 99% of the population in Germany with 5G by 2025.
In August, Deutsche Telekom said it had already connected 83% of all domestic 5G cellular communications sites to fiber.
The telecom operator said that more than 10,000 5G cell sites now have fiber optic connections with a speed of 10 Gbits, accounting for about 40% of all 5G cellular radio systems. By 2026, Deutsche Telekom will equip more than 28,000 cell sites with 10 Gbit. broadband connections.
The company also highlighted that 5G antennas on the 3. 6 GHz frequency are especially resilient because they are almost exclusively connected to the transport network with a 10 Gbit fiber optic connection.
Deutsche Telekom added that the 3. 6 GHz frequency band complements 5G frequencies in the 700 MHz and 2. 1 GHz range, which are already used in the country on Deutsche Telekom’s network. 3. 6GHz frequencies ensure maximum download speeds and stylish cell phone coverage. especially in densely populated areas, the operator said.
Deutsche Telekom has shown that it plans to roll out its 5G Standalone (5G SA) service to residential consumers in Germany next year.
Meanwhile, Vodafone Germany’s 5G network has reached 91% of the country’s population by the end of 2023.
The operator’s 5G Standalone (SA) network ultimately serves about 45% of Germany’s population, the telecom operator added. Vodafone had said in the past that the 5G SA generation would reach national policy until 2025.
Vodafone Germany had launched its 5G Standalone network last year in partnership with Ericsson, Nokia, Qualcomm and Oppo. For the 5G expansion, Vodafone is currently relying on frequencies in the 3.6 GHz, 1.8 GHz and 700 MHz bands in large urban areas, residential areas and suburbs and rural areas across Germany.
Vodafone first introduced its 5G network in Germany in 2019, the 3. 5 GHz frequencies acquired from Telefonica in 2018.
In addition, O2 Telefonica, controlled through Spanish telecommunications company Telefonica, said its 5G network is reaching 95% of Germany’s population lately.
O2 Telefónica has added 5G technology to around 3,000 locations since the beginning of 2023.
In October, O2 Telefonica announced the launch of its 5G Standalone (SA) network in the country under the 5G Plus brand. Until this launch, the German telecom operator presented 5G through the 5G Non-Standalone (NSA) architecture, partly through its LTE/4G core network.
The operator’s 5G Plus frequencies in the 700 MHz, 1. 8 GHz and 3. 6 GHz bands.
The telecoms operator said it expects its 5G SA service to be fully successful in Germany by the end of 2025.
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The German operator said its 5G rollout plan calls for the installation of around 1,200 antenna masts by the end of 2023.