5G networks covered 90% of Germany’s territory as of October, up from 5G coverage of 79% in October 2023, according to data from the country’s Federal Network Agency (Bundesnetzagentur).
Local carriers Deutsche Telekom, Telefónica Deutschland and Vodafone each covered an area of between 59% and 77% with 5G.
“The 5G expansion in Germany has so far taken place gradually. At the beginning, the existing 4G infrastructure was primarily used to expand 5G Dynamic Spectrum Sharing (5G DSS). In later phases, the expansion will increasingly focus on 5G Standalone (5G SA). For the 5G Standalone version, only 5G infrastructure is used, both in the radio access network and in the core network. Consumers therefore benefit from better network coverage and a generally higher data rate,” Bundesnetzagentur said.
