Mobile communications trade fair week: German mobile network continues to show regional gaps

The first nationwide mobile network measurement week revealed that there are still regional gaps in the German mobile network – even though overall coverage is high. Around 98 percent of the measurement points were in the two most modern network technologies, 4G and 5G. Dead spots were observed at less than one percent of the measurement points, according to the Federal Network Agency . However, even larger coverage gaps were found in some areas.

The Mobile Communications Measurement Week in May was intended to compare network operators' data with the user perspective, said René Henn of the Federal Network Agency at a conference of the Mobile Communications Infrastructure Company (MIG) in Naumburg. According to the Federal Network Agency, more than 150,000 people participated.

Using the "dead spot" app on users' mobile phones, data was anonymized, stored, and forwarded to the Federal Network Agency. This data will now be used to review the coverage reported by network operators. If necessary, they will be confronted with structural or noticeable local discrepancies.

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