The mobile network coverage in all villages, cities and uninhabited areas of Germany can be seen for the first time on an online map from the Federal Network Agency. The website, which was activated on Thursday, shows the availability of all three network operators, i.e. Deutsche Telekom, Vodafone and Telefónica. There has never been a map like this before; accessibility can be seen right down to the streets and addresses – according to the different cellular standards 2G, 3G and 4G. 5G will also be added in the future. The networks of the fifth generation of mobile communications are only just being set up.

The data for the comprehensive map come from the three network operators, the regulatory authority checks them on a random basis Accuracy. “We are monitoring the development of mobile phone coverage and will make the data available to the public on a regular basis in the future,” said Jochen Homann, President of the Federal Network Agency. The overview should be updated quarterly, the next time in January 2021.

The map on www.breitband-monitor According to .de 96, 5 percent of the area in Germany is supplied with 4G (LTE) by at least one network operator. If you add the slower 3G, you get 97, 3 percent of the country’s area. Including 2G (Edge), the dead spots in which not a single network operator is active would shrink to just 0.3 percent of the country’s area. For consumers, however, these are theoretical values ​​because their mobile phone only connects to one of the three networks – the areas without a connection for their smartphone are larger. On the map, he can see exactly where his mobile phone contract threatens him with a radio hole or snail-pace internet.

(vbr)