Deutsche Telekom (DT) added 81 mobile sites to its footprint and upgraded capacity at 548 existing locations in Germany, as it continues to expand its 5G network, improve performance and bridge coverage gaps.

The work included 14 new sites in the southwestern state of Baden-Wurttemberg, 13 in North Rhine-Westphalia and 12 in Bavaria.

DT stated its 5G network now reaches around 99% of households nationwide, while 4G household coverage is almost 100%.

The operator also moved to strengthen 5G performance by ending dynamic spectrum sharing with LTE in the 2.1GHz band.

Telekom Deutschland CTO Alexander Jenbar explained the decision is because “5G has become the standard for our customers” and the changed 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 the service can now deliver download data rates of up to 500Mb/s and upload of 50Mb/s without fibre access.

Ultra capacity
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 fibre links to 85% of sites, and use low-band and mid-band spectrum to improve latency, coverage, capacity and network responsiveness.

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