Germany's radio holes

Published on: January 24, 2019 / Update from: January 24, 2019 - Author: Konrad Wolfenstein

Verivox, perform “poorly” when it comes to voice connections in 240 locations across Germany .

“While 5G, the next mobile communications standard, is in the starting blocks, network coverage via 4G is inadequate in many places,” says Jens-Uwe Theumer, Vice President Telecommunications at Verivox. “It’s not just in small villages or sparsely populated regions that telephone calls are often interrupted or data connections are not even established: the poorly served towns also include cities with five-digit populations.”

The most dead spots are in Baden-Württemberg (63) and Bavaria (52). In contrast, there are only two places in Saxony and four places in Thuringia. In terms of all cities in a federal state, Baden-Württemberg also performs worst with a share of 5.7 percent. Schleswig-Holstein does best with 0.5 percent.

According to Verivox , all three network operators in 240 towns throughout Germany do “poorly” with regard to voice connections.

“While with 5G the next mobile radio standard is in the starting blocks, the network supply over 4G is insufficient in many places,” says Jens-Uwe Theumer, Vice President Telecommunications at Verivox. “Not only in small villages or sparsely populated regions are telephone calls frequently interrupted or data connections not established at all: The cities with five-figure population figures are also among the poorly served villages”.

Most of the radio holes are in Baden-Württemberg (63) and Bavaria (52). In contrast, there are only two places in Saxony and four in Thuringia. In terms of all cities in a federal state, Baden-Württemberg also comes off worst with a share of 5.7 percent. Schleswig-Holstein is best with 0.5 percent.

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