Deutsche Telekom said it plans to expand its LTE network to cover 99.4 percent of households in Germany by the end of 2021.
Recently, the Operator announced plans to upgrade its mobile network in Hesse with additional 530 new base stations by late 2020.
This has been formalized in a letter of intent signed with the Hessian state government. At the signing in Wiesbaden, the state's capital, Dirk Wössner, Deutsche Telekom Board member for Germany, said, "Digitalization requires powerful mobile communications networks in both urban and rural areas. These networks are a major driver for innovative transportation concepts and technologies. To enable them, traffic routes have to have the densest possible coverage with mobile communications and 5G."
Deutsche Telekom has also launched an extensive program in Hesse to speed up the expansion. The company will build 450 new mobile base stations over the next three years. It also plans to eliminate 80 coverage gaps.
In addition, Deutsche Telekom is continuing its upgrade efforts. By the end of 2019, it will have equipped most of its 2,170 existing base stations with the latest single RAN technology and LTE 900.