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Vodafone Rolls Out 700MHz 5G in Rural Germany

Vodafone Germany has announced it has its existing 3.5GHz 5G network, which increase 5G coverage to ten million people
started using its 700MHz frequencies for serves urban areas, Vodafone is aiming to by the end of the year.
the deployment of 5G in rural areas of the
country. The first locations to be served
by the network include Berge (Meschede),
Brilon, Olsberg, Bad Wunnenberg and Bad
Fredeburg (all in the Hochsauerland),
Ulm, Blaustein, Buch and Heroldstatt (all
Baden-Wurttemberg), and Muncheberg
(Brandenburg). Customers in these
locations can access mobile data speeds
of up to 200Mbps, with the 700MHz
frequencies able to serve a wider area than
higher band spectrum and also provide
deeper coverage inside buildings. Work
has been carried out in cooperation with
Swedish equipment partner Ericsson.
The new network also utilizes Dynamic
Spectrum Sharing (DSS) technology,
allowing for the rollout of 4G LTE on the
same antenna. Vodafone plans to activate
more than 8,000 700MHz 5G antennas
at 2,800 locations this year. Alongside

Deutsche Telekom and Ericsson Switch on Private Standalone 5G Network

Deutsche Telekom has announced that it tech giant, Ericsson, Deutsche Telekom’s for Europe’s second biggest telecoms
has turned on its first private standalone private standalone 5G network will help group. “5G networks are particularly
5G network at its Centre for Connected to fast track a range of Industry 4.0 and suited to industrial uses with demanding
Industry (CCI) at its RWTH Aachen connected infrastructure initiatives that performance requirements,” says Antje
Campus. In partnership with Swedish could significantly boost revenue streams Williams, SVP 5G campus networks,
Deutsche Telekom. “To prepare a complete
solution around 5G private networks, it is
essential now to have test fields where
our ecosystems partners, customers
and device builders, can test their critical
applications to ensure their success.” The
groundbreaking network utilizes Ericsson’s
5G standalone technology running on
Deutsche Telekom’s 5G spectrum. The
network is built as an indoor solution,
integrated with an autonomous logistics
device to demonstrate possible industry
use cases, such as connected factory
and autonomous production facilities.
Deutsche Telekom’s Centre for Connected
Industry works in collaboration with
many scientific and industrial companies
to develop real world use cases for
next generation connectivity. Last year,
Ericsson and Deutsche Telekom set up a
dual slice campus network based on LTE
connectivity.

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