Telekom Deutschland Expands Fiber, Achieves 96 Percent 5G Coverage in 2023

Telekom Deutschland Expands Fiber, Achieves 96 Percent 5G Coverage in 2023
German telecommunications provider Telekom Deutschland announced that it has significantly expanded its fiber infrastructure and 5G network coverage over the past year. In an end-of-year update on December 21, 2023, Telekom said it has fulfilled its plans for fiber rollout in 2023, reaching around 730,000 kilometres of optic infrastructure and ensuring 5G coverage for 96 percent of the population.

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Fiber Infrastructure

Telekom has expanded its fiber infrastructure in almost 3,500 cities and municipalities, providing a total of eight million households with the ability to book a fiber connection. The company also mentioned that it has connected 3,000 commercial areas to the fiber network. Additionally, Telekom plans to continue expanding its fiber network in 2024, aiming to enable more than 2.5 million new households with fiber connectivity.

In 2023, Telekom’s fixed network witnessed a 14 percent increase in data traffic, with top download usage in YouTube, Netflix, Amazon Prime, iCloud, Google Cloud, and Microsoft Teams for upload usage.

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Mobile Network

The company reported that its mobile network carried over 2,700 petabytes of data in 2023, a significant increase from the previous year.

Just before the holiday season, Telekom expanded mobile network coverage at 904 locations in the past four weeks, including 147 newly built locations with LTE and 5G frequencies. Capacity was also increased at 757 existing locations.