Overview
- A coalition of broadband, energy and municipal groups and companies including Deutsche Giganetz, Deutsche Glasfaser, EWE TEL, Fritz, HPE, Lancom and NetCologne asked for license‑free access to 6425–7125 MHz for WLAN.
- The signatories cite Wi‑Fi 7’s need for up to 320 MHz channels and argue that exploiting Germany’s fiber build‑out is best achieved over WLAN, which already carries roughly 90% of data traffic via fixed lines and offload.
- Mobile operators are seeking the same band for 5G to relieve urban capacity, while the coalition warns shared use would cause interference and a mobile allocation would mainly benefit cities and leave rural areas underused.
- The letter urges Digital Minister Karsten Wildberger to lock Germany’s position in the Radio Spectrum Policy Group before an EU decision expected in November 2025.
- Separately, Collins Aerospace’s airport IT incident is disputed as ransomware versus alleged data theft via an insecure FTP server, and Microsoft plans a December 2025 Teams update that can infer office presence via corporate Wi‑Fi with consent and default off.