Overview
- Digital Minister Kristina Sinemus announced the Masterplan Mobilfunk in Wiesbaden, formalizing a third agreement with Vodafone, Deutsche Telekom, Telefónica and 1&1.
- The deal targets around 4,000 new or modernized locations by the end of 2029, aiming to lift reception to roughly 99.5% of the state’s area for all major networks in 5G quality.
- Previous state agreements have already delivered nearly 11,000 sites since 2020, with 5G availability reported at 77.5% of Hesse last year.
- Permitting will be streamlined so new mast applications count as approved if authorities do not object within three months, with coordinated work by power-grid operators to speed electrical hookups.
- Remote and protected areas will use satellite connectivity where masts are impractical, while Frankfurt’s Zukunftscampus Bertramshof advances 6G research based on open software via a private 5G testbed.