Germany’s MNOs win five-year spectrum extension, with strings attached
German telecoms regulator set higher coverage targets and sharing obligations in exchange for extending spectrum licences for five years for the three largest mobile operators.
This article includes:
- Organisations: 1&1; Bundeskartellamt (BKartA); Bundesnetzagentur (BNetzA); Deutsche Telekom; Federal Cartel Office; Federal Networks Agency; Telefónica Deutschland (O2 Germany); Vodafone Germany.
- Geographies: Europe; Germany.
- People: Ralph Dommermuth; Markus Haas; Klaus Müller.
- Themes: 5G; Artificial intelligence (AI); Digitalisation; Fibre (FTTP); Gigabit connectivity; Internet of Things (IoT); Mobile segment; Mobile virtual network operators (MVNO); National roaming; Network expansion; Spectrum.
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