Strong start into the network expansion year:O₂ Telefónica brings fast mobile network to rural communities

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O₂ Telefónica implements more than 1,600 expansion measures for a more powerful mobile network from January to March

Around 100 new sites improve network reception, mainly in sparsely populated regions

Numerous cities and municipalities benefit from new 5G sites and additional network capacity

Telecommunications provider O₂ Telefónica has already made significant progress in network expansion at the start of the year. In recent weeks, the company has implemented more than 1,600 measures to further increase the performance of the O₂ mobile network. The expansion focused on improving network coverage in previously underserved communities and installing additional capacity for a faster network. O₂ Telefónica has put around 100 new sites into operation, improving network reception in communities and along railroad lines and roads. In many cases they are bringing the fast O₂ network to sparsely populated regions for the first time.

“We have big plans for the expansion year 2025. Because Germany needs strong networks. With the expansion program, we are ensuring that our customers across the country have even better network quality for their mobile telephony and data usage,” says Alexander Seitz, Director Regional Planning, Delivery and Optimization at O₂ Telefónica. “We are setting up new sites to bring the fast O₂ network to more households and communities. Better reception along traffic routes and railroad lines ensures that consumers and business customers always stay connected, even when they are on the move.” A newly erected O₂ mobile base station in the municipality of Wingst in the district of Cuxhaven serves not only the local population but also drivers on the B73 federal highway. In March, an additional mast was also put into operation in the Oberelsaff district of the municipality of Neustadt (Wied). The district of Auernheim, near Treuchtlingen, is the highest place in Central Franconia - O₂ Telefónica recently began providing the surrounding area with fast mobile communications from there. Another new location improves the network in Freilassing, which is located in the immediate vicinity of the Austrian border.

5G for more than 97 percent of the population

O₂ Telefónica expanded its network by around 500 5G transmitters between January and March. The company now reaches more than 97 percent of the population with 5G. The network technicians have expanded the 5G network in numerous major cities such as Berlin, Munich, Cologne, Frankfurt am Main, Bremen, Düsseldorf, Leipzig and Magdeburg. New 5G transmitters are also operating in Königsfeld in the Black Forest, Bad Staffelstein, Massen-Niederlausitz, Burg Stargard, Porta Westfalica, Eilsleben and Heilshoop. In these and numerous other cities and municipalities, O₂ customers now benefit from the advantages of the modern 5G standard.

Furthermore, O₂ Telefónica has installed additional network capacities at around 1000 mobile network locations. This offers O₂ customers higher speeds for mobile surfing as well as music and video streaming. In 2024, the O₂ network handled around 5.7 billion gigabytes of mobile data volume. That is almost six times as much data as five years ago, when data usage reached 1 billion gigabytes for the first time. The O₂ network thus shoulders around half of the mobile data traffic in Germany. With its comprehensive expansion program, O₂ Telefónica is ensuring that its 45 million customers benefit from a better, faster and more modern network.