Germany wants more 5G faster. That may not be better: opinion


  • TECH
  • Thursday, 03 Jan 2019

Logos of 5G technology and telecommunications company Vodafone are pictured at the 5G Mobility Lab of Vodafone in Aldenhoven, Germany, November 27, 2018. Picture taken November 27, 2018. REUTERS/Thilo Schmuelgen

5G mobile networks will be better, faster and stronger than their forerunners. In Germany, at least, they could also make life a lot harder for carriers. 

Deutsche Telekom AG has joined Vodafone Group Plc and Telefonica Deutschland Holding AG in suing Germany’s federal regulator over the terms of the planned auction of next-generation wireless frequencies, deeming the conditions too onerous. 

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