Trees flank a road in a rural region near the village of Proetzel, Germany. With the next generation of mobile technology, known as 5G, people in rural areas hope for a better Internet connection than with the current 4G system. — Photos: AP
HARNEKOP, Germany: From his home on a former East German army base, Jens Raeder can power up a carefully restored Soviet shortwave transmitter and communicate with military radio enthusiasts around the world.
Getting a signal on his smartphone is a different matter, however. To connect to the mobile network, Raeder has to drive five kilometers (3 miles) to a nearby village with a cell tower.
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Trees flank a road in a rural region near the village of Proetzel, Germany. With the next generation of mobile technology, known as 5G, people in rural areas hope for a better Internet connection than with the current 4G system. — Photos: AP
Plastic flowers displayed in a window in the village Harnekop at a rural region east of Berlin, Germany. With the next generation of mobile technology, known as 5G, people in rural areas hope for a better Internet connection than with the current 4G system. — AP
A cellular antenna stand on the roof of an apartment building in the residential district Prenzlauer Berg in Berlin, Germany. A recent review by Opensignal, an independent analytics company, ranked Germany 50th out of 100 for availability of the current 4G mobile broadband standard behind India, Indonesia and Kyrgyzstan. — AP
Jens Raeder sits between carefully restored Soviet shortwave transmitter he use for communication with military radio enthusiasts around the world in the village Harnekop at a rural region east of Berlin, Germany. With the next generation of mobile technology, known as 5G, people in rural areas hope for a better Internet connection than with the current 4G system. — AP
A road between residential buildings is deserted in the village Harnekop at a rural region east of Berlin, Germany. With the next generation of mobile technology, known as 5G, people in rural areas hope for a better Internet connection than with the current 4G system. — AP
A cell tower stands between trees near the village Sternbeck in a rural region east of Berlin, Germany. With the next generation of mobile technology, known as 5G, people in rural areas hope for a better Internet connection than with the current 4G system. — AP
A cellular antenna stand on the roof of an apartment building in the residential district Prenzlauer Berg in Berlin, Germany. A recent review by Opensignal, an independent analytics company, ranked Germany 50th out of 100 for availability of the current 4G mobile broadband standard behind India, Indonesia and Kyrgyzstan. — AP
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