Mobile phone offensive: Workshops for better network coverage in the Alb-Donau district!

Mobile phone offensive: Workshops for better network coverage in the Alb-Donau district!

Alb-Donau-Kreis, Deutschland - Mobile radio reception in the Alb-Donau district remains a hot topic! Despite progress to remedy radio clads in the past two years, many rural areas have not been optimally cared for. District Administrator Heiner Scheffold emphasized that mobile phone reception is just as important today as fast internet or reliable power supply. In order to further improve the situation, a workshop took place on October 15, 2024, in which the large mobile phone providers Deutsche Telekom, Vodafone, O2 Telefónica and 1 & 1 participated.

In this event, the municipalities exchanged information with the mobile phone providers about the current status of the mobile phone coverage. Particular attention was paid to the so-called "white spots", where there is a lack of 4G/LTE and 5G connections. Daniel Eger from Deutsche Telekom explained the process from planning to the operation of a mobile phone location, whereby the role of the municipalities is of central importance. You can actively submit suggestions for choosing a location and report locations for radio masts. The workshop made it clear how important the cooperation between the local authorities and the mobile phone providers is in order to meet the increasing demand for mobile data use. Further information on this topic is in a report by www.ulm-news.de