Digitalization and innovation
Mobile network expansion ahead of schedule
The expansion of a mobile network offering full coverage along the rail is progressing faster than planned. Deutsche Telekom has already provided 200 Mbit/s LTE for phoning and using the Internet on 97% of DB Group’s main lines. Deutsche Telekom has built around 300 new cell phone towers and modernized or expanded 700 existing cell phone sites for the complete mobile coverage. In June 2021, DB Group and Deutsche Telekom agreed to provide the entire DB Group line network with high-performance mobile coverage by the end of 2026, and launch capital expenditure in the three-digit millions.