Fast network for fast trains: New mobile radio station closes radio hole on Berlin-Halle railway line

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A new mobile phone location in Nuthe-Urstromtal closes the radio hole along the railway line from Berlin to Halle. Vodafone has put a new location into operation along this route with LTE and 5G+-capable antennas to ensure high bandwidths, fast response times and reliable data transmission. This mobile phone expansion is part of the “Fast network for fast trains” cooperation between Vodafone and Deutsche Bahn, which was started in 2022. This measure benefits all ICE and IC passengers along one of the most important long-distance traffic routes.

Stable mobile phone supply is indispensable for rail travelers to use their smartphone on the way. With the expansion of the mobile phone supply along the train rails, mobile communication and work will work faster and without interruption. The goal of cooperation between Vodafone and Deutsche Bahn is to supply particularly heavily frequented train routes with a complete LTE mobile network by 2025. Vodafone will also activate its 5G+network on Germany's ICE routes by 2025. 160 additional mobile radio stations are built and around 1,000 modernization measures are carried out.

The table below gives an overview of the most important information:

| Facts for mobile phone expansion along the railway line from Berlin to Halle |
| - | - |
| Operator of the mobile phone location | Vodafone |
| Location | Nuthe-Urstromtal |
| Antennas | LTE and 5G+-MABILT |
| Route length with improved mobile phone supply | 12 km |
| Cooperation partner | Deutsche Bahn |
| Cooperation project | Fast network for fast trains |
| Goal of the cooperation | Complete LTE mobile network by 2025 |
| Additional mobile radio stations | 160 |
| Planned modernization measures | 1,000 |

The infrastructure partnership between Vodafone and Deutsche Bahn aims to provide reliable mobile phone supply for train travelers along heavily frequented train routes. This benefits the passengers who use the Vodafone network. With the expansion of the mobile phone network along the railways, not only enables high bandwidths, but also extremely low response times. In addition, Vodafone drives the mobile phone expansion along the side routes in order to achieve an almost nationwide mobile phone supply by 2024.

Vodafone Germany is one of the leading communication companies in Germany and offers Internet, mobile communications, landline and television from a single source. The company is driving the infrastructure expansion in Germany and, with its cable glass fiber network, reaches two thirds of all German households at gigabit speed. With its 5G network, Vodafone reaches more than 90 percent of the population in Germany. Vodafone is also committed to sustainable management and has the goal of becoming CO2-neutral and emission-free until 2040.

The partnership between Vodafone and Deutsche Bahn brings a great improvement for rail travelers along the route from Berlin to Halle. With the expansion of the mobile phone network along the train rails, mobile will communicate and work will become faster and more reliable. This is an important step on the way to a complete mobile network along the railway lines in Germany.


Source: vodafone GmbH/ots