Our network strategy also calls for systematically upgrading our mobile networks with 4G/LTE and 5G technologies, with a view to increasing the transmission rates offered by all of our national companies. Thanks to our investments, our customers are enjoying better network coverage and fast mobile broadband service. As of the end of 2022, for example, in Germany we were making LTE coverage to approximately 99 percent of households, and 5G coverage to over 94 percent of households. The corresponding 5G figure for Europe is 47 percent. As of the end of the year under review, we had brought fiber-optic technology to some 5.4 million households in our fixed network. We are continuing to give priority to connecting households directly to our fiber-optic network. In 2022, we provided some two million additional households with the option of ordering fiber-optic accesses. Also, we offer innovative products, such as our hybrid router, that enable customers to combine fixed-network and mobile bandwidth. This is an effective strategy for increasing bandwidth that is especially useful in rural regions.
Our network expansion progress in Germany can be followed in our online expansion tracker (only available in German) .
Since November 2022, Telekom Deutschland has been directing the “6G-TakeOff” research project, which is being funded by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF). The project is aimed at developing a consistent 6G architecture for communications networks, consisting of satellite access stations, airborne infrastructure platforms and satellites. A total of 22 industry and scientific partners are collaborating in the effort. The first 6G networks are expected to become operational in 2030.
Our network strategy also calls for systematically upgrading our mobile networks with 4G/LTE
and 5G technologies, with a view to increasing the transmission rates offered by all of our national companies. Thanks to our investments, our customers are enjoying better network coverage and fast mobile broadband service. As of the end of 2022, for example, in Germany we were making LTE coverage to approximately 99 percent of households, and 5G coverage to over 94 percent of households. The corresponding 5G figure for Europe is 47 percent. As of the end of the year under review, we had brought fiber-optic 
technology to some 5.4 million households in our fixed network. We are continuing to give priority to connecting households directly to our fiber-optic network. In 2022, we provided some two million additional households with the option of ordering fiber-optic accesses. Also, we offer innovative products, such as our hybrid router, that enable customers to combine fixed-network and mobile bandwidth 
. This is an effective strategy for increasing bandwidth that is especially useful in rural regions.
Our network expansion progress in Germany can be followed in our online expansion tracker (only available in German) .
Since November 2022, Telekom Deutschland has been directing the “6G-TakeOff” research project, which is being funded by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF). The project is aimed at developing a consistent 6G architecture for communications networks, consisting of satellite access stations, airborne infrastructure platforms and satellites. A total of 22 industry and scientific partners are collaborating in the effort. The first 6G networks are expected to become operational in 2030.
Information on 5G expansion is available here.
Data audited by Deloitte.