Always online: developing the digital infrastructure is among the Federal Government’s key projects
nationwide broadband infrastructure with
In 2015 broadband Internet with a speed of
a download speed of at least 50 Mbit/s by
at least 50 Mbit/s, for the most part via land-
2018. The Federal Government and indus-
line, is available for almost two thirds of all
try have put together an extensive 10-bil-
households (64 percent). Connections with
lion-euro broadband expansion package.
over 50 Mbit/s are available for four out of
That said, 87 percent of private households
five (82 percent) households in cities, and
already have broadband access. Nonetheless
for every fifth household (20 percent) in
there continue to be differences in broad-
rural districts. The wireless communica-
band coverage between old and new federal
tion standard LTE reaches 92 percent of
states, and between cities and rural areas.
households.