Vodafone Germany has deployed more than 1,400 5G locations along the waterways in Germany, with another 700 expansion projects planned in the next 12 months.
Germany is transitioning its freight transport from trucks to inland waterways because it is more environmentally friendly, according to Vodafone. A barge can transport a ton of cargo almost four times as far as a truck with the same energy consumption.
With large-scale mobile communications expansion projects along the entire federal waterway network, Vodafone is helping to ensure that shipping in Germany, as the most sustainable transport route, is becoming even more economical and digital.
Today, more than two-thirds of the waterways in Germany are already equipped with the 5G mobile communications standard provided. Of the 1,400 5G locations currently broadcasting along the waterways, 440 locations are already equipped with the latest 5G+ mobile communications technology. Around 2,800 locations are supplied with its mobile broadband network LTE from Vodafone. The 18 seaports with particular economic importance are supplied with mobile communications.
In addition to the 700 construction projects planned along the waterways by mid-2023, Vodafone will put around 400 additional 5G locations into operation to enable shipping and maintain access to the fast real-time network in the future. The ships’ pilots benefit from the latest mobile communications technology along with the entire port logistics, sailing and motor boats and all those who travel on Germany’s canals and lakes.
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