A German politician complains about the state of the 4g network in Germany – Tablets and Phones – News

The German Minister of Economy and Energy, Peter Altmaier, considers 4G network coverage in the country as one of the most important bans of German technology. According to him, it is unusable in consultation in the car.

According to Altmaier, 99 of the 100 smartphone users in Germany are confident that they are constantly losing their 4G connection in the country. "I must say that is what happens to me too," said the minister during an interview with the director of Magazin. He calls this an embarrassment for a technological country like Germany

. He also mentions that it is painful to have to resort repeatedly when traveling by car, during conversations with foreign members of the board of directors. He asked his employees not to be connected when he was in the car. The minister suspects the telecom companies of not having taken into account the fact that several people in their car are working on the road, send e-mails and use the Internet

"That's why you can drive on the A2 in Hanover direction, where you were without problems you could have uninterrupted telephone conversations, in the situation where your connection will fly more often during rush hours. "According to him, this is unbearable and needs to be repaired.

According to Altmaier, telecom service providers promised improved coverage. According to him, coverage is also discussed with Telefonica, Vodafone and Telekom as part of the tender procedure for 5g. According to him, it would take four times more masts than 4 g