Around a week after the second nationwide mobile phone measurement week from June 24th to July 1st, 2026, the Federal Network Agency is now presenting the first results. Over 60,000 users recorded almost 20 million measuring points using the app. The majority of measurement points provided 4G or 5G – 98 percent had this coverage. While comparable shares of 4G and 5G were recorded last year, this year the share of 5G measuring points has increased to almost 70 percent. However, the authority does not say exactly which 5G quota it is referring to and how high it was previously. Less than one percent of the measurement points related to 2G, a decrease of 1.24 percent compared to the previous year. No supply was detected in less than one percent of the measuring points – also no change compared to the previous year. However, interest in the measurement week was significantly lower than in 2025, when over 150,000 users recorded 145,800,991 valid measurement points with the Funkloch app.
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The Vice President of the Federal Network Agency, Daniela Bönstrup, thanked everyone who took part. “The results of the measurement week show a very high proportion of areas with broadband technologies,” she said, according to a press release. In particular, the expansion of 5G networks has made further progress. “We will continue to pay particular attention to those places where a good data connection is not yet available. Faster mobile communications should also be available here as soon as possible.” With up to around 1.97 million measuring points with 2G coverage, web surfing and checking emails were probably only possible with great difficulty.
NRW with the most measuring points
Once again, North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW), the most populous federal state, was also the one with the highest participation in the campaign: there were 4,219,025 measuring points here. Users surfed here primarily at speeds between 10 and 100 megabits per second (Mbps). Participation was second highest in Bavaria with 2,473,304 measuring points. Here – in direct comparison with North Rhine-Westphalia – there are significantly more spots where 0 to 10 MBit/s were measured. However, it is only a first look at the mobile phone map. By the end of July, the authority wants to publish graphics and tables for regional evaluations for districts on broadband measurement.de.
In general, “coverage” does not mean that all users can make mobile calls or surf the internet in one place. Rather, it means that a point is supplied by at least one of the four network operators. Customers who have a contract with one of the other three may still be left out. The Federal Network Agency also restricts: “The results are not representative. The users of the app do not represent a cross-section of the population and the measuring points are not evenly distributed over a grid.” The map display may not provide correct information about the maximum network technology available locally from a network operator. This is due to the fact that the measuring points generated depend on the end device and the contractual modalities of the user. If you are using an older smartphone that only supports 4G, you will of course not be able to collect data on 5G network coverage. Other factors that influence the result include the current weather situation and the current speed and direction with which users move through the radio cell.
The official app for hunting dead spots has been available since October 2018. This means that the respective network availability – no connection, 2G, 4G or 5G – is saved on the mobile phone and transmitted to the broadband measurement. The measuring points collected are anonymously incorporated into the Federal Network Agency’s interactive dead zone map.
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