Annual Report Telecommunications 2024 (Bundesnetzagentur)

Summary

• The number of end customers served by or directly reachable with FttH/FttB (Homes Passed) reached 21.8 million at end-2024, up 3.9 million in one year.p.7
• External revenues on the German telecommunications market rose 2.2% to €61.1 billion in 2024, from €59.8 billion in 2023.p.7
• Fixed networks accounted for 51% (€31.26 billion) of external revenues, ahead of mobile with 45% (€27.46 billion).p.7
• Investment in tangible assets on the telecommunications market reached €15.3 billion in 2024.p.10
• About 21.5 million broadband lines had a marketed maximum download rate of at least 100 Mbit/s, around 56% of all fixed broadband lines.p.15
• Active FttH/FttB connections reached 5.3 million at the end of 2024.p.18

Key insights

1. Complaints about number misuse reached 154,624, with around 60% concerning unwanted text messages.p.3
2. Total fixed-network data volume reached about 149 billion GB, or about 322 GB per line per month.p.19
3. Mobile data volume rose from 9,118 million GB to 9,592 million GB, an increase of around 5%.p.25
4. Active SIM profiles reached 109.2 million, of which 73% were postpaid contracts.p.23
5. Outgoing fixed-network call minutes were 57 billion in 2024, continuing a decline.p.22
6. 5G base stations increased 14% from 49,571 to 56,558.p.28
7. Data traffic generated abroad through international roaming reached 429.0 million GB, up from 347.4 million GB.p.27
8. The take-up rate of FttH/FttB connections was 24% at end-2024.p.17